The Mission of the Gates Pass Area Neighborhood Association is to act in the interests of the members on issues such as limiting commercial development, reducing litter and crime, and retaining environmental quality.
2025 News and Events
Saturday, March 22: Camino de Oeste/Speedway Cleanup. We meet at the intersection of Camino De Oeste and Trails End Road at 8:00 AM. To be followed by our Spring Membership Meeting and Potluck Brunch at 10:30 AM. Location: Camp Cooper on Trails End Road. Please bring a dish to share!
Saturday, April 5: Painted Hills Road/Speedway Cleanup at 8:00 AM. We meet at the Painted Hills Church parking lot.
Saturday, April 12: Feliz Paseos Park Cleanup at 8:00 AM.
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• Get involved with our Gates Pass Neighborhood. We welcome new members! Go to the Join/Renew! page to join for the first time or to renew your membership.
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• Be on the lookout for Stinknet: Important links:
https://www.sdcwma.org/species/stinknet.php
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UPDATE: Plastic Diversion Program CHANGES
The city of Tucson has partnered with Hefty ReNew orange bag program and ByFusion. Acceptable types of plastic have changed: Styrofoam packaging; foam peanuts, foam egg cartons, for example can go in the orange bag. Plastic grocery bags should be recycled at the grocery store. Because our area is outside the city limits, you should check with your trash hauling service. Here's a link to Waste Management's recycling requirements:
Check out these links from the City of Tucson:
Click here for the latest information.
Click here for acceptable items.
Click here for an additional link.
Note that Hefty ReNew Orange Bags can be purchased online from Amazon. Also at Bashas on Camp Lowell and Swan and at some Frys and Walmart stores.
Why join GPANA?
A robust membership helps GPANA when it comes to dealing with the county on issues that affect our Gates Pass Area neighborhood. Numbers matter!
Membership dues are $20 per household (maximum of 2 people) per calendar year. November is our Membership Month for the coming year though you are welcome to join at any time. Benefits include alerts on issues that concern our Gates Pass area, informative membership meetings twice a year, opportunities to help keep our area clean and beautiful and more. Click here to go to our JOIN page.
Did you know?
Our Gates Pass Area Neighborhood Association is a voluntary affiliation. We are NOT a homeowners' association. Our GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF INTEREST is all areas of the Tucson Mountains, and other preserves and park lands. Our primary focus is the area bordered by the Gates Pass Road summit on the west, Ironwood Hill Drive on the north, David Yetman Trail on the south, and Painted Hills Road on the east.
GPANA Makes a difference!
Members have been coming together for over 20 years to help keep our Gates Pass Area clean and beautiful!
