The San Diego Desert Orienteering Festival provides a series of orienteering events in the rugged open desert. Bring water and sunshade for protection against the desert terrain.
Walk along the Higley Ponds and view a variety of birds from hummingbirds to flycatchers to curved-billed thrashers. Also spot hawks, shorebirds, roadrunners and the Abert’s towhee. Enjoy a morning walk with family or friends and look out for the wildlife.
Join us as we help keep our trails clean! Staging area is at the BLM Box Canyon trailhead, 1/4 mile past the 2nd river crossing on Rincon Road, unless otherwise noted. Garbage bags, pick sticks, latex gloves, buckets and reflective vests provided. Bring work gloves and water. Organizations/businesses are needed to sponsor monthly cleanups. No [...]
Join Boyce Thompson Arboretum for another great Homeschool Day! Homeschool families will learn about the wonderfully diverse cactus through STEAM-centered activities and games throughout the Arboretum. Activities: Plant a saguaro (take-home activity) Cactus scavenger hunt Learn from the experts from Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society And more! Pre-registration required.
Start off Spring with a visit to see migratory birds at the Granite Reef Dam. Along the Salt River, you may see ducks, wrens, sparrows, Bullock’s Orioles and Lucy’s Warblers. Many rare sightings like hawks, falcons and eagles may be present.
Join the Friends of the San Pedro River guides to walk around the Fairbank Townsite and discuss its 19th century history. Join them for an additional walk to the cemetery if you have the time. The trip lasts for several miles and includes a hilly terrain and loose rocks.
Join local guides for a tour of the Romero site and walk through 1000-years of indigenous Hohokam history in 90-minutes! Learn about the area’s ranching history and how the Hohokam made a living in the desert. Note: This trail has stairs and crosses a seasonal stream; be prepared to walk in ankle-deep water. No restrooms [...]
Mount Ord offers a scenic walk and bird watching at a high elevation. There are many species of birds from warblers to sparrows. Prepare for steep, uphill walking and a drive uphill. Submit your contact details to desertriversaudubon@gmail.com to register.
Watch for wintering birds on a walk along the river and canyons toward Seven Springs. Prepare for steep, uphill walks. Send your contact details to register at desertriversaudubon@gmail.com.
This mid-April, join others for a bird walk at Higley Ponds. Common birds species at the ponds include shorebirds, thrashers, roadrunners, hawks and more. Enjoy a short, early morning walk.
Join a ranger on a ~1 mile, mostly paved, walk through some of the most biodiverse terrain in central Arizona. A combination of plant communities and habitats surrounding the world’s largest travertine bridge supports a wide variety of bird species that call the park home and we will be searching for. Meets between the Waterfall [...]
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