Come explore the Children’s Garden every Tuesday and Thursday morning! Water the plants, discover vibrant flowers, observe buzzing insects, and check out the veggies and herbs—there’s always something new to see and learn!
Join Ranger Derik for an early morning hike to watch the desert start the day. Join Ranger Derik on a 4.5-mile easy to moderate hike at sunrise to enjoy the...
Come explore the Children’s Garden every Tuesday and Thursday morning! Water the plants, discover vibrant flowers, observe buzzing insects, and check out the veggies and herbs—there’s always something new to see and learn!
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 geology, wildlife, history, archeology, and plant life. The naturalists welcome questions during the walk, enhancing the learning experience. Hikes are included with park entrance fees...
Learn how animals move as you construct and create a movable paper animal in the Art Studio.
Join us for our free docent-led tour in the lobby of the Bryant Bannister Tree-Ring Building (1215 E. Lowell St.). Visitors will be introduced to the basic tenets of dendrochronology and have a chance to examine specimens. During your 1.5 hour tour, you will be introduced to the basic tenets of dendrochronology, have a chance to...
Join us for a month-long learning adventure with CAMP INNOVATION: Homeschool Unit Study – Weather Wonders, specially designed for homeschool students in grades 1–6! Taking place every Tuesday in September at...
Stop by the nature center after your morning hikes and learn about the native people that called the Phoenix Valley home Ranger Derik will have tables set up in the...
Who’s it for? Children, birth to age five, and their favorite grownups. What will you do? Play, read, sing, and dance with your children in a fun, active program that builds reading skills. What is your child learning? Children who love books and stories become better readers. Unless posted, this program is held every week at this time....
During our cool season the weather is great, the insects and annoying critters are less active, watering frequency declines, and the vegetables have higher nutritional value than warm season vegetables. So go for it! Learn about both in- ground and raised bed approaches, and the key steps to successful vegetable and herb gardening in the...
Adults who want to know more about gardening and strategies in a desert, who want to share their knowledge born of success or failure, are welcome to join. Meetings are relaxed conversations with sometimes guest speakers. Topics change faster than the seasons!
Join us as we learn about the power of worms in helping make soil healthier for your plants. Princess Gardens will teach us all about vermicomposting in this hands on workshop. Be prepared to get a little dirty. Ages 13 - 18
Come join us at Cholla library for a STEAM activity! Each week kids complete an activity with a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Math theme.