Fall 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! Envelopes and markers will be provided. A limited...
Deep beneath the earth's crust, hundreds of kilometres below the surface, with no light, no air, and very little water, in pores and fissures of hard rock, scientists have found an enormous biodiversity of micro-organisms that thrive in extreme conditions. The Dark Biosphere challenges everything we thought we knew and challenges us to rethink not...
Join us for an author event with the author (Gary Paul Nabhan) and illustrator (Robert J. Long) of Sonoran Desert Bestiary. The event will begin at 6:00 PM with a reading, followed by a Q&A and book signing at 7:00 PM. We often sell out of event books, so pre-order ahead of time to guarantee your copy and...
The Gila River was vital to the incredible success of the Ancestral Sonoran people, or Hohokam, who built a civilization that lasted a thousand years and more. We’ll examine that civilization’s history and celebrate their accomplishments as we move along the river in search of a glimpse of the Gila’s former glory. We’ll also be...
Join the Riparian Preserve staff for a fun-filled fall adventure. Campers will explore the trails, watch wildlife, and learn how the Preserve changes as the weather cools. There will be fall themed crafts, games, and hands-on learning activities. Send the kids to connect with nature in one of Gilbert’s most beautiful spaces. All Riparian...
Calling all budding paleontologists! Set up camp on Jurassic Island, uncover a land forgotten by time, and unearth the incredible secrets of the dinosaurs and their ancient ecosystem. Walk in the footprints of the gentle giant Brachiosaurus, race against the velociraptors, soar through the skies with the pterodactyl, and battle the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex. This...