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Lake Pleasant Monday Clean-Up Crew

Lake Pleasant Regional Park, 41835 N Castle Hot Springs Rd, Morristown, AZ 85342, USA 39401 N Lake Pleasant Rd, United States

Lake Pleasant is creating a Monday clean-up crew.  If you are available on any Monday, please join us as we pick up litter along the shoreline. Date- Every Monday from 4/10/23-10/30/23 Time – April 7:00am-9:00am May-Oct 6:00am-8:00am Location – Park at Castle Hot Springs dirt lot near the entry station. Meet with Park Assistant Doug [...]

Spirit World 100 Gravel Bike Event – Patagonia

Patagonia Lumber Co., 295 McKeown Ave, Patagonia, AZ 85624, USA

The Spirit World 100 gravel bike event will be held in Patagonia Thursday 11/2-Sunday 11/5 and the ATA is honored to be a beneficiary! Throughout this weekend event, we will be staffing a table at Patagonia Lumber Co. We are in need of volunteers to staff the table, engage with event participants, and sell raffle [...]

Raz the Haz in the Maz at Ponderosa Saddle

Bear Spring Campground Payson, United States

If you’ve been looking for a challenging, but satisfying, 4-day backcountry trail maintenance event in the beautiful Mazatzal Wilderness, then please plan to join us Nov. 3 - 6 on passage 23, segment 23a of the Mazatzal Divide Trail.  

Family Campout- Oracle State Park

Oracle State Park, 3820 E Wildlife Drive, Oracle, AZ 85623, United States

During the weekend of camping, kids can experience many different fun activities. The activities vary depending on the park, participant ages, and weather conditions: Guided Hikes • Mountain Bike Clinic • Archery • Geocaching • Fishing Clinic • Live Animal Demonstrations • Campfire Stories • Presentations on Geography, Birding, Geology, Astronomy • Service Project.

Dinghy Days

Lake Pleasant, Arizona, USA

Grab your Laser, Sunfish or Portsmouth boat and head to the "big" lake for a weekend of dinghy racing.

Event Series Interpretive walk from San Pedro House

Interpretive walk from San Pedro House

San Pedro House Sierra Vista, AZ, United States

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 [...]

Family Bird Walk at Chandler VO Park

Veterans Oasis Park, 4050 E Chandler Heights Rd, Chandler, AZ 85249, USA

Come out with the kids to walk around the water recharge ponds at the City of Chandler's Veterans Oasis Park, This bird-walk is sponsored by Desert Rivers Audubon and The City of Chandler. We provide loaner binoculars, Bird Bingo Cards for kids, and expert leaders to take you around the ponds. We also have field [...]

Butterfly Metamorphosis Trail Work

Passage 11c-Pusch Ridge Wilderness Bypass

Join us for a day of trail work on passage 11c! Work may include brushing, tread work, and minor rock work. Bring plenty of water!

Event Series Clanton Ranch Walk

Clanton Ranch Walk

Escapule Rd SPRNCA access Escapule Rd, Sierra Vista, United States

A ranch that was only rediscovered in 1990! The ranch was founded in 1873 by Newman Haynes "Old Man" Clanton. Over the years, it hosted a slew of ranch hands some more well known than others, like Ike Clanton, Johnny Ringo, Curly Bill Brocius, Pete Spence and Frank and Tom McLaury. Join a docent from [...]

Family Campout | Oracle State Park

Oracle State Park, 3820 E Wildlife Drive, Oracle, AZ 85623, United States

For families that have little or no experience camping. Learn the basics of camping at AZ’s State Parks, and about hiking, archery, geocaching, fishing, local wildlife, campfire stories, bike clinic, service projects, and more. Fee required.

Trout Unlimited on Tap

Spokes On Southern, 1470 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ 85282, USA

Meet friends and fellow anglers who support conservation, youth education, and fishing in Arizona! A little bit meeting, a little bit imbibing and a lot of friendly interaction and information sharing!  Come on down to Tempe and meet the Zane Grey chapter of Trout Unklimited!

3A Veterans Day Volunteer Special Event – Huachuca Mtns (Scotia Cyn)

Scotia Canyon, Arizona 85611, USA

  The AZT VETS (Veteran Engagement | Trail Stewardship), with support from Team Rubicon West Branch and Coronado National Forest Service, is hosting this special 3rd Annual Veteran Volunteer Work Weekend over Veterans Day weekend on Passage 1 of the Arizona Trail, continuing the remediation from double-track to single-track after machinery obliterated the trail between [...]

