Ranger Nikki will lead you on a 4-mile easy/moderate hike to look for cactus blooms, wildflowers and pollinators visiting flowers. Learn how to document your findings on the citizen science app, iNaturalist*, and how to join app-based local and worldwide biodiversity projects. We will also talk about the Parks Department butterfly monitoring initiative and you...
The Library and Parks & Rec team up for a morning of un-BEE- lievable fun at Silly Mountain! Storytime, activities and a craft! This month our theme is Bug Buddies! Have fun with Library and Parks & Recreation staff at Silly Mountain!
Join a ranger for a 15 minute talk at the Coronado National Memorial Visitor Center and learn about a variety of park topics including the Coronado Expedition, wildlife, and more! Ask a ranger at the visitor center desk for the topic of the day. Free with Park Fee
Follow an insect's life journey as you become immersed in a miniature world where a leaf weighs as much as a car and one raindrop quenches the largest thirst. This is an IMAX show reformatted for the planetarium dome. Recommended for general audiences. Themes: Entomology, life cycles, insect diversity Style: Fulldome documentary followed by live...
Learn about mountain lion “language” during this presentation by Mark Hart, Arizona Game and Fish Public Information Officer. Secretive and stealthy, mountain lions are rarely seen. However, they are abundant in Southeast Arizona, as documented monthly in residential areas of the Tucson foothills. Although mountain lions are feared by some, bears in Arizona are twice as...
Scorpion season has returned and Ranger Shaun is glad to be back on the hunt! Come along, won’t you? With the return of warmer weather, our favorite little desert lobsters are back at it! Come along with Ranger Shaun as he goes on his second scorpion hunt of the year to see how many of the...
At the Zoo, we love animals, and we want to tell you all about how we care for them! Explore aspects of your Daisy journey, make new friends, and learn...