Ages 5 - 8 Price: $50 per day Dissections: NO Interactions: YES with nonvenomous animals, this is an essential part of our camp We recommend this for any child who has never attended our summer camps before. Description: The Keeper Program is designed to give children too young to participate in our Adult Volunteer Program a chance to learn...
Ages 8 - 11 Hours: 9am to 4pm Cost: $75 per day What to Bring: Lunch Water Bottle PHS will provide water as well as morning and afternoon snacks. Details: Will be emailed...
Venom and Poison are completely different! Do you know the difference? Learn why certain animals are poisonous and why some are venomous. How do they use their venom, is it for food or for protection? Learn many different facts about venom and poison through interacting with nonvenomous reptiles in this unique presentation on the various ways reptiles...
The plant species found in the Sonoran Desert have been used by people for centuries for food, as components in religious ceremonies and as poisons for purposes both benign and diabolic. Join us with Dr. Ken Sweat PhD, ASU New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, as we discuss these Sonoran plants. From the highly...
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! Ask a ranger at the visitor center desk for the topic of the day. Free with Park Fee
Get back to your desert roots with this project. Design, decoupage, paint, and glue your own cactus that can’t be killed! Transform foam eggs into adorable cactus plants. Supplies provided while they last. Ages 14-140 are welcome.
Program begins promptly at 1:00 at the Museum of Northern Arizona’s Research Center Brady Building. All supplies and materials will be provided. Get a behind-the-scenes look at fossils in the Brady Building from extinct animals from the Colorado Plateau, and make your own imprint dinosaur fossil! The Brady Building houses the Museum’s paleontology and geology collections. This structure...
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...
Jungle Jill brings eight live birds and reptiles for an up-close animal encounter and takes audiences on a trip around the world. See and hear things you have never seen...
Recommended for ages 6 and up. The Phoenix Herpetological Society will be at the library with live reptiles. What kinds of reptiles are venomous and non-venomous in Arizona? Learn what to do if you ever see or hear a rattlesnake in the wild, why Gila monsters are such amazing animals, why desert tortoises are protected...
Tumamoc Talks bring together University of Arizona research to the greater Tucson community. The arid climate of the upper Gila River basin, along with its two distinct precipitation seasons, make it unique compared to snowmelt dominated watersheds such as the upper Colorado River basin. Given the already arid climate, have warming temperatures impacted streamflow in...
Prescott Valley Public Library will be hosting Molds, Mildew and Fungi in partnership with Yavapai County Master Gardeners on Thursday, March 14th, 2024, from 5:30 to 6:45 pm. We are excited to welcome you to this class, where we will learn the differences between molds, mildews, and fungi. Topics covered: Basic facts Different types How...
What’s cylindrical, succulent, with spines all over? Chollas! In this upcoming Speaker Series presentation, botanist Dr. Marc Baker will be sharing some fascinating insights into the evolutionary strategies of cacti in the genus Cylindropuntia, commonly known as chollas. Dr. Baker will delve into the various evolutionary processes – such as apogamy, hybridization, polyploidy, and dioecy...