Trip difficulty: Easy; Walking distance: 1.5 miles, Trip Duration: 2.5 hrs, Elevation gain: none, but with chance of slight inclines/declines; Ground condition: groomed gravel trails. Drinking water and restrooms available at park’s entrance. Benches available at periodic intervals around the Wetlands. This popular birding hotspot in urban Tucson offers an easy walk through marshes created...
Bird enthusiasts join a naturalist for a guided walk appropriate for beginner and advanced birders. Most year-round birds are found in the riparian area next to Oak Creek or along the field behind the Visitor Center. The Audubon Society has designated Red Rock State Park as part of the Lower Oak Creek Important Birding Area...
Join a ranger on a ~1 mile, mostly paved, walk through some of the most biodiverse terrain in central Arizona. A combination of plant communities and habitats surrounding the world’s largest travertine bridge supports a wide variety of bird species that call the park home and we will be searching for. Meets between the Waterfall...
Students will be introduced to the basic tools, techniques, safety, and skills used in the creation of jewelry and small sculptures. Introductory fabrication skills including sawing, soldering, forming, and basic stone setting will be explored. Students with previous jewelry making experience may expand on existing skills with assistance from the instructor. Ages 16+ Oct. 23...
Learn to bend, shape, cut and finish steel to make decorative objects of art for your home and yard. Learn Oxy/Acetylene and MIG welding, plasma cutting, sheering, rolling, grinding and other shop processes to manipulate and finish steel. Estimated cost of materials $50 on up. All participants are required to bring leather work gloves (the...
Chat with paleontologists at work in the Museum Demonstration Lab and peek in the windows to view the fossils they are cleaning and conserving from Petrified Forest National Park. Free with Park Fee
Every morning, a volunteer naturalist leads a guided nature walk informing visitors about the different life zones of Red Rock State Park. The subjects discussed on this walk may include...
Join us for our free docent-led tour in the lobby of the Bryant Bannister Tree-Ring Building (1215 E. Lowell St.). Visitors will be introduced to the basic tenets of dendrochronology and have a chance to examine specimens. During your 1.5 hour tour, you will be introduced to the basic tenets of dendrochronology, have a chance to...
Join us to walk around Liberty Wildlife during our public open hours and see us fulfilling our mission! October through April we are open to the public from 10am until 1pm. Our admission is $10 per adult (18+) and $5 per student (under 18). Children 4 and under are free. We will have daily programs...
Sign up for a Guided Tour before our flight and eagle show: https://libertywildlife.org/education/private-tour/ Space for 15 people Cost $15 per person paid onsite via cash, check or card
Interact with some of our special animals, which for many people is a once in a lifetime experience. Guests will get to learn about endangered species, how we contribute to conservation of those animals, some of the considerations we must take into consideration when having these reptiles in Arizona, which reptiles are good pets for children or adults, adaptations...
Students will learn how to cast precious metal like silver and bronze using the lost wax casting method. Wax working and casting organics and plastics will also be covered. Students...
This 90-minute tour provides a unique opportunity to learn how innovative engineering and optical technology melds with manufacturing techniques to produce the largest and most advanced giant (8.4 meters / 27 ft) telescope mirrors in the world on the University of Arizona campus. Visitors will see the unparalleled technology and revolutionary processes in making the...
Drop by Dewey-Humboldt Town Library (Main Floor) every Wednesday for your favorite STEM activities! We provide 3-D pens, snap circuits, LEGOs, and more!
Students participating in the Buckeye Library STEM Program "First Flight" will work with the crew of the Corps of Discovery spacecraft ASL-3305 Voyager. Their job will be to evaluate the operation of the ship including its ability to fly to the planets of our Solar System.
Work at your own pace with Northstar's Digital Literacy program to build your tech knowledge in areas such as email, Microsoft Word, social media, and using the internet. We can create an account for you with this online training tool and show you how to use it to improve your computer skills in the areas...
Folks of all ages are invited to dig through huge piles of our LEGOs and build whatever their imagination desires. We also have DUPLO blocks for the littlest builders! No...
When you have a specific question, or just need a little extra boost, our GED instructor is here to help you. GED Prep is available in the subjects of Social Studies, Math, Science, Languages Arts, and Civics Classes. Instruction can include assignments, traditional lectures, and interactive practice. Participants should be 16+ Minimum requirements: Notebook and something...
Explore, discover and get your brain going with fun STE(A)M activities. New Program Alert: Combining LEGO Explorers and Tinker Time. Both activities will now become a single weekly STE(A)M program! Explore, design, build, and discover with rotating STEM resources such as Snap Circuits, Sphero little Bits and various hands on activities. This will be a two...
Visit the THINKspot this week during its open hours to create a bridge with materials provided (or ones you have created). The bridge that can carry the most weight will win a prize!
Kids of all ages can come and socialize while they complete LEGO challenges. This is a drop in program, please stay with your child if they need help.
Come and join us for a wonderful hour of relaxing free build. Let your imaginations soar! LEGOs are fun for the whole family! You’ll build with LEGOs of all sizes. LEGO Club helps improve math skills, science skills, literary skills, social skills, and problem-solving skills. Club Lego ¡Los LEGOos son divertidos para toda la familia!...
When you have a specific question, or just need a little extra boost, our GED instructor is here to help you. GED Prep is available in the subjects of Social Studies, Math, Science, Languages Arts, and Civics Classes. Instruction can include assignments, traditional lectures, and interactive practice. Participants should be 16+ Minimum requirements: Notebook and something...
Join MACH1 to draw, write, doodle, digitize, scan, code, and more in this 1-hour program as we explore art in its many forms with new topics every session. Today we will...
Come along with Ranger Shaun for an evening walk to the waterfall! Is there water at the waterfall in October? Probably not, but let’s check anyway! Join Ranger Shaun as he takes an evening stroll up the half paved, half medium difficulty roughly 1-mile, Waterfall trail. We’ll take a moment to appreciate desert plant life,...
Interested in 3D printers? Want to try a drum set or the keyboard? Come hang out in the teen center to get creative, hang out, and have fun! Ages 12...
calling all ghosts and goblins Enjoy a spook-tacular stroll around the Phoenix Zoo at night with games, activities and treat stations and much more!
njoy an evening of sewing fun, no matter your experience level. Sewing machines and materials provided. Great for beginner or parents and children to do together. Ages 10+
Students will learn how to cast precious metal like silver and bronze using the lost wax casting method. Wax working and casting organics and plastics will also be covered. Students...
Join Ranger Shaun to explore the desert in the dark! Come along for a 1.3-mile night hike along the easy rated Blackrock loop. With little elevation change and a mostly...