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Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Estrella – Native Seed Harvest

Estrella Mountain Regional Park 14805 W. Vineyard Ave., Goodyear

Meet at the park’s Nature Center. It is time to harvest seeds! Join us for a celebration of native seeds!! As we strive to improve native biodiversity within the parks....

Free with Park Fee

Mission Garden: Traditional O’odham Agriculture

Mission Garden 946 W. Mission Ln., Tucson

Every third Saturday of the month At Mission Garden’s Placita (near the kitchen) This event is FREE. Mission Garden continues this tradition of talks and demonstrations about O'odham Agriculture. We talk about traditions associated with Native American crops and how crops brought by Europeans were integrated into O'odham agriculture.

Free

Desert Botanical Garden: Foraging – Foraging Bean Trees in the Summer

Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy., Phoenix

Learn about the abundance of food that grows on trees throughout the desert. Learn about the bean trees that can be harvested like mesquite, ironwood, palo verde and carob. Enjoy...

$41.95

Chandler Public Library: Ask a Master Gardener @ Sunset Library

Chandler Public Library - Sunset Campus 4930 W. Ray Rd., Chandler

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 how to start and...

Free

Desert Botanical Garden: Garden Essential – Summer Gardening in the Phoenix Area

Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy., Phoenix

Gardening during the summer in Phoenix can be a challenge. Prepare your garden for the upcoming heat and what to expect for the monsoon season. The class will cover what vegetable, herb and flower varieties are appropriate for planting and how to care for them. Participants will take home some vegetables and flower seeds appropriate...

Arizona State Parks and Trails: Daily Guided Nature Hikes at Red Rock

Red Rock State Park 4050 Red Rock Loop Rd., Sedona

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

City of Sierra Vista: Start Your Garden

Come to the Henry F. Hauser Museum at the EBC to start a vegetable or flower plant. The museum will provide the seeds, soil and peat pots. This is a drop-in program while supplies last. Location: Ethel H. Berger Center 2950 East Tacoma Street Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635

Free

Pima County Public Library: Fairy Garden Tales

Pima County Public Library - Quincie Douglas Library 1585 E. 36th St., Tucson

Do you want to learn to grow your own plants? Watch the seed turn into a veggie, herb or flower? Join us at the garden at Quincie Douglas Library.

Free

Yuma County Library District: agobah Swamp Slime

Yuma County Library District - Foothills Library 13226 E. South Frontage Rd., Yuma

Book a trip to a galaxy far, far away with some Star Wars-themed STEM! Patrons will create slime straight from Master Yoda’s swamp as they learn about the habitats and ecosystems of our own planet’s wetlands. Supplies are limited; ages 6-12.

Free