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Understanding Bird and Animal Language | Presenter: Pinau Merlin

We all enjoy watching birds and animals. observing their behaviors and listening to their songs and calls, but they are also giving out very detailed information about what’s happening around them in nature that we often are unaware of. They tell us a coyote is lurking nearby or a rattlesnake is hiding under that bush [...]

Wild About Arizona: In-Depth Look at Why Desert Tortoises Are Fascinating

With their elephantine (“columnar”) legs and domed shells, the desert tortoise is difficult to mistake for anything else that lives in the regions it natively inhabits. Join us to learn more about this fascinating species where we will cover the natural history of turtles and tortoises, their unique anatomy, life habits, behaviors, and how they [...]

Public Policy Committee – Monthly Conference Call Meeting

Discuss current initiatives and activities to best preserve, protect and restore the cold water fisheries and their watersheds in Arizona. Please contact Tom Osterday at TGOsterday@gmail.com if you are interested in joining on the call.

National Get Outdoors Day

National Get Outdoors Day, held on the second Saturday in June, is a nationwide event coordinated by the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable and the US Forest Service. Several of the National Forests offered a ‘fee free’ day to encourage people to get outside and celebrate the day. Watch for many event and activities in your community. [...]

Event Series 22LR Shoot

22LR Shoot

Mohave Sportsman Club 3275 Oatman Road, Golden Valley, AZ, United States

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

BREAKFAST WITH THE ANIMALS: Lemurs

Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary 1403 Heritage Park Road, Prescott, AZ, United States

Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary hosts breakfasts each year with the sanctuary's most iconic animals. "Breakfast with the Animals" includes a light breakfast in front of the spotlight animal, a special animal feeding and keeper talk, and an animal craft for the kids. It is the best way to learn more and feel closer to your [...]

Event Series Try Archery Free Event

Try Archery Free Event

Heros Park Archery Range 83rd Avenue and Bethany Home Rd, Glendale, AZ, United States

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)

Flagstaff Extreme Big Pine Trail Runs

Fort Tuthill County Park Fort Tuthill County Park, 2446 Fort Tuthill Loop Flagstaff, AZ 86005, Arizona, AZ, United States

Welcome to the 7th annual Big Pine Trail Runs at Fort Tuthill County Park! Runners will get to experience both the Soldiers Trail and Highlands Trail Loop (6 Km runners will only run on a partial Soldiers Trail loop) which winds through the ponderosa pines above 7,000 ft,  eventually topping out on a mesa with expansive [...]

BREAKFAST WITH THE ANIMALS: Mountain Lion

Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary 1403 Heritage Park Road, Prescott, AZ, United States

Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary hosts breakfasts each year with the sanctuary's most iconic animals. "Breakfast with the Animals" includes a light breakfast in front of the spotlight animal, a special animal feeding and keeper talk, and an animal craft for the kids. It is the best way to learn more and feel closer to your [...]

Free Admission Days at Desert Botanical Garden

Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA 301 N Galvin Pkwy, United States

Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona. And you can experience it for free every second Tuesday during the garden's community days! Simply visit the website [...]

Summer Speaker Series: Laura Miller, Gardening for Monarchs (Zoom Only)

Online Virtual Format

Laura Miller’slove of monarchs began when she found caterpillars on her milkweed plants and went on to transform her yard into a wildlife garden. Laura is a native seed collector and a monarch and butterfly garden educator. The Desert Rivers Audubon Society Monthly Speaker Series is now offered in person (Sept-Apr) and on Zoom (year-round) on [...]

Field Trip: Sweetwater Wetlands

Sweetwater Wetlands 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 all experience levels welcome! The Wetlands are [...]

Wild About Arizona: Bighorn Sheep Viewing Tour

Canyon Lake Recreation Area Apache Trail, Roosevelt, AZ, United States

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is offering this unique opportunity to view one of Arizona’s most iconic arid land animals, the desert bighorn sheep, on a 3 hour morning boat tour on Canyon Lake. Department biologists will share and interpret bighorn behavior and biology and discuss wildlife and conservation topics during the trip. Mating [...]

