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Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Aquatic Life

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Tucson Bird Alliance: Birding For Every BODY at Canoa Ranch with Marcia OBara


Pima County Parks and Recreation: Anza Trail Hike at Historic Canoa Ranch


McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Lifecycle of the Saguaro – Educational Walk

Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Slate Trail Ecosystem hike

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Life Along the Gila

Arizona Worm Farm: Pomegranate/Fig Tree Basics – Include the Tree


Desert Foothills Library: Aging With Grace & Strength – Improve Flexibility, Digestion, Sleep & Peace of Mind

Children’s Museum of Phoenix: Origami Holiday Ornaments

Yavapai County Free Library District: Little Architects LEGO Club

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Junior Ranger Winter Break Program


Yavapai County Free Library District: Science Vortex Fridays

The University of Arizona: Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab Tour

Yavapai County Free Library District: STEAM & Science Workshop

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Expedition Reef



Chandler Public Library: K-12 Afterschool Tutoring


Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Touring the Solar System



Verde Canyon Railroad: The Magical Christmas Journey® with Liberty Wildlife

Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife


Pima County Parks and Recreation: Stargazing Tucson Mountain Park

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Creatures of the Night Walk

Events for December
13th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Tucson Bird Alliance: Brand New to Birding Field Workshop at Sweetwater Wetlands with Alex Patia

Tucson Bird Alliance: Birding For Every BODY at Agua Caliente Park with Marcia OBara


The University of Arizona: The Power of Games in Middle School Math Grades 5-9 (IMPACTS-MS)




The University of Arizona: Digging Deep Into Decimals Part 2 (IMPACTS-Elem)

The University of Arizona: Low Floor-High Ceiling with Reasoning Routines (IMPACTS-MS)

Town of Gilbert: HSI Child & Babysitting Safety Training

McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Hunter/Gatherers – Educational Walk

Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Metate in the Morning





Maricopa County Library District: Ask A Master Gardener

Mesa Public Library: Ask A Master Gardener



Phoenix Public Library: Aqua Aware Arizona

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: 50th Anniversary Free Day


Pima County Parks and Recreation: Tour of Historic Canoa Ranch (Morning Tour)


Glendale Public Library: Tween & Teen Coding Club


Yavapai County Free Library District: Preparedness Essentials with The American Red Cross



Pima County Parks and Recreation: Family Nature Art – Arte de Naturaleza para toda la Familia

Pima County Parks and Recreation: Tour of Historic Canoa Ranch (Afternoon Tour)




Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Junior Ranger Winter Break Program

Mesa Public Library: Family Holiday Card Design Cutting

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Ranger-narrated Lake Cruise

Verde Canyon Railroad: The Magical Christmas Journey® with Liberty Wildlife



Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Luminaria Walk in Spur Cross

Events for December
14th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Tucson Bird Alliance: Advanced Birding Series – Creating a Checklist: Dos and Don’ts with Alex Patia

Tucson Bird Alliance: Introduction to Sonoran Desert Birds – Sabino Canyon with Karen Howe

The University of Arizona: Sonoran Native Plants Guided Tour

McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Desert Discovery Ride

Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity




Maricopa County Library District: Blood Drive

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Big Bird’s One World, One Sky




Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Extreme Weather


Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Black Holes


Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Touring the Solar System


Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife
Events for December
15th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Salt-Verde River Christmas Bird Count

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Lake Pleasant Monday Clean-Up Crew


The University of Arizona: Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Docent-led Tour


Tucson Medical Center: Stroke Support Group

Chandler Public Library: Chandler for the Holidays – Santa’s Workshop @ The Makery

The University of Arizona: Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab Tour


Maricopa County Library District: Light Up Graham Cracker Houses


Mesa Public Library: Pinecone Bird Feeder


Tucson Medical Center: TMC Rincon Birthing Services Tour

Verde Canyon Railroad: The Magical Christmas Journey® with Liberty Wildlife


Tucson Medical Center: Extended Breathing & Relaxation Techniques
Events for December
16th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens



Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity




Desert Foothills Library: Guided Trail Tour at The Caroline Bartol Preserve at Saguaro Hill

The University of Arizona: Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Docent-led Tour




The University of Arizona: Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab Tour

Mesa Public Library: Computer Skills Training

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light


Maricopa County Library District: Light Up Graham Cracker Houses

Mesa Public Library: Math Tutoring for Teens

Yavapai County Free Library District: LEGO Club





Verde Canyon Railroad: The Magical Christmas Journey® with Liberty Wildlife

Events for December
17th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Pima County Parks and Recreation: Birding – Agua Caliente Park

Pima County Parks and Recreation: Birding 101 – Birding for all Ages and Abilities

Tucson Bird Alliance: Sweetwater Wetlands with Luke Safford, Alex Patia, and Donito Burgess

Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity

Yavapai County Free Library District: Mineral Minds



Mesa Public Library: Dignity Health Oral Screenings for Children



The University of Arizona: Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab Tour



Yavapai County Free Library District: Full STEAM Ahead!


Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light


Yavapai County Free Library District: PVPL Tween Club


Yavapai County Free Library District: DROP IN TECH




Tucson Medical Center: Diabetes Prevention Program – Information Session

Mesa Public Library: Sewing Class and Social


Mesa Public Library: Graphic Design Studio – Adult

Verde Canyon Railroad: The Magical Christmas Journey® with Liberty Wildlife
Events for December
18th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens


Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Beginning Birders’ Hike

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Plant Hike – Session 1


McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: A Meditation Walk

Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity

The University of Arizona: Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab Tour

Phoenix Public Library: Red Cross Blood Drive




Tucson Bird Alliance: Birding at the Reid Park Zoo with Christina Klock


Mesa Public Library: Intro to 3D Printing

The University of Arizona: Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Docent-led Tour

Tucson Medical Center: Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Junior Ranger Winter Break Program

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Plant Hike – Session 2


Maricopa County Library District: Android Phone Help Desk

Yavapai County Free Library District: Verde Valley Photographic Society

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light

Children’s Museum of Phoenix: Winter Origami Creations with the Japanese Friendship Garden

Analytics.Club Phoenix: Third ThursdayNetworking – Global Virtual Career Networking Event

Arizona Science Center: Dorrance DOME After Hours – Worlds Beyond Earth


Verde Canyon Railroad: The Magical Christmas Journey® with Liberty Wildlife

Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife

Tucson Medical Center: Rincon Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Group



Glendale Public Library: Tween Tinkerers – Circuits & Gadgets

Arizona Science Center: Dorrance DOME After Hours – Worlds Beyond Earth

Events for December
19th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Black Canyon Christmas Bird Count

Tucson Bird Alliance: Birding For Every BODY at Canoa Ranch with Marcia OBara


Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity

Arizona Worm Farm: Vining Fruit Basics – Includes Plant (Blackberry, Gooseberry, Boysenberry)



Desert Foothills Library: Aging With Grace & Strength – Improve Flexibility, Digestion, Sleep & Peace of Mind

Yavapai County Free Library District: Sewing Class

Maricopa County Library District: Were Turkeys Gobbled Up by the Ancient Ones?

Mesa Public Library: Tinkering for Toddlers

Tucson Medical Center: TMC for Senior’s Laughter Yoga Club

City of Scottsdale: Cars, Trucks and Things That Go Vroooom! Trip



The University of Arizona: Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab Tour

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light


Mesa Public Library: Ice Excavation Adventures


Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Junior Ranger Family Hike

Yavapai County Free Library District: Teen VR


Arizona Science Center: CREATE Skill Studio – Journals & Joy: A Winter Bookbinding Workshop

Verde Canyon Railroad: The Magical Christmas Journey® with Liberty Wildlife

Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife


Arizona Science Center: Art 360 – Sip n’ Paint…Auroras Over the Arctic


Arizona Science Center: Art 360 – Sip n’ Paint…Auroras Over the Arctic
Events for December
20th

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Hassayampa River Christmas Bird Count

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Tucson Bird Alliance: Mason Center & Arthur Pack Park with Mary Ellen Flynn

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Fitness Hike – Difficult


Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Guided Bird Walk–Christmas Bird Count


Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity



Arizona Worm Farm: Vining Fruit Basics – Includes Plant (Blackberry, Gooseberry, Boysenberry)

Maricopa County Library District: Glide into STEAM!



Yavapai County Free Library District: Y.A.R.K. Youth S.T.E.A.M.

Yavapai County Free Library District: Coding Club


Lowell Observatory: Orbits Curiousity Eary Learners Camp – Space Travel: Mars

Pima County Parks and Recreation: Tour of Historic Canoa Ranch (Morning Tour)

Maricopa County Library District: Animal Adventure Storytime




Pima County Parks and Recreation: Tour of Historic Canoa Ranch (Afternoon Tour)

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Junior Ranger Family Hike

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light

Arizona Science Center: CREATE Skill Studio – Tech & Tinsel: 3D Ornament Design


Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Desert 101 Hike

Pima County Parks and Recreation: Nature Photography – Agua Caliente Park

Tucson Bird Alliance: Late Afternoon Birding at Fort Lowell Park with Karen Howe

Verde Canyon Railroad: The Magical Christmas Journey® with Liberty Wildlife



Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife

HeatSync Labs: White Paper Book Club – “Bigtable: A Distributed Storage System for Structured Data”
Events for December
21st

Pima County Parks and Recreation: Signs of the Season Phenology Walk

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Tucson Bird Alliance: Santa Rita Lodge – Accessible ‘Sit’ with Marcia OBara

Tucson Bird Alliance: Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve with Donito Burgess

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Fitness Hike – Malpais Trail Epic Loop


