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Event Series Bird Outings at Rio Saldo

Bird Outings at Rio Saldo

Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center, 3131 S. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85040 2801 S Central Ave, United States

Join one of our local bird enthusiasts for a guided bird walk through the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area! These walks are for everyone: experts, novices, and people who have never gone birding in their entire life. Bring water, and wear sunscreen and shoes for walking. Loaner binoculars and field guides are available for those [...]

Event Series Upcoming Trail Workdays

Upcoming Trail Workdays

TBD

Yavapai Trails Association has worked with Prescott National Forest to set up each 2nd Saturday of the month as a trail workday. Contact yavapai.trails@gmail.com to sign up Look for an email just before each scheduled workday to remind you to RSVP and announce the location. Thank you for all your volunteer hours. *If you have [...]

Brush Up the Hill

Gila River Canyons - Passage 16

This two day weekend event will include an overnight camp, two days of hiking uphill in the late spring and tons of fun! Join us for all or part of the weekend to brush Passage 16, fix some drains and enjoy spring in the desert. .

NRA Women on Target

Ben Avery Shooting Facility, 4044 W Black Canyon Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85086, USA 40701 N Boone Ln, United States

About the Event For Women only, one day beginner pistol shooting. Class on safety, nomenclature, and shooting with many different guns and calibers. All equipment will be provided if needed. Student may bring a pistol from home.

NRA Women on Target

Ben Avery Shooting Facility, 4044 W Black Canyon Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85086, USA 40701 N Boone Ln, United States

For Women only, one day beginner pistol shooting. Classroom on safety, nomenclature, and shooting with many different guns and calibers. All equipment will be provided if needed. Student may bring a pistol from home.

APRIL 2024 TRAIL WORKDAY

PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST, BUCKHORN TRAIL #130

WHERE: PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST, BUCKHORN TRAIL #130 Please check PTR Facebook posts on Saturday morning to ensure nothing has caused the cancellation of the workday! DIRECTIONS TO STAGING LOCATION:  Southeast from Prescott on 69, ~9 miles past Fain Rd and the Maverick gas station, 1.1 miles PAST Poland Jct Rd, ½ mile PAST MP275, turn [...]

Talk with a Paleontologist at Petrified Forest National Park

Painted Desert Visitor Center PO Box 2217 1 Park Road, Petrified Forest National Park, United States

Watch and interact with fossil preparators as they prepare paleontological specimens found throughout Petrified Forest National Park. Open to the public every Thursday, everyone is invited to observe this fascinating and painstaking process, ask questions, and learn more about the fossils found here. All ages are welcome. Located on the northeast side of the Painted [...]

Free

2024 Verde Valley Cyclist Coalition Spring Picnic

Village of Oakcreek Association (VOCA) 690 Bell Rock Boulevard, Sedona, United States

Check-in at 9:30am & group Mountain and Road rides will start at 10am.  There will be multiple groups to accommodate ability levels and distances: MTB routes: 1) Hiline loop, 2) Slim Shady - Easy Breezy loop, 3) Rabbit Ears - Little Rock loop, 4) Bell Rock - Big Park Loop and TBD, based on interest [...]

$25
Event Series The Legacy Tour

The Legacy Tour

Boyce Thompson Arboretum, 37615 E US Highway #60, Superior, AZ 85173, USA 38400 US Hwy 60, United States

The Legacy Tour will introduce visitors to the rich 100-year history of Boyce Thompson Arboretum and further appreciation of this land and its legacy. Tour participants will receive a BTA Centennial commemorative pin as a gift at the end of the tour. This tour will follow the Main Trail and is on unpaved trails in [...]

$8 – $18

Discovery Station – Be a Citizen Scientist!

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

Lake Pleasant Regional Park Stop by an information table where Ranger Nikki will teach you how to use your phone to identify and document your nature findings to help the scientific community.

Prescott 2024 Volunteer Sign Up

Kuebler Quarry / Pioneer Park Prescott, AZ, United States

The Mountain Bike Association of Arizona has opportunities to volunteer at the Prescott Punisher! These events are not possible without people like you. Thank you for volunteering. Remaining open spots: Merch Table - Hand out MBAA merchandise  Course Sweep: Black Loop - Ride black loop, ensure all rides are finished (1-2 PM)

Discovery Station: Connect with Nature Through Your Phone

White Tank Mountain Regional Park, 20304 West White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell, AZ 85355, USA

Discovery Station: Connect with Nature Through Your Phone Drop by Ranger Shaun’s City Naturalist app Workshop to find out about some of the best apps on the market for identifying the plants and animals you see in the parks!

Bird Walk at Sierra Vista Environmental Operations Park

Environmental Operations Park 7201 Hwy 90, Sierra Vista, AZ, United States

The Sierra Vista Environmental Operations Park (EOP) is open to public bird watching tours on Sunday mornings year round. Group size is limited to 15 people, first come, first served. Arrive before the starting time (7:00am) to sign a waiver and secure a spot. The 2-2.5 hours walk is behind locked gates and you must [...]

