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International Wildlife Museum: Snazzy Snakes

International Wildlife Museum 4800 W. Gates Pass Rd., Tucson

Story, craft, and live animal encounter. Included with regular admission; museum members are free!

Free with Admission

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Desert Butterflies

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

Learn about desert butterflies with Ranger Nikki during this informal drop-in session. See preserved specimens and photographs to help you identify common flutterers that can be seen at the end of summer into early fall along our desert trails and in your back yard. You can also learn about the Parks Department butterfly monitoring initiative...

Free with Park Fee

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Venomous Creatures

McDowell Mountain Regional Park 16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr. MMRP, Fountain Hills

Stop by the McDowell Nature Center to learn about the venomous creatures of the Sonoran Desert with Ranger Steve!  Join Ranger Steve in the McDowell Nature Center for an interactive display of venomous animals and a discussion of their vital role in our ecosystem, “busting” myths about their behaviors, and have all your questions answered!...

Free with Park Fee

Pima County Public Library: National Parks Service – Beautiful Bats

Pima County Public Library - Flowing Wells Library 1730 W. Wetmore Rd., Tucson

o you love bats, or want to learn more about these amazing animals? Presenters from the National Parks Service will visit to talk about native bat species, the threats they face, and how to help them. Afterwards we'll play a fun game to review and challenge each other! This program is designed for kids ages...

Free

Phoenix Public Library: Thursday Maker Hour – 3D Printer Lab, Insect Architects

Phoenix Public Library - Burton Barr Central Library ​1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix

Join us at MACH1 for Thursday Maker Hour: This month we're exploring Animals. Insects may be small but they are mighty! Join us this week to explore the basics of 3D modeling while learning about the ingenious world of insect architects! For this week's class we'll use Tinkercad, an online 3D modeling site. Once you...

Free

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Creatures of the Night Walk

McDowell Mountain Regional Park 16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr. MMRP, Fountain Hills

Join Ranger Steve on an easy walk to enjoy a beautiful desert sunset and look for nocturnal animals.  Enjoy an easy walk along the Escondido Trail with Ranger Steve to enjoy the sunset and watch silhouettes of cacti and trees appear along the way. We’ll look for nocturnal wildlife as they emerge from their daytime...

Free with Park Fee

Flagstaff Festival of Science: Science Bedtime Stories – A Rattler’s Tale (ON DEMAND VIDEO)

Online

Nancy Marshall reads her action-packed book A Rattler's Tale: When Wild Animals Encounter Humans. Our youngest science enthusiasts will enjoy this humorous, adventurous and wonderfully informative book as they wind down to sleep. Captivatingly illustrated by a fisheries biologist, discover what happens when a skunk meets Mom in the shed and when the mountain lion...

Free