Interpretive walk from San Pedro House

San Pedro House Sierra Vista, AZ, United States

The San Pedro House 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 of other programs. Walk led by docents from the [...]

Event Series 3-Gun Match

3-Gun Match

Mohave Sportsman Club 3275 Oatman Road, Golden Valley, AZ, United States

3-Gun Match, 3rd Saturday of each month. Set up begins at 7 am Summer and 8am Winter Hours on Bay 2. Everyone needs to participate in setting up and tear down, taping, scoring, resetting and/or other tasks to participate in the event. Sign up closes after setup is completed. Safety briefing will be done at the completion of [...]

Event Series Try Archery Free Event

Try Archery Free Event

Heros Park Archery Range 83rd Avenue and Bethany Home Rd, Glendale, AZ, United States

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)

HYPNOSIS NIGHT RUNS

Estrella Mountain Regional Park 14805 W. Vineyard Ave. Goodyear, AZ 85338, Arizona

Join us for the third race in our Insomniac Night Trail Series and test out our new course routes exploring the trails of Estrella Mountain Regional Park in the foothills of the mighty Sierra Estrella Mountains. Choose from race distances of 6K up to 54K. This race is part of the 2021 Insomniac Night Trail Run [...]

Bird walk at Sierra Vista EOP

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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.

Squirrel Hunt Camp – YOU

Potato Patch by the Hobbit Tree Forest Service Road 117 and Forest Service Road 65, Greer, AZ, United States

Introductory event for kids and families to learn how to hunt squirrels. Squirrel cooking seminar and other outdoor skill activities. Food provided. Location: White Mountains, Unit 1 Hosted by: Youth Outdoors Unlimited, Rocky Mountain Elk Society, Arizona Elk Society Register: www.youthoutdoorsunlimited.com About the Location GPS Lat/Long 34.14789 N; 109.58732 W At mile post 380.2 turn left [...]

BOW – Dispersed Camping Workshop

Camp Raymond, Boy Scout Camp Rd, Parks, AZ 86018, USA 7701 Boy Scout Camp Rd, United States

Camping is Fun! This workshop is a great way to learn how to plan for camping and what equipment to bring.  We will teach you how to use the gear you already have, or you can borrow a tent and a cot.   There will be two person canvas tents and cots available.  You will need [...]

Wild About Arizona: Bighorn Sheep Viewing Tour

Canyon Lake Recreation Area Apache Trail, Roosevelt, AZ, United States

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is offering this unique opportunity to view one of Arizona’s most iconic arid land animals, the desert bighorn sheep, on a 3 hour morning boat tour on Canyon Lake. Department biologists will share and interpret bighorn behavior and biology and discuss wildlife and conservation topics during the trip. Mating [...]

Event Series Try Archery Free Event

Try Archery Free Event

Heros Park Archery Range 83rd Avenue and Bethany Home Rd, Glendale, AZ, United States

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)

Family Painting Party at the Zoo

Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary 1403 Heritage Park Road, Prescott, AZ, United States

Visit the zoo and enjoy a fun painting project and Ice Cream Social.  Painting never tasted so good!

Owl Watch at ASU Polytechnic

Parking Lot 32, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA AZ, United States

Owl Watch at ASU Polytechnic at 5 p.m. to observe the Burrowing Owl habitat. Leave your car at Lot 32 and walk to the observation point on South Lenox. Watch this calendar and the newsletter for seasonal time changes.

Bird walk at Sierra Vista EOP

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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.

Wild About Arizona: Bighorn Sheep Viewing Tour

Canyon Lake Recreation Area Apache Trail, Roosevelt, AZ, United States

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is offering this unique opportunity to view one of Arizona’s most iconic arid land animals, the desert bighorn sheep, on a 3 hour morning boat tour on Canyon Lake. Department biologists will share and interpret bighorn behavior and biology and discuss wildlife and conservation topics during the trip. Mating [...]

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