Ages: At least 5 but less than 16 Purrfect your ability to identify animals. Put your investigative skills to work as we claw through tracks and scats to uncover the animal behind the mystery. Through hands-on activity, budding wildlife biologists will search the park to locate and preserve animal tracks. Homeschool Days are designed for [...]
Maricopa County Master Naturalists Chapter Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month, June through November, on Zoom. Remember you earn 1 hour of Advanced Training and 1 hour of Volunteering for attending the meeting. SCHEDULE: June 8: MCMN Chapter Meeting, 5:30-7:30 July 13: MCMN Chapter Meeting, 5:30-7:30 August 10: MCMN Chapter Meeting, 5:30-7:30 [...]
Fort Lowell Park: Learn and practice Merlin Bird ID and Sound ID phone apps Improve your bird ID skills with your smartphone! Apps for birders are like having a well-informed bird guide sitting on your shoulder, and you can leave your heavy field guide book in the car. You’ll get an email 2 days before [...]
Join us for day 1 of 3 at the Oak Tree Canyon Trailhead development. On this first day, we will unload materials, spread them around the site in preparation for the following week's projects, and begin to clear the area for kiosk installation. For more information, click on the registration link.
Oracle State Park Registration for this trip is free. Bird beautiful Oracle State Park, situated at 4500 ft. elevation which means cooler temperatures and the chance to see some higher elevation species like Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay, Crissal Thrasher, and Canyon Towhee. Walk 1-2 miles on fairly level terrain and meet at the Kannally Ranch House/Visitor [...]
The Pass Mountain Trail Run is the second race in the Aravaipa Running – Desert Runner Trail Series, Arizona’s premier trail & ultra run series. RACE INFORMATION 2022 Update: 10 Km (and possibly 5K) runners may need to park off-site for the race. There will be a shuttle provided from a nearby parking lot to the [...]
Join Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses at Lost Dutchman SP Liability Waiver Form
Join Tucson Audubon, Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation, and other partners every 2nd Saturday for Mañana en el Parque! Desert Haven Natural Resource Park, find lots of family fun, kid activities, and nature walks to help you learn about and enjoy our desert. Activities Include: Family Birding Walks led by Tucson Audubon. Nature [...]
Introduction to Sonoran Desert Birds: Sabino Canyon Trip Difficulty: Easy. We will stay fairly close to the Visitor Center with no more than 2 miles walking. Limited to 10 participants. Binoculars will be provided for those who need them. This trip is intended for people new to birding or for birders from other regions who [...]
Match Director: Jim Merritt //57 SHOTS//Steel targets \\50 -200 Yards \\ MAX SCORE 70 Match held Monthly on every 2nd Sunday @ 8AM on Bay #10 Contact Jim Merritt for more information @ 928-692-1318
Join Tucson Audubon, Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation, and other partners every 2nd Saturday for Mañana en el Parque! Desert Haven Natural Resource Park, find lots of family fun, kid activities, and nature walks to help you learn about and enjoy our desert. Activities Include: Family Birding Walks led by Tucson Audubon. Nature [...]
3G archery club offers free event to try out shooting a bow! First timers please, all equipment provided! Ages 8 to 88. To register text name and age and which Saturday you're interested in to 602-320-5132 (you can call too)
Discover the world around you through play! Drop-in for a few minutes or for the whole two hours. Each weekend will be a different theme/activity. Family program for all ages. Free with Admission($19) or Membership.
Camping will be our first of many overnight outdoor adventures! We will learn the value of getting out in nature and “unplugging” - play games (in real life), sing camp songs, roast marshmallows and sleep outside under the stars - well, in a tent! We will be in Gilbert. Details to be shared upon registration. [...]
Experience the beauty of Usery Regional Park on an array of fun and fast courses at the Punisher Night Runs. Our 20K distance is perfect for night trail runners ready to step up from the 10K and the challenging 30K will push those ready for a new challenge. This race is part of the 2022 Insomniac [...]
Tempe Town Lake: Eight Sunday afternoons throughout the fall. Lake Pleasant Saturday / Sunday Series: For fall of 2022, the Catalina 22, PHRF Spinnaker, and PHRF Sport Boat fleets will score Saturday only. The Santana 20 and Thistle/Portsmouth fleets will score both Saturday and Sunday. (Depending on registrations, Thistles may combine with other Portsmouth boats as one [...]
