Come and Learn how to manage invasive plants in our community. We will talk about Buffelgrass, Stinknet, Fountain Grass, and other invasive plants. Those who participate will receive a coupon for Kabats Ace to purchase supplies the help minimize the impact of invasive plants in your yard. Ages 14+
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...
COME PLAY IN THE DIRT! ZooLittles is an exciting and dynamic program designed for pre-schoolers (ages 3 - 5) to help develop young children's’ physical, emotional, and intellectual growth through exciting hands-on experiences. This includes working in the zoo’s organic garden to understand soil, plant, and insect relationships. Children participate in worm composting & understanding...
Free Colton Garden Tour (weather permitting) Colton Garden provides a space for people of all ages to learn about plants and reconnect with natural food sources. Located on the site of MNA founder Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton’s World War II Victory Garden the plots and greenhouses are supported by volunteers. Colton Garden includes several examples of...
Join us for open garden hours. Help us tend to the Valencia garden, do something crafty or just sit and read with the plants. All ages welcome. No registration required
September is Parks for Pollinators month and we are celebrating here at the Riparian Preserve! Join us for this one-day workshop focused on the critters that pollinate the plants of the Southwest. You will play fun games, do crafts, make a visit to our pollinator demonstration garden, and even take home a plant for your...
Bring your questions about planting, pruning, and caring for your yard and garden to the Coyote Library every third Saturday of the month and ask a Master Gardner! Topics vary month to month.
STEAM Time is a pop-up makerspace for kids and teens that provides hands-on opportunities to design, experiment, and invent as they engage in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) through self-guided tinkering. Join us to make, create and play! Make and take a seed bomb that can be used to support Monarch butterfly habitat.
Join historian Roy May and ecologist/photographer John Vankat on a hike to Little Spring, one of the most historically significant sites in this region, where, in 1889, a group of scientists developed an ecological framework whose core elements are still applied today throughout western North America. LOCATION USGS Flagstaff Science Campus - Shoemaker Building EVENT...
The Fire Ecology Learning Lab (FELL) is a place-based fire ecology education tool. In this interactive workshop the FELL will provide hands on activities to help kids explore the importance of fire in our ecosystems. Activities will include live fire to explain the part of fire triangles and look at fuel properties in our region....