The hike will cover cacti that are found in the park and talk about their fruit, flowers, importance to the native wildlife, and how and when to harvest/ prepare them...
Ranger Derik will have a table set up in the hallway between the library and the nature center with pelts, skulls, and bones from species found throughout the Valley of the sun. there will be free pages and junior ranger books for the kids as well. The ranger will also be able to answer questions...
Join experienced birder and Park Volunteer Tom Locascio—a proud member of the Audubon Society and Sun City Birding Club—for a guided bird walk through White Tank Mountain Regional Park. After the walk, gather in the Nature Center classroom for an engaging presentation on the park’s feathered residents, from desert dwellers to seasonal visitors. Please wear...
Ranger Derik will have 2 story time slots with the first being at 11:30am and the second at 12:30pm in the Nature Center classroom. The program will have a 30-minute story followed by 30 minutes of show and tell with skulls and pelts from animals that can be found in the park. On way out...
The hike will take up and into the towering White Tank mountains along a short 3 mile section of the Goat Camp trail. As you hike you will be greeted by great views towering saguaros and the rare elephant trees. As the sun sets and the stars come out the hunt for scorpions is on....