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Aug 20

Saguaros in Sunset (Registration Required, Limit 25 Participants)

Join Ranger Olivia for a hike to see and learn about the stunning saguaros during sunset. Click program title for more details. ...More details
Aug 20

Bug Night! (Registration Required, Limit 50 Participants)

See bugs up close and learn about insects and arachnids of the region with ASU researchers at this fun, family-friendly event! Click on program title for more details. ...More details
Aug 21

Bird Walk

Join Ranger Nikki on an easy walk to look for and identify our desert feathered friends and their homes. Click program title for more details. ...More details
Aug 21

Bird ID Basics

Learn about ways to identify birds that you see in your backyard and along hiking trails with an indoor presentation from Ranger Nikki. Click program title for more details. ...More details
Aug 21

Discovery Station

Skulls, bones, furs, scales – what do clues left behind by desert creatures tell us about their ways of life? Join Ranger Olivia to find out at the Skins and Skulls Discovery Station, click program title for more details. ...More details
Aug 21

Cosas Más Extrañas: Desierto Sonora (Bilingúe)/ Stranger Things: Sonoran Desert

En esta presentación dentro del Centro de Naturaleza/ Nature Center, guardaparque Jacque te enseñe sobre las cosas más sorprendentes de la fauna del desierto. Haga clic en el titulo para más detalles.

In this indoor presentation at the Nature Center, Ranger Jacque reveals the most surprising things about the desert fauna. Click on program title for more details. ...More details
Aug 21

Caminata Nocturna (Bilingúe)/ Night Hike (bilingual) (Registrar; register))

Guardaparques Jacque y Eric te guían en una caminata por el atardecer y hasta la oscuridad de noche en este paseo lindo por el desierto. Haga clic en el titulo por más detalles.

Rangers Jacque and Eric lead you through the sunset and nightfall on this beautiful desert hike. Click on program title for more details. ...More details
Aug 21

Saguaros in Sunset (Registration Required, Limit 25 Participants)

Join Ranger Olivia for a hike to see and learn about the stunning saguaros during sunset. Click program title for more details.  ...More details
Aug 21

Scorpion Hike (Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants)

Join Ranger Derik on an evening hike through the park and search for nocturnal creatures under the stars. Click program title for more details ...More details
Aug 22

Desert 101 Hike

Learn about the plants and animals of our Sonoran Desert on this hike with Ranger Nikki. Click program title for more details. ...More details

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