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Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Birds in Focus – A Field Photography Primer

Friends of the Verde River 115 S. Main St., Cottonwood

Award-winning artist and naturalist Walt Anderson and professional photographer Kevin Floerke lead a 4-hour in-the-field bird photography workshop. Learn how to use insights into avian behavior to anticipate, plan, and capture high-quality images of birds in their natural environment. Learn to get the most out of your photographic equipment with your instructors, who will help...

$150

Reid Park Zoo: Sean Kenney’s Nature Pop!

Reid Park Zoo 3400 Zoo Court, Tucson

Part art. Part engineering. Totally amazing! Add a pop of wonder and a pinch of nostalgia to your spring with Sean Kenney’s Nature Pop! Marvel at over 40 wildly creative sculptures made entirely of LEGO® bricks at this exhibition, included with Zoo admission and free for Zoo members from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily....

Free with Admission

Arizona State Parks and Trails: Daily Guided Nature Hikes at Red Rock

Red Rock State Park 4050 Red Rock Loop Rd., Sedona

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...

Free with Park Fee

Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Plein Air with Mary Rush

Dead Horse Ranch State Park Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Cottonwood

Two hours to exercise mind, body, and spirit while communing with nature and engaging your creative muse. All while in Dead Horse Ranch State Park! This is a unique location...

$145

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: One Sky

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium 1601 E. University Blvd., Tucson

An award-winning series of seven immersive shorts sharing diverse cultural sky stories—from Greek Orion and Navajo Thunderbird to Hawaiian wayfinding and Indian observatories—celebrating how humanity across time finds patterns and tools under our one sky. Audience: General, all ages Style: Fulldome film     All-Inclusive Planetarium Show Tickets Show tickets include access to all science...

Free – $27

Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Graphite Drawing of a Common Black Hawk

Cottonwood Recreation Center 150 S. 6th St., Cottonwood

Geoff will be teaching an old-fashioned method called graphite transfer. This is a simple process that uses graphite paper to transfer an image reference onto drawing paper. One helpful way to think about graphite transfer is like making a sandwich: • The top piece of bread is your reference image (the picture you are drawing...

$35