Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Ecosystem Hike

We’ll walk the roughly 2-mile Moonlight-Stargazer-San Tan loop often used for Ranger hikes and talk about the changing temperatures, differing photo periods (day lengths), and season weather patterns and how those things alter life and behavior for the plant, animal, and sometimes even human life here in the Sonoran Desert. We’re creeping up on snake season, so we might even get lucky and see a rattler. Please bring water bottles and closed toed shoes. Trails can be chilly this time of year, especially if it’s windy, so dressing in layers is recommended. The first section of the trail is rated moderate-difficult so hiking poles or sticks can prove useful. No pets please.

MEETING LOCATION: Trailhead meeting area.

Limit 10 participants. To register, please call the Nature Center at (602) 506-2930 ext. 7 with your name, phone number and number of people attending. If you find you cannot attend a program after you have registered, please call the Nature Center ASAP so we may contact those on the waiting list. Registration for this program will close on 03/10/25.