Invasive species are among the biggest threats to our park’s ecosystem health. They outcompete native plants, decrease biodiversity, and increase wildfire occurrences and magnitude. Desert Defenders is a citizen science program focused on removing invasive species in parks. The Invasive plant species have severely impacted our park’s natural ecosystems and contributed to our most recent...
You can help us save saguaros and the animals that call them home. From what? Buffelgrass and fountaingrass! These invasive grasses smother young saguaros and fuel fires that can kill both young and old saguaros alike. Most of our native plants are not adapted to fire. In contrast, buffelgrass thrives on fire. This is one...
Join our community effort to restore Tanque Verde Creek! We invite people of all ages, diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, beliefs, and many other diverse communities to participate in restoring our heritage of seasonal and year-round water flows. Come work with WMG staff and other River Run Network volunteers in a beautiful riparian area to remove...
You can help us save saguaros and the animals that call them home. From what? Buffelgrass and fountaingrass! These invasive grasses smother young saguaros and fuel fires that can kill both young and old saguaros alike. Most of our native plants are not adapted to fire. In contrast, buffelgrass thrives on fire. This is one...
Spring planting season has arrived! Visit the Sunset Library and share seeds, seed starts, and plant cuttings with your neighbors. Meet local gardeners, Master Gardeners, and other community members with the expertise to help you start or maintain your desert garden, conserve when and where you can, and more! You can participate even if you...
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 with coffee and refreshments provided. Arizona has been a testing ground for new innovations in transportation, combining artificial intelligence, ride-sharing...
Arizona has been a testing ground for new innovations in transportation, combining artificial intelligence, ride-sharing applications, and electric vehicles. With this new technology comes challenges. Dr. Jennifer Richter of Arizona State University will discuss emerging environmental issues that have developed with “green” technology, from the environmental hazards of production and disposal, to global impacts. Dr....
The average Tucsonan uses 80 gallons of water per day from the Central Arizona Project that transports water a long distance from the Colorado River. Join us at the Living Lab, our demonstration site, for this fun activity exploring the sytems we have in place to reduce our dependency on distant watersheds and that make it possible...
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...
ASU opens its doors each year and invites the community in to visit with faculty members showcasing their labs and classrooms in action. Sharing the incredible work that is being done by world-renowned researchers, staff and students that build everything from virtual worlds to spacecraft. State-of-the-art living and learning facilities are found in the heart...