Meet at the park’s Nature Center. Join us in removing invasive species and reducing wildfire risk in our parks. Participants will learn to identify several invasive species, their phenology and characteristics, and how to effectively remove these invasive plants. The initiative is to remove invasive plants as a proactive step toward ecological restoration and to...
Northern Arizona is home to the world’s largest continuous stand of ponderosa pine forest, and the import and impact of its valuable timber is deeply woven into the region’s history. Visitors can trace the story of the region’s forests, from the ancestral environmental care practices of the region’s Indigenous communities to the founding of the...
The Tanque Verde is a verdant intermitent creek running west from the base of the Rincon Mountains East of Tucson. Due to the shallow groundwater table at the headwaters, Cottonwood, Willow and other riparian tree species make this creek their home. In turn, bird, mammal, repitilian and an entrie ecosystem of life has grown along...
Wriggle your way across 10 acres as we discover ways to turn garbage into food at the Arizona Worm Farm through sustainability principles, regenerative agriculture, and, of course, worms! Transportation and lunch stop included. Meet at bus in Tumbleweed Multipurpose Field Parking Lot
The Sustainability Forum is representative of the Office of Sustainability and is the primary avenue for public input and engagement around campus sustainability initiatives. These monthly meetings are intended to be a route for open communication where students, staff, faculty, and community members can share concerns or ideas about sustainability on NAU’s campus. Oftentimes, each...
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...
Show Times: Friday, Jan. 31: 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Whale Super Highway follows humpback whales and blue pygmy whales on their 4,000-mile migration down the coast of Western Australia to the freezing waters of Antarctica and back again. Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made an extraordinary recovery. Today, Western...