The AZT VETS Program and Coronado National Forest Service will host this Veteran Volunteer Work Weekend near the famous High Jinks Ranch just outside Oracle's town. During this hitch, our main objective will be to improve the lower section of Passage 12c of the Arizona Trail (also known as Oracle Ridge Trail), which has been [...]
Invasive species are one of the biggest threats to our park’s ecosystem health. They outcompete native plants, decrease biodiversity, and increase wildfire occurrences, and magnitude. Desert Defenders is a citizen science program focused on mapping, and removing invasive species within the parks. The Invasive plant species have severely impacted our park's natural ecosystems and contributed [...]
Join us to start on the back patio of the Nature Center and observe and identify the various birds enjoying our bird feeders. Then we will venture on a short walk via a trail and see what else we can identify. Please bring water, binoculars and wear close-toed shoes. Please do not bring pets. Drop-in, [...]
Join Ranger Nikki for an easy 1-mile walk along areas near the Nature Center to search for spring blooms and butterflies. Join Ranger Nikki on an easy 1-mile walk along areas near the Nature Center to search for common wildflowers and flowering shrubs of the Sonoran Desert, such as fiddleneck, filaree, brittlebush and globemallow. We [...]
Stop by this drop-in information session to chat with Ranger Nikki about Desert Defenders, a citizen science project focused on locating, mapping and removing invasive plant species within the County Parks system. Stop by to chat with Ranger Nikki about Desert Defenders, a citizen science project focused on locating, mapping and removing invasive plant species [...]
Stop by this informal drop-in session to chat with Ranger Steve about the geological, cultural, and biological history of the Sonoran Desert. Stop by this informal presentation inside the Nature Center to chat with Ranger Steve about the history, culture, and biology of the Sonoran Desert. An interactive display will be available for visitors to [...]
Come join Ranger Steve for a magical evening of telescope viewing under the stars! Join Ranger Steve for a family-friendly stargazing session at the Nature Center at Usery Mountain Regional Park! Ranger Steve will be viewing a selection of celestial objects through a small telescope. Possibilities include the moon, planets, nebulae, or even star clusters. [...]
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