The University of Arizona: Trees Around the World Guided Tour

Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity


Pima County Parks and Recreation: Living River Ramble


McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Mistletoe and Holly – Educational Hike







Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light


Events for December
22nd

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Phoenix-Tres Rios Christmas Bird Count


Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Lake Pleasant Monday Clean-Up Crew

Town of Gilbert: Winter Break Kidz Kamp – Week #1 Elf Academy

Tucson Bird Alliance: The Less-Travelled Danny Lopez Park with Gerry Hodge

Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary: Junior Reptile Day Camp


Town of Gilbert: Arizona Science Center Fire & Ice


Mesa Public Library: Laser Cut Christmas Ornaments


The University of Arizona: Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab Tour


Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Holidays in the Sonoran



Verde Canyon Railroad: The Magical Christmas Journey® with Liberty Wildlife

Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife
Events for December
23rd

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary: Junior Snake Day Camp


Town of Gilbert: Snapology Snapology How the Grinch Stole Bricks Workshop

Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity



Yavapai County Free Library District: PVPL Homeschool Hub

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Junior Ranger Family Hike

Phoenix Public Library: Red Cross Blood Drive

The University of Arizona: Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab Tour


Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light

Mesa Public Library: Math Tutoring for Teens

Yavapai County Free Library District: LEGO Club


Verde Canyon Railroad: The Magical Christmas Journey® with Liberty Wildlife

Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife
Events for December
24th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary: Junior Tortoise Day Camp


Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity


Tucson Bird Alliance: Tohono Chul Garden Walk with Ray Deeney and Carol Massanari


Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Family Holiday Hike


Yavapai County Free Library District: Full STEAM Ahead!


Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light

Yavapai County Free Library District: DROP IN TECH

Verde Canyon Railroad: The Magical Christmas Journey® with Liberty Wildlife
Events for December
25th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Family Holiday Hike

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light

Events for December
26th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Tucson Bird Alliance: Introduction to Desert Birds at Isabella Lee Natural Preserve with Karen Howe

Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary: Junior Lizard Day Camp


Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity


Yavapai County Free Library District: Little Architects LEGO Club


Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light



Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife
Events for December
27th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens



Arizona Worm Farm: Pomegranate/Fig Tree Basics – Include the Tree


Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity







McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Sonoran Desert 101 – Educational Walk


Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Meet the Critters



Pima County Parks and Recreation: Tour of Historic Canoa Ranch (Morning Tour)

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station: Meet the Critters


Pima County Parks and Recreation: Tour of Historic Canoa Ranch (Afternoon Tour)

Mesa Public Library: Saturday at the Ranch – Recycled Creations

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Junior Ranger Winter Break Program


Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Junior Ranger Family Hike


Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Creatures of the Night Walk


Events for December
28th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Ride to the Crested Saguaros and Lifecycle of Saguaros

Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity




Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Family Hike – Session 1


Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Family Hike – Session 2


Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light

Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife
Events for December
29th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Carefree Christmas Bird Count

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Carefree Christmas Bird Count


Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Lake Pleasant Monday Clean-Up Crew

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Guided Bird Hike–Christmas Bird Count

Town of Gilbert: Winter Break Kidz Kamp – Week #2 Gingerbread Village


Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary: Junior Reptile Day Camp



Town of Gilbert: Arizona Science Center Fire & Ice


Arizona Science Center: Chemysteries Camp Innovation Winter Break Camp


Mesa Public Library: Embroidery Machine Demo



Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife

Pima County Parks and Recreation: Lifestyles of the Smooth and Scaly – Crocodilians
Events for December
30th

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Tucson Bird Alliance: Birding for EveryBODY at El Rio Preserve with Marcia OBara

Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary: Junior Snake Day Camp


Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity



Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Meet the Critters

Phoenix Public Library: Red Cross Blood Drive

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Homeschool Happenings – Nature Hike


Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light

Mesa Public Library: Math Tutoring for Teens

Yavapai County Free Library District: Teen Virtual Reality

Yavapai County Free Library District: LEGO Club

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Family Sunset Hike

Desert Botanical Garden: Las Noches De Las Luminarias – Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail with Liberty Wildlife
Events for December
31st

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Wind Cave Fitness Hike

Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary: Junior Tortoise Day Camp


Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity




Yavapai County Free Library District: Full STEAM Ahead!



Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Season of Light

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Junior Ranger Family Hike

Yavapai County Free Library District: DROP IN TECH


Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: New Year’s Eve Scorpion Safari
Events for January
2nd

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens


Tucson Bird Alliance: Sabino Canyon with Jean and Mark Hengesbaugh

Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary: Junior Lizard Day Camp


Events for January
3rd

Butterfly Wonderland: Glistening Gardens

Tucson Bird Alliance: Mason Center & Arthur Pack Park with Jim Gessaman

Tucson Bird Alliance: Gilbert Water Ranch (Phoenix Metro Area) with Kathe Anderson



Yavapai County Free Library District: CVCL Seed Bank
