Mission Garden: Healing Herb Walk
At Mission Garden, meet inside the front gate of the garden $10, Spots limited: Register Here Learn about some of the 50 medicinal plants in Mission Garden's Moore Medicinal Garden....
$10
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Events for October 5, 2024
Arizona Worm Farm: Fruit Tree Basics
Learn how to successfully grow and maintain fruit trees using permaculture principles and soil science. This class will teach you the proper (organic!) way to plant, feed, trim, and harvest...
$25
Apache Junction Parks and Recreation: Invasive Plant Pull
Join us out at Silly Mountain and spend your morning with your hands in the dirt pulling invasive plants. We will be managing Buffelgrass and Stinknet. Please wear Closed toed...
Free
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Desert 101 Hike
Join Ranger Jacque on a 2.5 mile hike to learn about a variety of desert plant and animal life. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the desert on this informative...
Free with Park Fee
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Elephant Mountain Hike (Strenuous)
Explore the heights of Spur Cross Conservation area on a hike up Elephant Mountain with Ranger Derik and learn about the plants, animals, history and cultures that can be found here. The hike to Elephant Mountain is rated as strenuous and will take on average 5.5 hours to complete. The trail will cover 8 miles...
Free with Park Fee
Arizona State Parks and Trails: Fall Fest at Slide Rock
Celebrate fall in beautiful Oak Creek Canyon our annual Fall Festival. Bring your picnic supplies and enjoy the vibrant colors of autumn while having lunch and soaking in every aspect of this gorgeous...
Free with Park Fee
Arizona Worm Farm: Intro to Gardening
We've compiled everything we think every beginner gardener should know, and jam-packed it into an hour class. From setting up your growing space to harvesting the fruits of your labor,...
$25
Mission Garden: Exhibit Opening – Rarámuri Rancheria
Join us to celebrate the completion of the Rarámuri (Tarahumara) Rancheria at Mission Garden! A rancheria was a functional living and working space built by Indigenous people throughout southern Arizona and northern Mexico around the 1900s, including by the Rarámuri people of northern Mexico. Our exhibit is built with wood from an original Rarámuri rancheria—historic, hand-hewn...
Free
National Park Service: The GIANT Cactus (East District)
Saguaro National Park is famous for its gigantic saguaros. Still, you have to know where to look to find a real giant among giants. Join a ranger for a walk...
Free with Park Fee
Yavapai County Free Library District: Seed Sharing Exchange
Come join us on first Saturdays of the month from 10:00 -11:00 am. We are hosting a seed exchange. Bring some seed you have from your garden or from the...
Free
Arizona State Parks and Trails: Daily Guided Nature Hikes at Red Rock
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...
Free with Park Fee
Surprise Public Library: Master Gardener
Master Gardener volunteers from the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension will be available to answer your desert gardening questions, including but not limited to plant selection, irrigation, fertilization, pruning techniques,...
Free
Scottsdale Public Library: Fall and Winter Gardening in Arizona
Presented by Angela Judd, author and certified Master Gardener, in collaboration with City of Scottsdale's Solid Waste department. Gain valuable insights to thriving in Arizona’s low desert during cooler fall...
Free
Arizona Worm Farm: Tomato Growing
The Arizona Worm Farm growing staff will teach the basics of organic tomato growing and give you a gift package to get you started! Topics will include: The Best Time...
$25
National Park Service: Garden Walk (East District)
Join us for a stroll through our ethnobotanical garden where we will discuss some of the fascinating plants found in the Sonoran Desert . From the mighty saguaro cactus to...
Free with Park Fee