National Park Service: Garden Walk (West District)
Join us for a guided walk through the Cactus Garden where you’ll explore the fascinating natural history of the Sonoran Desert!
Free with Park Fee
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Events for December 15, 2024
The University of Arizona: Sonoran Native Plants
The University of Arizona Arboretum is home to some of the finest specimens of Sonoran native plants and trees anywhere. Join us as we tour the Joseph Wood Krutch Garden and other areas of the campus featuring these remarkable, adaptable, and water-wise plants and trees. Learn about their history, current use and why they should...
Free
Tucson Botanical Gardens: Essential Oils for Your Travel Kit
Make traveling easier and more enjoyable with these travel kit recipes. Learn about essential oils for immune support, air disinfectants, travel sickness and more. Certified aromatherapist Kerry Cummins Blank will guide you through making your own product to take on your next trip. Class Capacity is 16 – Register Early!
$29 – $36
National Park Service: Exploring the Sonoran Desert (East District)
Join a ranger for a hike in the heart of the cactus forest that travels 2 - 4 miles to learn about the wonders of the Sonoran Desert. Water and hiking shoes recommended!
Free with Park Fee
National Park Service: Signal Hill Petroglyphs and the People who Made Them (West District)
Join an interpretive volunteer at Signal Hill for a 1/2 mile/one hour walk to learn about the Hohokam people who are believed to have been the creators of the petroglyphs in the park at Signal Hill and throughout the greater Tucson and Phoenix areas. The alternative short walk back to the parking area will introduce you...
Free with Park Fee
National Park Service: The Desert as a Provider (West District)
Join an interpretive volunteer outside near the restrooms for a short walk around the Red Hills Visitor Center to learn about several plants that grow here in the Sonoran Desert and some ways they have been used traditionally by indigenous people in the area as food and medicines.
Free with Park Fee
National Park Service: Canyon Connections Ranger Talk
Discover a deeper connection to the Grand Canyon. Join a ranger to dive into the canyon's diverse ecosystems, rich cultural heritage, or ever-changing landscape. Topics change daily. Come curious, leave inspired! Program may include a short walk to Mather Point or along the Canyon Rim Trail.
Free with Park Fee
Tucson Botanical Gardens: Sunday Harvests – Myrtle
Mediterranean myrtle is a beautiful shrub that grows well in our Sonoran Desert — in fact, if given the right conditions, it can grow into a small tree. Like many...
$25 – $45
National Park Service: Ranger Talk! (West District)
Join a park ranger at the Red Hills Visitor Center for a theater presentation about Saguaro National Park’s unique cultural, historical and natural resources. Presentations vary daily depending on the Ranger hosting, but a few popular ones go over: wildlife in the park, plants in the park (including saguaros), local indigenous culture, park history and even...
Free with Park Fee
Tucson Botanical Gardens: Lights Up! A Festival of Illumination
Thousands of LED lights illuminate the trees and custom-built, oversized structures delight the senses. The light tunnel, dancing cypress trees, traditional punched-tin trees, a brand-new crescent moon, and a dazzling display of luminarias will wow you! Experience a holiday light show unlike any other in southern Arizona! Designed by nationally known public garden landscape architect Tres...