Interpretive walk led by docents of the Friends of the San Pedro River. The San Pedro House, a 1930’s-era converted ranch house operating as a gift and bookstore, leads guided interpretive walks/hikes along the river and throughout the adjacent area, presents educational programs to schools and community groups, and assists the BLM in a variety [...]
Take a walk on the wild side. Experience the Chandler Nature Center on a 30-minute tour and learn about Arizona’s various ecosystems, animals, and plants. Drop in every third Friday of the month.
Interpretive walk led by docents of the Friends of the San Pedro River. The San Pedro House, a 1930’s-era converted ranch house operating as a gift and bookstore, leads guided interpretive walks/hikes along the river and throughout the adjacent area, presents educational programs to schools and community groups, and assists the BLM in a variety [...]
Take a walk to the ruins of the historic Grand Central Mill with Friends of the San Pedro River docent Merle Kilpatrick. During the Tombstone silver boom, this stamp mill operated 24 hours a day, processing the ore brought in from Tombstone by wagons. Learn about the mining history of the area and take a [...]
Thanks to Sonoran Audubon Society’s own Donna Smith and Kathy Dashiell there’s a great route around Buckeye and Arlington, west of Phoenix, through agricultural fields that is reliable for burrowing owls and diurnal raptors, sparrows and common desert species, plus waterfowl at canals and farm ponds. This is a long morning, starting at 7am at [...]
Experience prayer and meditation while taking a short walk at the Buddhist Stupa Big Sit. At the Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park, meet at the Buddhist Stupa parking lot (take Andante North and left on Pueblo, right to parking lot) from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Rich Armstrong is our tour guide. For more information, [...]
Join FSPR docent Dwight Long for a tour of the Murray Springs mammoth kill site. Vance Haynes led an expedition here in the 1970s that found the remains of megafauna that had been hunted, killed, butchered, and consumed by the Clovis Paleo-Indians 13,000 years ago. This is an easy walk of less than a half [...]
Walk for an hour on trails at the Sedona Wetlands and look for ducks and wintering birds. Tour lasts from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Meet at the Sedona Wetlands parking lot. Rich Armstrong is our guide. To learn more, contact him at richarmstrong47@gmail.com or call 928-282-3675.
Interpretive walk led by docents of the Friends of the San Pedro River. The San Pedro House, a 1930’s-era converted ranch house operating as a gift and bookstore, leads guided interpretive walks/hikes along the river and throughout the adjacent area, presents educational programs to schools and community groups, and assists the BLM in a variety [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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