Join this Desert Defenders event to help spread native seeds and improve the health of our desert ecosystem. November 8 8 am – 11:00 am Meet at the Area 4 parking lot It is time to toss our seed pellets! Join us! We will fling native seed pellets created early this year into the desert...
Join our community effort to restore Tanque Verde Creek! We invite people of all ages, diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, beliefs, and many other diverse communities to participate in restoring our...
WMG’s Living Lab and Learning Center is our premier demonstration site for various water harvesting strategies and sustainable living practices for arid landscape living. We have rainwater on tap and meet almost 100% of our water needs with rainwater, greywater, and stormwater. Bring the kids to enjoy the Raindrop Retreat – a children’s playhouse featuring a rain tank,...
Help beautify our rivers by picking up trash + removing invasive species We’re focusing on areas along our creeks where trash has collected and small patches of invasive Arundo have been spotted—and we need your help to clean it up and protect our waterways. This event will center around trash pickup and beautification efforts, making...
Whether you are a beginner, an old pro, or somewhere in-between, practice watercolor painting amidst the serene mesquites, saguaros and endless blue skies of the Garden. Explore watercolor painting techniques...
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...
Herb gardening in the Tucson desert is both easy and rewarding, even for beginners! Learn which herbs thrive in our unique climate, the best options for container gardening, and the...
Join Ranger Eric on this guided hike to learn about the plants, animals, and ecology of the Sonoran Desert. We will hike on a 1.9-mile loop of the Ford Canyon...
When most people think of an ecosystem, they think of the relationship between plants and animals in an area. But the most fundamental ecological relationship is between the environment and everything that lives there. Every environment presents challenges and opportunities that anything that lives there successfully must have adapted to overcome and take advantage of,...