Arizona Trappers Association Family Camp

Chauncey Ranch, Mayer AZ

The Arizona Trappers Association Fall Family Camp is a great opportunity for youth and their family to become familiar trapping. There will be sessions for all levels of trappers from those curious to see what trapping is, to current trapping families who wish to hone their skills. There also will be other activities for those [...]

Unit 1 & 27 Squirrel Hunt Camp

Contact Organizer

This is an introductory event for kids and families to learn how to hunt squirrels.  We'll teach you how to prepare and cook the squirrel and demonstrate other outdoor skill activities. Meals provided, just bring your tent!~

Nature Hike on the AZT (dog friendly)

Casa Blanca Canyon Road, Casa Blanca Canyon Rd, Arizona 85624, USA

Join Borderlands Restoration Network and the Arizona Trail Association for a nature hike on the Arizona Trail through conservation property near the town of Patagonia. The hike will be 1.3 miles out and back (total of 2.6 miles). Dogs who are friendly with other dogs and people are welcome to join. Dogs must be leashed and [...]

Pass Mountain Trail Runs

Course Summary Features winding trails throughout Usery Mountain Regional Park on the edge of the Goldfield Mountain Range. The start/finish will be at the Trail head Staging area. The 25 Km course will return to its typical loop this year which includes some super fun trails through Cholla Forests, on the Levee Trail with perfect views [...]

Tonto NF Grass Removal Event

Maricopa Trail to Hawes Trails Parking, N Bush Hwy, Mesa, AZ 85215, USA

Join Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses.  

Tonto NF Grass Removal Event

Maricopa Trail to Hawes Trails Parking, N Bush Hwy, Mesa, AZ 85215, USA

Join Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses.  

Cottonwood Creek Work Day

Passage 26-Highline

Join us for a day of trail work in the Superstition Wilderness. .

Let’s find fossils!

TBD

Join Arizona Jones in Payson and search for fossils! Details coming soon, Keep an eye on the Facebook page,. See the registration link!

Presidio de la Terrenate Tour

Presidio Santa Cruz Trailhead N Keller Rd, United States

Join a docent from the Friends of the San Pedro River on a walking tour of the Spanish Presidio of Santa Cruz de Terrenate. This fort was operational during the late 1770s, the centerpiece for a planned Spanish occupation of the San Pedro River Valley that failed. This is a three-mile round trip walk over [...]

Kids learn to rescue an animal event

Tucson Wildlife Center 13275 E. Speedway, Tuscon, United States

Tucson Wildlife Center will hold an open house on Saturday, Nov. 11, for the first time since the COVID pandemic began in 2019. The state-of-the-art wildlife rescue hospital and rehabilitation center is celebrating its 25th year. To mark the occasion, it will have a variety of activities for kids, including "rescue" simulations using stuffed animals, [...]

Field Trip Gilbert Riparian – with Luke Safford

Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, 2757 E Guadalupe Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85234, USA

Gilbert Riparian is a favorite local park for birding.  This month's guest speaker Luke Safford, Director of Engagement & Education for Tucson Audubon Society will accompany DRAS on a morning Birdwalk. Meet at 7:00AM near the entrance at the parking lot east of the Library parking lot.   Limit is 12 participants. Contact Lois Hammer [...]

Monthly Speaker Series What Birds Teach Us w Luke Safford

Southeast Regional Library, 775 N Greenfield Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85234, USA

What the Birds Teach Us with Luke Safford We may not realize it, but watching birds shapes us in much more profound ways beyond learning the names of birds. This inspirational talk will open up our eyes to see what our adventures in birding teach us about relationships, joy, diversity, and more. We'll touch on [...]

History Walk to Millville and Petroglyph Site

Take a tour of Millville, an historic silver mill, and an adjacent Indian rock art site. The tour will focus on the history of mining and this mill, part of the Tombstone silver boom. This is about a 2 mile walk on an uneven dirt and gravel trail that crosses through a deep wash. There [...]

Wild About Arizona: Mesocarnivores –

Online Virtual Format

Mesocarnivores are part of the mammalian carnivore family, and they play a disproportionately large role in the ecosystems that they inhabit. Mesocarnivores are animals whose diet consists of 50-70% meat with the balance consisting of invertebrates, fruits, fungi, plant material, and any other food source available to them. This group of animals are considered to [...]

Fat Ox Endurance Runs

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

What started as an ‘ultra-experiment’ for young Nathan Coury’s college thesis on “fat oxidation” (fat-ox) and ultra running, becomes a 48 hour family fixed-time festival celebrating our season at Nardini Manor. Note we’ve moved venues to Estrella Mountain Regional Park. We beefed up the original Ox to bring you 6, 12, 24 or 48 hours [...]

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