Learn how you can help reduce heat within your space using rain gardens and native plants! You can expect to learn the basics of rain garden construction, tool use, and plant characteristics and care. To help kickstart your journey into creating a cooling urban forest you will be given a plant kit that includes two...
Explore the night skies from the summit of Mt. Lemmon using Arizona's LARGEST publicly available telescopes! Under the guidance of a professional, visitors will enjoy a brief astronomy lecture, a light dinner, and an exclusive opportunity to observe astronomical objects and phenomena. This five-hour program starts 2 hours before sunset and accommodates up to 28...
Join Ranger Nikki on an easy, family-friendly 2-mile stroll to search for scorpions and other nocturnal critters. Ranger Nikki will lead you on an out-and-back walk to search for bark, striped-tail and giant hairy scorpions. We will also be on the lookout for other nocturnal critters such as bats, owls, tarantulas, kangaroo rats, stink bugs...
Join Ranger Eric for an after-hours prowl of the Preserve trails to look for nocturnal animals and scorpions! Join Ranger Eric for an after-hours trail walk to look for and learn about the nocturnal critters of the Preserve! Wildlife seen on past walks have included bats, ringtails, foxes, skunks, javelinas, deer, owls, scorpions, insects, and...
Join a Pima County Conservation Lands and Resources naturalist online via Zoom for a casual hour of talking nature! Fall is the transitional season from the warmth of summer into the cold of winter. We will look at what is going on in Nature at this time of year. After this brief introduction, we open...
Join us to explore the wonder and unfold the mysteries of the cosmos. Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association volunteers provide an introduction to the night sky and set up telescopes for celestial viewing. Weather permitting. DIRECTIONS: Juan Santa Cruz Picnic Area; 2000 N Kinney Rd. 85743 From Tucson, take Speedway Blvd west. Speedway Blvd becomes Gates...