Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Guided Bird Hike
Join Ranger Eric for a guided hike along the Dragonfly Trail at Spur Cross and adjacent Jewel of the Creek Preserve to look for birds of the Sonoran Desert and...
Free with Park Fee
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Tweens (9 – 12 years)
Events for April 27, 2024
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Desert 101 North Educational Walk
Desert 101 North Educational Walk at Brown’s Ranch Trailhead Location: Brown’s Ranch Trailhead – 30301 N. Alma School Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85262 Skill level: Easy Time: ~2 hours The Conservancy has a mission to help sustain the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. This walk provides a geological and ecological overview of what lives in the McDowell Sonoran...
Free
Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Armchair Birding
Free- MUST RSVP Let the birds come to you! Bring your favorite camp chair, binoculars, a little refreshment, and just enjoy birding as the time slips by. You will only...
Free
Arizona State Parks and Trails: Geology Tour
Did you know that Oracle State Park was once covered by warm, shallow seas? Are you familiar with the numerous faults that uncovered rocks once buried more than 5 miles beneath the surface? The Park offers visitors the opportunity to experience the unique geology of the Santa Catalina Mountains area. First, you'll participate in an interactive discussion...
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Join the City Nature Challenge
Stop by an information table where Ranger Jacque will teach you how to use your phone to identify and document your nature findings to help the scientific community. Love nature...
Free with Park Fee
Mission Garden: Seed Swap
Mission Garden is hosting a seed swap in collaboration with the Pima County Public Library’s Seed Library. Both the Seed Library and Mission Garden will be giving away seeds. You...
Free
Gila County STEM Fest
Celebrate STEM with us in Gila County! STEMFest is a free community event made possible by the businesses, organizations, agencies, and individuals that volunteer their time and efforts to make...
Free
Mission Garden: Archaeology Day
Every Fourth Saturday of the month, 8am-noon At Mission Garden, in the Youth Garden This event is FREE. No RSVP necessary. All gifts are appreciated. At our monthly (fourth Saturday) Archaeology Day, representatives of Tucson's archaeology community come to Mission Garden to teach practical hands-on skills. Allen Denoyer of Archaeology Southwest will be doing their...
Free
Chandler Public Library: Downtown Scavenger Hunt – Earth Day
Stop by all month long at the Downtown Branch and test your detective skills with our scavenger hunt for a chance to earn a prize! This month's Earth Day theme runs...
Free
Boyce Thompson Arboretum: Butterfly Walk
Join us for an uplifting walk guided by a butterfly expert, and marvel at our resident butterflies’ intricate beauty and divine grace. Blessed with abundant vegetation and life-giving waterways, the...
Free with Admission
City of Chandler: The Nature of Things Speaker Series – Apache Trout [#3NC614]
Join skilled storytellers for a cup of coffee and candid conversation that entertains, educates, and encourages a sense of wonder about science and the natural world around us. The monthly speaker series hosts guest lecturers from the Chandler Nature Center, with coffee and refreshments provided. Explore the history of the Apache Trout, from their exploitation...
Free
Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Botanical Walk – Lime Kiln Trail Field Trip
The Lime Kiln was constructed during the mid 1880’s to burn limestone and create lime for the mortar used in the construction of the Willard House and the Strahan house....
$25
City of Tempe: Pet Sitting CPR/Basic First Aid [#79510]
Finding safe and reliable care for your pets can be a daunting task. Prepare your child to be the best sitter in the neighborhood. Students will be taught how to...
$42
Reid Park Zoo: Dr. Zoo
Does your child dream of becoming a Zoo veterinarian? Your child will travel behind-the-scenes to the Zoo’s Animal Health Center for a day in the life of a Zoo Vet experience. Participants will utilize the Freeport-McMoRan Education Gallery to view the surgery, treatment, and pharmacy rooms of the Animal Health Center. They’ll experience first-hand the...
$15 – $20
Friends of the San Pedro River: History Walk on the Millville and Petroglyph Discovery Trail
Take a tour of Millville, the location of several historic silver mills and a once thriving town, as well as an adjacent Indian rock art site, with an FSPR docent. The tour will focus on the history of mining and the mills which were active during the Tombstone silver boom. This is about a 2...
Free
Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation: Tour of Historic Canoa Ranch [#13317]
Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters. Visit the historic buildings and corrals and enjoy the special exhibits of the people of Canoa. Designed for ages 12 and up.
