Grapevine Work Day Will Be Rescheduled!

On Tuesday, our advance work crew found the airstrip overgrown with weeds. The heavy rains and warm weather we had a few weeks ago really gave a boost to the growth in the existing cracks. This growth is beyond what torching or other methods used to prepare cracks prior to sealing can effectively correct. Regional Pavement has agreed to work with us at a future date when the growth has subsided. This will likely be sometime in the winter season, which will also provide the best opportunity for an effective seal, since these cracks expand in the cold season.

This will also give us time to raise donations necessary to crack seal and surface seal the entire runway.

Please help spread the word!

We also spoke with District Ranger Jardine today and there is a possibility that fire restrictions will be in place by the third weekend of May and we may be requested to stand down that weekend. The APA's Annual member meeting will be that same weekend, so please do plan on attending that and hearing about the future of Grapevine and other backcountry airstrips in Arizona!

Tommy Thomason This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 602-708-2040

Mark Spencer This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 520-826-2112