Join Ranger Nikki on a moderate hike to look for fall pollinators among seasonal blooms. Join Ranger Nikki on a 4-mile moderate hike to look for and identify butterflies among seasonal blooms along the trail. Learn about the Parks Department butterfly monitoring initiative and apps to help you identify butterflies and record your observations. The route...
Beat the summer heat and hike with Ranger Derik on a short 2-mile loop around the park. Click program title for more details. Get out on trails early in the morning and learn about the many cactus species found on sections of Overton, Go John, and Clay Mine trails. The trails are rated as easy...
Fall is the best time to start a vegetable garden in Arizona. Discover which crops grow best during the cooler months. Learn techniques for soil preparation, planting, watering, and fertilization. Overcome gardening challenges specific to the desert environment and create your own edible paradise. Includes: 4 seasonal starts, 1/2 gallon castings, 50% off worm tea Duration: 1...
Join us on a tour of the Harrenburg Wash Natural Area to learn about a project Coconino County Parks and Recreation and Natural Channel Design are conducting to enhance our local riparian habitat. The tour will provide information about the natural area and the restoration project. Participants will learn about the area's hydrology and history....
Take a guided tour of the Lava River Cave and hear about the origin of the cave and the processes that formed some of the interesting features found in a lava tube. Proper hiking shoes or boots, clothing and lights required for this strenuous hike. Reservation Part of the Flagstaff Festival of...
Join us for a family friendly stroll through the Pipeline fire scar to see what is re-emerging after last year's fire. We will casually walk around about one mile off trail. Please wear good hiking shoes. There will be a raffle prize at the end of the walk for the biggest plant nerds! Reservations are...
Explore Camp Colton and experience a little bit of everything that Camp offers with a focus on environmental education, games, arts and crafts, outdoor activities, and fun! Part of the Flagstaff Festival of Science 🎉 The Flagstaff Festival of Science is pleased to present “The Mammoth World of Science” September 22- October...
Families will walk through a short loop at Buffalo Park to interact with several scientists that introduce microbe and vector species that are studied at TGen North and are found locally (e.g., ticks, mosquitoes, Valley fever fungus, wastewater microbes, etc). Participants will start and end at a TGen booth for a quick orientation and additional...
Outdoor drawing and painting--focused on observing the natural world around us. Flagstaff Open Spaces has art supplies and easels available for free. Participants will be encouraged to enter their artwork to be displayed for First Friday Art Walk on 10/6/2023, and visitors at First Friday will vote for their favorite artwork in each age category....
Kaibab National Forest South Zone archaeologist Charlie Webber will lead a hike to a collection of archaeological sites located around Dow Spring that reveal an amazing slice of history. For the 1.25 mile, hour long hike please bring water, appropriate footwear for rocky terrain, sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat. Location: Dow Spring Trailhead on Forest...
Fall is the best time to start a vegetable garden in Arizona. Discover which crops grow best during the cooler months. Learn techniques for soil preparation, planting, watering, and fertilization. Overcome gardening challenges specific to the desert environment and create your own edible paradise. Includes: 4 seasonal starts, 1/2 gallon castings, 50% off worm tea Duration: 1...
Enjoy landscaping and want to learn more? Learn how to beautify your plot while conserving water! The City of Goodyear Water Services presents 'Gardening for Butterflies and Wildlife' Instructor: Jon Manning, Certified Arborist
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...
Stop by this drop-in session with Ranger Nikki to learn about common butterflies that can be seen along our desert trails. Learn about desert butterflies with Ranger Nikki during this informal drop-in session inside the Nature Center. See preserved specimens and photographs to help you identify common flutterers that can be seen at the end...
Come visit the National Weather Service in Bellemont, and chat with the Meteorologists that forecast the weather and warn for the severe storms we see! We'll chat about the monsoon, demonstrate the technology we use, and give you the inside scoop on how El Nino may impact the upcoming Winter! Live weather balloon launches at...
Join us at the Museum of Northern Arizona for a fun day of science activities. Check out our newest exhibit, "Designed to Move: Seeds that Float, Fly or Hitchhike Through the Desert Southwest." Docents and museum staff will host activity tables in the museum's galleries, and an outdoor nature scavenger hunt on the museum's grounds....
Join us for a family friendly stroll through the Pipeline fire scar to see what is re-emerging after last year's fire. We will casually walk around about one mile off trail. Please wear good hiking shoes. There will be a raffle prize at the end of the walk for the biggest plant nerds! Reservations are...
Join Ranger Nikki, with Maricopa County Parks and Recreation, for a drop-in information session to learn about desert butterflies and common mammals such as coyotes, foxes and bobcats.
The theme is Sonoran Desert Artifacts, so bring your curiosity and your questions! A table full of interesting objects like bones, feathers, snake sheds, cactus boots and much more will be on hand for you to touch and inspect. No registration required, just drop on in! MEETING LOCATION: Visitor Center, Main Lobby No registration required....
Ecologist, author, and photographer John L. Vankat will lead an easy guided walk at The Nature Conservancy's Hart Prairie Preserve. hThis scenic natural area, which hosts rare Bebb willow, is one of the sites Vankat rephotographed for his book "The San Francisco Peaks and Flagstaff Through the Lens of Time." We will look at historical...
Come hear Dr. David Gillette tell the story of the Huntington Mammoth of Central Utah, an ancient resident of the Colorado Plateau. This mammoth tale explores dams, genes, and the possible association of mammoths with early humans on the Colorado Plateau! Part of the Flagstaff Festival of Science 🎉 The Flagstaff Festival...
Join Ranger Eric for a late afternoon hike along a loop of the Rainbow Valley, Baseline, and Toothaker Trails to look for reptiles of the Sonoran Desert. Along the way, we will discuss identification tips, their ecological roles, and safety around venomous animals. We will hike 2.4 miles roundtrip on easy to moderate grade, but...
Join Ranger Steve for an easy evening walk to enjoy the sunset and watch nocturnal animals become active along Waterfall Trail. We may see coyotes, owls, snakes, tarantulas, scorpions and more! The route uses Waterfall Trail, the first half of which is rated as barrier-free and is a wide, mostly level pathway. The second half...
Come see what comes out at night with Ranger Shaun! : Join Ranger Shaun to witness the beauty of a Sonoran transformation on an approximately 2-mile hike as we follow the moderate-difficult Moonlight-Stargazer-San Tan loop. As the day, month, and season all draw to a close, watch as the desert shifts into its next phase...
Enjoy this evening hike as you look for and learn about the nocturnal critters of the Sonoran Desert with Ranger Eric! Wildlife may include scorpions, spiders, insects, owls, nightjars, reptiles, and mammals. Hiking will be an easy grade on occasionally sandy or uneven terrain and will be about 2 miles roundtrip on the Butterfield Trail,...