Learn about the Sonoran Desert ecosystem and its unique plants and animals during this guided hike with Ranger Eric. Join Ranger Eric for a guided hike to learn about the...
Got questions about the Sonoran Desert or the things that live there? Ask Ranger Kevin! Come to the Nature Center and meet Ranger Kevin from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Bring your burning...
Butterfly Wonderland Foundation presents this FREE family-friendly festival in appreciation of our amazing butterflies. Enjoy Painted Lady butterfly releases each hour, children’s crafts, games, face painting, fun tattoos, ASU’s Insect Lab, and free Butterfly Wing giveaways! Have your photo taken with Leslie The Butterfly Fairy. Butterfly Plants and butterfly jewelry will be for sale. Children...
Desert Surfaces Educational Walk at Brown’s Ranch Trailhead What really covers the desert – little organisms can make a big difference! Some of the most common sights in the desert – and indeed the living things that probably cover more of the desert than any single kind of plant – are lichen, desert varnish, and...
Sonoran Sunday: Rattlesnakes, King Snakes & Gopher Snakes at Gateway Trailhead Location: Gateway Trailhead – 18333 N. Thompson Peak Pkwy. Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Do you want to know what these 3 snakes have in common? Come hear Darrell Woolf, Exhibits Curator, Center for Native and Urban Wildlife at Scottsdale Community College and one of their...