Free – $5
Cave Creek Museum: The Arizona Gold Mining Experience™
Museum opens at 9.00 am for event check-in, The ARIZONA GOLD MINING EXPERIENCE™ begins at 10:00 am. The Cave Creek Museum’s AZ GOLD MINING EXPERIENCE™ is unique with its display of the complete hard rock ore extraction process, with the mine shaft, tramway, ore carts, crushing and extraction, that are always on display, but operated on 2nd...
Free – $15
Pinal County Library District: STEM – Think Outside the Box!
STEM 3.0 This year each Saturday the STEM Challenge will be to Think Outside the Box! For those who meet the challenge you win a free book!! This program is...
Free
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Join the City Nature Challenge!
Learn about this weekend’s City Nature Challenge and free smartphone apps that can help you identify plants, animals, and more, while helping contribute to science! Stop by to learn from Ranger Eric about some free smartphone apps you can use to identify any living organism on the planet, while also increasing our knowledge of where...
Free with Park Fee
Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation: Tour of Historic Canoa Ranch [#13318]
Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters. Visit the historic buildings and corrals and enjoy the special exhibits of the people of Canoa. Designed for ages 12 and up.
Free – $5
National Park Service: Ranger Patio Talk
Join a ranger for a 15 minute talk at the Coronado National Memorial Visitor Center and learn about a variety of park topics including the Coronado Expedition, wildlife, and more!...
Free with Park Fee
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Join the City Nature Challenge!
Join Ranger Nikki to learn about this weekend’s City Nature Challenge and how your input can help the scientific community. Ranger Nikki will host a drop-in information table to help...
Free with Park Fee
Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Honeybees and Other Pollinators – Taking the Sting Out
With over 50 years of experience in beekeeping and several degrees between them, Bruce and Nancy Steele will talk about everything from what it's like to be a beekeeper in southern California to the importance of our imperiled native pollinators. You'll take away a greater appreciation for the importance of the relationships between birds and bees (and...
$15
Glendale Public Library: Tween and Teen Coding Club
Start Coding at Your library! We will guide you through some fun projects showing how to build a better world through coding! This program is for 10-18 year olds. Please register!
Free
Pinal County Library District: Sewing Saturdays
Learn to sew. Participants will begin with prepared projects to develop skills using sewing machines, then progress to individual projects. All materials provided. Age 10 and up. Adults welcome.
Free
Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Awesome Arizona – 200 Amazing Facts about the Grand Canyon State
Arizona is rugged and gorgeous and historic and weird and funny and utterly magnificent. It’s full of surprises, not what most people expect at all. And with this book, Naylor piles up the evidence. In Awesome Arizona, Naylor has amassed 200 amazing facts and fascinating commentary about his beloved state. He captures the essence of...
$15
Yuma County Library District: Shaving Cream Rain Clouds
Younger Patrons will learn about weather concepts and mixing colors in this fun STEAM based activity. They will create their very own rain cloud using shaving cream, food coloring, and...
Free
Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Advanced Bird ID – Identification of Arizona’s Diurnal Raptors
Have you ever wanted to sharpen your raptor identification skills? If so, this is the workshop for you! Raptor biologist Steve Hoffman will provide a detailed discussion of the identification and natural history information of all the diurnal raptor species (e.g., kites, harriers, hawks, eagles, falcons, etc.) regularly found in Arizona. Steve’s powerpoint-assisted presentation will...
$30
Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Birding by Ear
Birding by ear is a great way to help with species identification. Sometimes it's the call of a bird that clinches that final ID. You'll want to attend this workshop...
$30
Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Dusk Birding – Jail Trail & Dinner at Belfry Brewery
We'll be walking and birding along the riparian corridor of the Jail Trail that ends up in Old Town Cottonwood where we'll have a special meal at Belfry Brewery. This...
Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter: SkyNights StarGazing Program
Explore the night skies from the summit of Mt. Lemmon using Arizona's LARGEST publicly available telescopes! Under the guidance of a professional, visitors will enjoy a brief astronomy lecture, a light dinner, and an exclusive opportunity to observe astronomical objects and phenomena. This five-hour program starts 2 hours prior to sunset and accommodates up to...
$60 – $85
Lowell Observatory: Meet An Astronomer
This Saturday, come up to Mars Hill and meet Lowell astronomer Dr. Gerard van Belle! Take a peek at real-time images of planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects to...
Free with Admission