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
Friends of Columbus Park Buffelgrass Pull.
Saturday Feb 8, 2025. 8 AM to 11 AM.
4300 N Silverbell Rd.
You'll be taken to the Desert Museum's event page.
If you need more information or help, contact us at:
Things to know:
This site is completely flat and very accessible, and we will have work for all abilities. We will be working on the east side of Silverbell Lake.
Meeting Location: Meet at the southern end of the larger (Silverbell) Lake. When you drive into the park, take the FIRST RIGHT and follow this all the way around behind PACC until you get to the meeting spot parking. If you arrive late, walk up on the east side of the lake to find us. You can also get to the park by bicycle on the Diamond St. Loop.
Event location: 4300 N. Silverbell Rd, Tucson, AZ 85745
Bring: Water, snacks, sunscreen. Digging tools if you have them.
Wear: Long pants, hat, long sleeves,closed toed shoes
or boots, gloves
Additional Information: There are portable restrooms near where we will be working. Christopher Columbus Park is a great birding spot - bring your binoculars!
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• January is a great time to join GPANA for the first time as you'll get a full year of benefits. Go to the Join/Renew! page to join for the first time or to renew your membership.
• Be on the lookout for Stinknet: Important links:
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 come together to keep our Gates Pass neighborhood beautiful.
