Jamie Warren is a reporter for ABC15, proudly telling stories in her hometown.
PHOENIX — A group of trail enthusiasts is taking action at Papago Park, one of Phoenix's points of pride near Priest Drive and Van Buren Street.
"We're not treating these parks as we should. They're literally gifts. They're jewels to our community," Jes Dobbs, who created Camelback Culture and is a board member for the nonprofit Clean Up Papago, said."They're life-savers. It's people's solace. It's their refuge. It's their therapy.""We should take care of our parks. We should take care of our preserves. I don't think people realize how lucky we are to have those.
Both hikers are also asking for more resources to go into cleaning up the park itself and have concerns over how much money has gone into other projects — and not Papago. Cholieu and Dobbs say they often spend their weekends picking up pounds of trash with other volunteers.When ABC15 asked if more money and resources will go into cleaning up Papago, a spokesperson said,"Trash cleanup and maintenance of Papago Park happens on a regular basis by Parks staff.
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