Learn about free smartphone apps that can help you identify plants, animals, and more, while helping contribute to science! Stop by to learn from Ranger Eric about the free iNaturalist...
Meet at the park’s Nature Center. Join us in removing invasive species and reducing wildfire risk in our parks. Participants will learn to identify several invasive species, their phenology and characteristics, and how to effectively remove these invasive plants. The initiative is to remove invasive plants as a proactive step toward ecological restoration and to...
Meet at the park’s Nature Center. Join us in removing invasive species and reducing wildfire risk in our parks. Participants will learn to identify several invasive species, their phenology and characteristics, and how to effectively remove these invasive plants. The initiative is to remove invasive plants as a proactive step toward ecological restoration and to...
Meet at the park’s Nature Center. Join us in removing invasive species and reducing wildfire risk in our parks. Participants will learn to identify several invasive species, their phenology and...
In the “Placita” outside Mission Garden’s kitchen FREE and open to the public, for all ages Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12 Come by any time between 8am-10am both days Tasting History is an interactive, drop-in, family friendly program. Learn more about Tucson through the people and plants that shape our home. This April,...
Participate in the centuries-old Sonoran Desert springtime ritual of harvesting cholla buds. You will collect, learn how to de-thorn and to prepare this food for longer-term storage by drying or...
Gather your friends, family, and fellow nature nerds for a day of searching, scouting and documenting the Wild species at the Desert Museum! We will Party in a day — what surprise animals or plants can you find? The Desert Museum is joining in the Pima County Nature Challenge (CNC). CNCs have been growing in major cities in the past few...
The Next Generation of Sonoran Desert Researchers (N-Gen) and the Agave Heritage Festival Lifetime Career Award honors those whose work is a cornerstone in understanding agave’s cultural and ecological significance, shaping the agave world we love today. This year, we recognize Paul and Suzy Fish's pioneering research on ancient agave cultivation and its role in...
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners are certified volunteers who answer questions about gardening, landscaping, plant identification, and plant problems. If you have been wondering when, what, where, and how to plant your garden in Arizona, and who to ask, wonder no more. Come talk with a Master Gardener and have your questions answered—you...
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...
Learn about the plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert and easy citizen science you can do with your smartphone with Ranger Eric. Join Ranger Eric for an easy to moderate hike to learn about the flora, fauna, and ecology of the Sonoran Desert 0.5-1 mile roundtrip on part of the Blevins and Crismon Wash...