Want to save money, improve your property, and help nature at the same time? Ask Ranger Kevin how! Come meet Ranger Kevin from 12:00pm – 1:30pm and learn how to turn your yard (or just a bit of it) into a miniature version of your favorite county park! Native plants are adapted to our soil...
Join Ranger Eric at the Usery Nature Center back patio to watch birds around the feeders and learn bird identification basics, field guides and apps, and citizen science opportunities. Chairs and benches will be available and the area is also wheelchair accessible. We will have great views of common desert, migrant, and introduced city birds....
As part of our Homeschool Happenings program offerings, today we will be led through hands-on fun and educational activities as we learn about the tiny critters that live in freshwater ecosystems and the role of dams and flood diversions in keeping us all safe. Ranger Eric from Maricopa County Parks will lead us through the Aquatic...
Are you looking to do a long hike, but don’t want to go alone? Join Ranger Kevin for a 7.5-mile hike on the scenic Pass Mountain trail. We’ll keep an eye out for wildlife and late summer wildflowers as we go. Trail conditions are rated difficult, so be prepared for loose rock, uneven terrain and...
It’s time for another full moon in our desert! Ranger Nikki will lead you on a slow-paced hike to watch the sunset and enjoy the surroundings as night settles in and the moon climbs higher above the mountains. Nocturnal critters such as bats, owls, tarantulas, geckos, centipedes, stink bugs and more might be stirring about,...
October is spooky season, and the Sonoran Desert has some of the spookiest critters you can find anywhere! Snakes, scorpions, spiders, centipedes and bats all make their homes right here in our parks, and we will have a selection of these animals on hand for you to meet. But remember, while spooky to some, all...