Visitors to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in south-central Arizona might not be able to use the attraction’s picnic area until May
It literally stinks that visitors to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in south-central Arizona might not be able to use the attraction’s picnic area until May. Monument officials announced Wednesday that the picnic area will be closed from March 28 through April 30 due to the density of an invasive and noxious winter weed called stinknet that can grow more than 2 feet tall. The weed has a turpentine-like odor and can cause serious breathing problems as well as severe skin rashes.
Arizona Native Plant Society officials said stinknet explosively spread in Maricopa County during the wet fall and winter seasons of 2016, 2018 and 2019. That led to heavy infestations on the north fringes of Phoenix and Scottsdale along with rapid movement southward to Casa Grande. Monument officials are asking visitors not to walk near — or step on — the flowering weed to avoid spreading it.
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