When 4 – 6 p.m., Oct. 16, 2024 Join Community Outreach Assistant Robert Villa on a walk of Tumamoc Hill. Along the way he will talk about some of the plants, animals, and natural history of Tumamoc Hill, as well as do his best to answer your questions. Group size limited, please RSVP by email to tumamoc-hill@arizona.edu...
Join us for our new Tumamoc Author Series in collaboration with The University of Arizona Press and the Southwest Center! The first talk is with author David H. DeJong on Tuesday, October 8th 6-7:30pm at the Tumamoc Hill Boathouse. UA Press will be selling his book Damming The Gila - The Gila River Indian Community and...
When 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Oct. 2, 2024 Tumamoc Talks bring together University of Arizona research to the greater Tucson community. Agrivoltaics is a novel way of linking the societal needs of food and energy in a way that benefits both - all while reducing dependence on irrigation. Through this agrivoltaics approach, the understory gets...
When 9 – 11 a.m., Sept. 28, 2024 Join us for Falls Prevention Awareness Month! The College of Public Health will be holding a Safe Mobility & Falls Prevention Training at the Tumamoc Hill Historic Boathouse (located at the base of the Hill) on Saturday, September 28th from 9am-11am. Learn the recommended lifestyle considerations to...
When 8 – 9:30 a.m., Sept. 21, 2024 Learn about the various species of venomous reptiles that live on Tumamoc Hill with Desert Laboratory Community Outreach Assistant and President of the Tucson Herpetological Society Robert A. Villa. Located at the Boathouse at the base of the hill.
Tumamoc Talks bring together University of Arizona research to the greater Tucson community. Arizona and the University of Arizona are special places for lightning. We recently published a Springer Press book titled ‘Flashes of brilliance: The science and wonder of Arizona lightning’. This is the first book on the full range of lightning topics in...