Bird walk at the Sierra Vista Environmental Operations Park (EOP) led by docents from the Friends of the San Pedro River and other local organizations.
Molino Basin (Mount Lemmon) – Accessible Birding with SAAWR Registration for this walk is free. Trip Duration: 1.5 hrs. Ground Condition: Paved road/path into the campground. Bathrooms onsite; no drinking fountains available. Join Kimberly Aikins of the Southern Arizona Accessible Wildlife Refuge (SAAWR) for an outing designed for nature enthusiasts with accessibility challenges; wheelchairs, walkers, [...]
Take a dive into the natural history and modern biology of an iconic species, Ursus americanus, the black bear. These bears are opportunistic feeders and have complex and interesting lives. Spend an evening learning about this incredible critter and enjoying the opportunity to see them live and in person. Instructed by wildlife biologists Jeff Meyers [...]
Registration for this walk is free. Register here beginning on Oct 8, 7 AM. Trip difficulty: Easy. 1.5 miles on flat paths. Trip duration no more than 2.5 hours. No water on site but port a pot is at parking lot. We’ll do a figure 8 loop walk near the old clubhouse and driving range [...]
Mon, Nov 14 – Fountain Hills Lake and Botanical Garden with Kathe Anderson We’ll meet about 7:30 in Fountain Hills, to start birding at the Botanical Garden, with the hope of catching the common desert birds there before moving onto the lake, where we should get a variety of waterfowl, plus possible waders, shorebirds and surprises. We’ll wrap [...]
Registration for this trip is free. Trip Difficulty: Moderate. Approximately 3 mile loop, mostly on narrow, uneven, and rocky trail. Elevation gain of ~400 feet. There are a couple of steep areas. Let's explore the beautiful Sabino Canyon Recreation Area with a focus on finding our resident birds. Expect to see desert sparrows, wrens, towhees, [...]
Oak Tree Canyon Trailhead - one of the closest access points to the Nogales Ranger District, Passage 5 and 6 - will soon be a reality, but we can't do it without your help! The Coronado National Forest will have completed grading, gravel, and compaction prior to our arrival. Day two will involve installation of [...]
Join us as we take a closer look into the highly adaptable Coyote; an extraordinarily intelligent and opportunistic species! After, we will delve deeper into the history of Arizona’s wolves and what caused them to become extinct and how AZGFD, along with other federal and state agencies, have reintroduced the Mexican Gray Wolf back into [...]
Sweetwater Wetlands Sign up on the Field Trip Page Trip Difficulty: Easy. Flat and well-maintained gravel/dirt paths. Restroom by parking area. This popular birding hotspot in urban Tucson offers an easy walk through marshes created by Tucson Water to see waterfowl, regular and visiting warblers, and several exciting species hiding in the reeds. Birders of [...]
Join Saddlebrooke Hiking Club for a morning of work on passage 13. We will focus on catclaw removal and repairing damaged tread. With the summer heat behind us, it is sure to be a beautiful day on the trail! We will meet at a parking area near Oracle State Park at 8am and will be [...]
Through generous funding from Mountain Sports Flagstaff and 1% for the Planet, Willow Bend offers guided Downtown Geology Tours. The 45 minute- 1 hour walking tours are based on local Flagstaff author, Marie Jackson’s Stone Landmark’s book. An exclusive and unique opportunity for the community to explore downtown like never before. The tour will cover [...]
Urban open spaces, like Tucson's Loop, have become havens for wintering birds due to diverse habitats and food sources. Many of our wintering and resident birds should be present in November, so let's see what we can find! We'll start at The Loop parking area at the corner of Glenn and Sahuara, and work our [...]
Oak Tree Canyon Trailhead - one of the closest access points to the Nogales Ranger District, Passage 5 and 6 - will soon be a reality, but we can't do it without your help! The Coronado National Forest will have completed grading, gravel, and compaction prior to our arrival. Day three, we will finish installation [...]
Join ATA and Bawker Bawker Cider House for an urban hike! Meet us at Bawker Bawker at 5:30pm on Thursday 11/17 for a 3(ish) mile hike around beautiful downtown Tucson. Afterwards, enjoy an AZ Trail Prickly Pear cider and grab an AZT sticker. First round of cider will be discounted for hikers. See you on [...]
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