Cave Creek Museum: The Arizona Gold Mining Experience™
Cave Creek Museum 6140 E . Skyline Dr., Cave Creek
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Geology of Tom’s Thumb – Educational Walk
McDowell Sonoran Preserve - Tom's Thumb Trailhead 23015 N. 128th St., Scottsdale
Cave Creek Museum: Gold Fever Jeep Adventure
Cave Creek Museum 6140 E . Skyline Dr., Cave Creek
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Geology – Educational Ride
McDowell Sonoran Preserve - Brown’s Ranch Trailhead 30301 N. Alma School Rd., Scottsdale
⭐ Verde Valley SciTech Festival: The Creation of Arizona
Jerome State Historic Park 100 Douglas Rd., JeromeWeek of Events
Monday, February 9, 2026
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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Thursday, February 12, 2026
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February 12, 2026 -⭐ Verde Valley SciTech Festival: Playdough Earth
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February 12, 2026 -The University of Arizona: Implications of Earthquakes Triggered by Massive Injection of Produced Water in Saline Aquifers for Large-Scale Geologic Storage of CO2
⭐ Verde Valley SciTech Festival: Playdough Earth
Come join us for our Verde Valley SciTech Festival programming: Playdough Earth- build Earth's layer's with playdough and explore what is beneath the surface. Ages 6 - 12 Part of the Verde Valley SciTech Festival, a month-long celebration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), featuring free events across the Verde Valley. ...
The University of Arizona: Implications of Earthquakes Triggered by Massive Injection of Produced Water in Saline Aquifers for Large-Scale Geologic Storage of CO2
Presented by Mark Zoback (Professor Emeritus, Stanford) Part of the Geosciences Colloquium Series This year's colloquium series will consist of a mixture of researchers across the University of Arizona along with visiting scientists as well! The colloquium series will be conducted in the Gould-Simpson “Fishbowl” (2nd floor) from 4-5PM on Thursdays. There will be a Zoom...
Friday, February 13, 2026
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Saturday, February 14, 2026
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February 14, 2026 -Cave Creek Museum: The Arizona Gold Mining Experience™
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February 14, 2026 -McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Geology of Tom’s Thumb – Educational Walk
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February 14, 2026 -Cave Creek Museum: Gold Fever Jeep Adventure
Cave Creek Museum: The Arizona Gold Mining Experience™
The Cave Creek Museum’s AZ GOLD MINING EXPERIENCE™ is unique with its display of the complete hard rock ore extraction process, with the mine shaft, tramway, ore carts, crushing and extraction, that are always on display, but operated only during these events. The highlight is Arizona’s only fully operational ten-stamp ore crushing mill. The ten 1,000-lb...
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Geology of Tom’s Thumb – Educational Walk
Enjoy a 90-minute walk near the Tom’s Thumb trailhead to learn about the geology we see around us. Geology basics will be discussed as well as the processes that shaped the McDowells and nearby mountain ranges. We will talk about mineralogy, weathering processes and volcanism in Arizona as well as geology’s impact on the people,...
Cave Creek Museum: Gold Fever Jeep Adventure
This exclusive Cave Creek Museum adventure is a “must”! Cave Creek Museum has partnered with Rackensack Canyon Tours to bring Arizona’s one and only total gold mining experience to life. After seeing the interactive, action-packed Arizona Gold Mining Experience (AZGME), Gold Fever lovers break for lunch and return to Cave Creek Museum to leave promptly at...
Sunday, February 15, 2026
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February 15, 2026 -McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Geology – Educational Ride
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February 15, 2026 -⭐ Verde Valley SciTech Festival: The Creation of Arizona
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: Geology – Educational Ride
When, how and why did all those different rocks get into the Preserve? How about our own earthquake fault? This Intermediate Skills and Moderate Cardio Ride for about 3 hours over 11-12 miles will take us thru the various geological formations of the area. Get the big picture on a bike. A bike with wide...
⭐ Verde Valley SciTech Festival: The Creation of Arizona
Learn about how Arizona was created and fascinating geology of the Verde Valley. Join geology interpreter John Sutton for a fascinating journey back 1.7 billion years. Learn how powerful geological forces shaped the Verde Valley and laid the foundation for Jerome's rugged landscape and rich mining history. Perfect for history lovers, rock hounds and curious...