Friends of the Scenic Drive works to maintain, enhance, and protect the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive, an area landmark since 1963. Volunteers build and post plant identification signs, maintain exhibits, work on enhancement projects, and conduct regular cleanups clearing 13 miles of roadside litter. Projects include roadside revegetation, painting of utility boxes, and efforts to reduce visual pollution. Friends, a division of the nonprofit Greater Pinnacle Peak Association, received the 2003 Governor?s Arizona Pride Award. Friends and is working with the City of Scottsdale on a $6.5 million Scenic Drive beautification project.

Residents and visitors are invited to attend Cookout at the Ranch, founded by Friends in 1996 to publicize the Scenic Drive. North Scottsdale?s largest preservation benefit, this annual fall event features a delicious meal, a beautiful desert setting, live western entertainment, country music, and wildlife, civic, and preservation exhibits.

Volunteers are welcome join 40-100 other volunteers in helping to ?keep the Scenic Drive scenic? at one of the 5 Saturday litter cleanups held during the fall, winter, and spring.
For information about the Scenic Drive and upcoming events, visit Friends Web site.

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