Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: White Tank – Seed Toss Event
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...
Free with Park Fee
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Events for November 8, 2025
Watershed Management Group: River Run Network Restoration Workshop – Tanque Verde Arundo Removal
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 heritage of seasonal and year-round water flows. Come work with WMG staff and other River Run Network volunteers at these 2 - 4 hour workshops in...
Free
Watershed Management Group: Living Lab & Learning Center Tour
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,...
Free – $20
Watershed Management Group: River Run Network Clean Up & Arundo Removal – Brandi Fenton Park
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...
Free
Desert Botanical Garden: Watercolor in the Garden (All-Levels)
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 on the trails and capture the essence of the desert. All materials included. Weather permitting, class will be held outdoors. Please dress for the weather....
Mesa Public Library: Ask A Master Gardener
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...
Free
Pima County Public Library: Garden Talk – Growing Herbs in the Sonoran Desert
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 ideal planting times for a variety of herbs. This informative session runs 60–90 minutes and will equip you with everything you need to grow your...
Free
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Desert 101 Hike
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...
Free with Park Fee
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Geology is Ecology’s Destiny
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,...
Free