ABOUT THE FESTIVAL Join us 100 miles North of Phoenix in North Central Arizona’s Verde Valley for the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival. Experience birding during the peak Spring migration season at Dead Horse Ranch State Park on the banks of the Verde River. Close proximity to the Verde, Oak Creek, Sycamore Creek, and [...]
Every year on the last weekend in April, the Greater Phoenix Area participates in the City Nature Challenge. This is a global effort to observe and document as much urban biodiversity as possible while engaging in community science. Using a free app called iNaturalist, anyone can get involved and share observations, anywhere from neighborhoods to [...]
Learn about some birds that visit the Black Canyon Heritage Park. You will find tags along the Nature Walk at the park representing various birds. The QR code links to a website with information about the bird and recordings of its song. Created by the Black Canyon City Community Library. Participants pick up a journal at [...]
For adult women in a fun, safe environment. Learn fishing, hunting, kayaking,hiking, rappelling and camping. Includes evening activities, meals and lodging. Fee required. Location: Prescott Area - Friendly Pines Camp Friendly Pines Camp in Prescott, Arizona is a beautiful place to spend a weekend — that's why we host our April and September BOW Workshops [...]
Come help remove invasive vegetation as well as transplant plants to attract our pollinators. Other work includes clearing vegetation from the Nature Walk and working on other park improvement tasks identified that day. Check in at 8:00 AM followed by short safety briefing. Work to begin by 8:30 AM. Youth age 17 or younger must be accompanied [...]
WMG’s Living Lab is our demonstration site of hydro-local living and watershed resilience, as well as our office space. The campus is supported by rainwater for all indoor and outdoor needs almost year-round, and includes extensive rain gardens, a native food forest, a 10,000 gallon underground cistern, art exhibits about Tucson’s history of flowing creeks [...]
Enjoy the wonderfully smooth gravel road surface on a steady but mild gradual climb up to the scenic town of Cherry, between Camp Verde and Cottonwood. This is a local's secret ride, at risk of becoming a new classic. Take in the great views of the Verde Valley down below as you navigate the gradual [...]
The main priority is to define, clean up, and widen the trail from amphitheater steps to Osprey Campground. TRACKS is bringing their tool trailer and some guidance on trail maintenance 😊 They are expecting a lot of youth to help with all of the projects. Lunch will be provided afterwards. Plans are to also: Spread [...]
Watch and interact with fossil preparators as they prepare paleontological specimens found throughout Petrified Forest National Park. Open to the public every Thursday, everyone is invited to observe this fascinating and painstaking process, ask questions, and learn more about the fossils found here. All ages are welcome. Located on the northeast side of the Painted [...]
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