Tucson Orienteering Club celebrates Catalina Youth Training Day this Saturday at Catalina State Park. Local youths from ages 8 to 18 are encouraged to sign up and train in orienteering. A training course in animal orienteering is available for kids under 8. Another orienteering event is available on Sunday. Camping spaces are provided at the [...]
Join Sandy Huesman for a walk to the Clanton Ranch. Here Old Man Clanton grazed (stolen) cattle in a large pasture along the San Pedro. This site was a key location in the Wyatt Earp vs. The Cowboys epic. Roundtrip to the site requires 1.5 miles of walking total. The trail is uneven gravel and [...]
Quartz- Barrier Free Nature Trail - Cost $20/Child - 1:00 pm Join us as we learn all about quartz. This class is for children ages 6/7-14 yrs old (younger siblings are welcome to tag along and older siblings are more than welcome to participate too). This class will be about 2 hrs long and will [...]
Thank you for joining us out in the field! Removal events involve removing larger infestations of grasses. Mapping and monitoring events involve hiking through previously visited areas to determine if non-native grasses are present, with small-scale removal as needed. If not already completed, please fill out the Liability Waiver, which can be found here Liability Waiver. [...]
Nature Journaling - Zoom In/Zoom Out - N. Phoenix - Cost $10/Child - 10 am-11 am Join us as we explore the natural world zoomed in and zoomed out. This class is for children ages 7-14 yrs old (younger siblings are welcome to tag along and older siblings are more than welcome to participate too). [...]
Free Family Geocache Hike - Thunderbird Conservation Park - 10:00 am Join us for a day after Thanksgiving guided family hike at Thunderbird Conservation Park, Coachwhip Trail Parking N 61ST Dr, Glendale, AZ 85310. We will be hiking and looking for a few geocaches! The trail is moderate and fairly flat. This is not stroller [...]
The Friends of the San Pedro River has agreed to sponsor one of several morning and afternoon walks at Murray Springs this December. Sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the walk takes place at the Murray Springs Clovis Site, a national historic landmark. These special openings are suggested due to recent acts of [...]
Walk this trail with FSPR docent Richard Bauer to visit Millville, location of two historic silver mills, and an adjacent Indian petroglyph site. The tour will focus on the history of mining and the mills which were active during the Tombstone silver boom. This is about a 2 mile walk on an uneven dirt and [...]
Meet at the south end of Chuckwalla Drive where it is best to carpool. There are no restrooms. Directions: Arrive there by following Fir St until it dead ends at Chuckwalla Drive. Turn left or south and park at a small turnout at the end of Chuckwalla. Expect to see wintering or desert birds: Cactus Wren, Gambel's [...]