Free

Arizona Trail Vail Scramble

Gabe Zimmerman Trailhead 16248 E Marsh Station Rd, Vail, AZ, United States

This trail marathon, half-marathon and 10K traverses the valley between the Santa Rita and the Rincon Mountains. It offers spectacular, sweeping views and while the marathon has plenty of challenging ups and downs, the half-marathon and 10K courses offer mostly a gentle, winding descent through ocotillo, prickly pear cactus, creosote, and mesquite.

Blooms and Butterflies Hike

Spur Cross Ranch Conservation, 44000 N Spur Cross Rd, Cave Creek, AZ 85331, USA

Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area Join Ranger Nikki on a 2-mile moderate hike to look for flowering plant life and a variety of pollinators, including butterflies.

Discovery Station: Connect with Nature through your Phone

Spur Cross Ranch Conservation, 44000 N Spur Cross Rd, Cave Creek, AZ 85331, USA

Cave Creek Regional Park If you love taking pics of nature and the desert around you, then this is the program for you! Stop by an information table where Ranger Jacque will teach you how to use your phone to identify and document your nature findings to help the scientific community.

Discovery Station: Be a Citizen Scientist!

Spur Cross Ranch Conservation, 44000 N Spur Cross Rd, Cave Creek, AZ 85331, USA

Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area Stop by an information table where Ranger Nikki will teach you how to use your phone to identify and document your nature findings to help the scientific community. Click program title for more details.

Lake Pleasant Monday Clean-Up Crew

Lake Pleasant, Arizona, USA

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. Location – Park at Castle Hot Springs dirt lot near the entry station. Meet with Park Assistant Doug Robertson at main building at entry. Volunteers needed - Up to [...]

FIELD TRIP – Higley Ponds – with Theona.

Higley Pond

Higley Ponds - Monday April 15th, 7:00 a.m. with our President, Theona Vyvial.  Higley Ponds is located on the NEC of  Higley and Ocotillo.  The parking area is at the 1/2 mile north of Ocotillo.  The ponds are frequented by a wide variety of shorebirds, hawks, hummingbirds, roadrunners, flycatchers, Abert’s towhee and Curved-billed Thrashers. We [...]

Guided Bird Walks at Tonto Natural Bridge

Tonto Natural Bridge State Park Arizona 260, Pine, AZ, United States

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 [...]

Evening Hike: Metate Trail (Registration Required, Limit 15)

Spur Cross Ranch Conservation, 44000 N Spur Cross Rd, Cave Creek, AZ 85331, USA

Ranger Shaun’s headed out to the charming 2.1-mile metate loop for April’s gibbous moon. Weather allowing, we’ll see an always enjoyable Arizona sunset light up the sky as we make our way down into the river valley, and then explore walk among the mesquites looking for wildlife using flashlights, blacklights, and the light of the moon. [...]

“Over the Hump” Mountain Bike Ride

San Tan Mountain Regional Park 6533 W. Phillips Road Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Arizona

Over the Hump” Mountain Bike Ride:  Interrupt your work week with a good ole fashioned trail ride.  Trails are flowy with some moderate climbs and downhill descents, a few technical areas: advanced-beginner to Intermediate skill level. First trail spin at night? Our rides are No Drop.  Bring mountain or gravel bike, helmet, lights (at least [...]

Annual KidWind Challenge 2024

Coconino Center for the Arts 2300 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, United States

Willow Bend Environmental Education Center invites educators and students to join the annual KidWind Challenge 2024. The event, held at Coconino Center for the Arts on Thursday, April 18th, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, requires student teams to design and test small-scale wind turbines to generate electricity. The KidWind Challenge is a hands-on [...]

Talk with a Paleontologist at Petrified Forest National Park

Painted Desert Visitor Center PO Box 2217 1 Park Road, Petrified Forest National Park, United States

Watch and interact with fossil preparators as they prepare paleontological specimens found throughout Petrified Forest National Park. Open to the public every Thursday, everyone is invited to observe this fascinating and painstaking process, ask questions, and learn more about the fossils found here. All ages are welcome. Located on the northeast side of the Painted [...]

Free

Homeschool Happenings: Celebrate Earth Day! (Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants)

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

Explore ways for youngsters to become more involved with the natural world through Citizen Science projects that take place globally, locally and even in your own backyard. Learn how to observe and collect data on plants and animals in your yard to monitor changes. Discover phone-based apps* like iNaturalist and Seek that identify and document [...]

Discovery Station: Connect with Nature Through Your Phone

McDowell Mountain Regional Park, 16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr., Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 AZ, United States

Swing by the Mcdowell Mountain Regional Park Nature Center today and kick off the City Nature Challenge! Learn about some of the apps the Rangers use to help us identify plants and critters on the fly as well as help build a citizen science database that can be used by researchers to help understand biodiversity [...]

Introduction to Competitive Sporting Clays

Ben Avery Clay Target Center, 5060 W Skeet St, Phoenix, AZ 85086, USA 40701 N Boone Ln, United States

INTRODUCTION TO COMPETITIVE SPORTING CLAYS is an 8-week program of FUN SHOOTS for those not ready for leagues or tournaments. This is NOT for beginners, but is specifically designed for those with shotgun shooting experience and want to develop better shotgun shooting skills through weekly fun shoots. * Participants will be on 3-5 member squads. [...]

$40 – $75

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