Reyna does not get as many visitors as he would like. This may be a simple matter of location. The heart of the operation covers a 47-acre expanse near the Salt River bottom, right next door to ASU Salvage. Over the years, the Resource Center has benefited from its neighbor. As Reyna guides visitors around the center, he is quick to point out that much of the material used at the center is recycled.
Bike racks hold up the tables in one greenhouse.
One shade area is supported by old wooden telephone poles, and covers a dozen or so tables made from the old soccer field fence. If the gravel looks familiar, that's because it used to cover Lot 59 before it was redone for the Super Bowl. Nearly everything at the center was once part of ASU's Main Campus. If the center is expert in economical gardening, it is also expert in the exotic. The staff goes out of its way to save and cultivate virtually any and every plant that can be grown in the valley.