Interested in learning more about cacti? Ask your cactus questions to Ranger Eric and learn about them! Come learn about cacti of the Sonoran Desert and Phoenix area! Ranger Eric...
Join us to walk around Liberty Wildlife during our public open hours and see us fulfilling our mission! In the months of May, June, July and September, we are open from 9am until 11am. Our admission is simply donation based - whatever you feel you can give. There are no set programs, but volunteers are...
Join Willow Bend Environmental Education Center and the Northern Arizona Audubon Society for a fun, hands-on morning exploring what it means to be a naturalist! 🌿 Engage with nature in the Willow Bend Gardens, document your discoveries, and enjoy interactive games and demonstrations designed for all ages. This family-friendly event is a great way to learn, play, and connect with...
Join Ranger Olivia to learn more about the cacti that live in the desert. Come learn about cacti of the Sonoran Desert and Phoenix area! In this casual drop-in program,...
Nature Niños is a free community program for families with children ages 0-8 in the Greater Prescott Area! Park Rangers and community partners (including the Natural History Institute!) lead child-centered play events at different family-friendly parks and trails each month. At each event, there are free take-homes, creative nature activities, games, storytime, a raffle, fun...
This is a fun and engaging artistic activity suitable for children of all ages. It's a freeform process that allows their creativity to flow. Are you tired of running out of certain colors in your paint collection? What if I told you that you can create those colors just by mixing the paints you already...
The night sky can be a source of wonder, spark curiosity, inspire silly adventures and connect us to our ancestors across space and time. Join us while we read some fun, wacky, and even poignant children’s books that take place on other planets and other vistas across the universe in the future, the past, and...
Where do they come from? Where do they go? Black Holes takes you on a fully immersive journey through one of the most mystifying, awe-inspiring phenomena in the universe: a...
Stop by the Nature Center to learn about and meet San Tan’s animal ambassadors with Ranger Nikki during this drop-in session. Ranger Nikki will introduce you to San Tan’s animal ambassadors, including snakes, tortoises, a chuckwalla and a Gila monster. Learn about their life cycles, adaptations and what you should do if you encounter their...
A fun, gorgeously animated fulldome show about cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins, this dazzling film reveals how hydrogen and carbon formed in the universe and then brings it all...
Meet Ranger Jacque and our animal ambassadors at feeding time! Join us for an up- close look at some of the desert’s most fascinating creatures! Watch as our animal ambassadors, namely snakes!- devour their juicy meals. This experience will give visitors the chance to pet our friendly gopher snake, learn about the unique characteristics of...
The Expedition Reef show reveals, in exquisite detail, the breathtaking beauty and biodiversity of coral reefs around the world—and the scientists taking action to restore them. Learn the secrets of...
From the collapsed cores of massive stars to the dark, unfathomable behemoths lurking at the centers of galaxies, we will explore the wealth of knowledge scientists have gathered about black...
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as one of our skilled "Console Captains" gives you a guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in...
Beat the heat and explore the outdoors with Reid Park Zoo’s Summer Safari Nights on Friday and Saturday evenings! Come to Summer Safari Nights, presented by TMC Health and enjoy the Zoo...