Events

Join Ranger Kevin for an introduction to birding in one of Arizona’s premiere birding locations. Click program title for more details.

Watch the sun paint the desert as the stars come out on a hike through lush Sonoran Desert Habitat with Ranger Derik. Click program title for more details. Click program title for more details.

Join us in making native seed pellets to share back in nature!

Stop by the Discover center and looked for macroscopic creatures with microscopes! Click program title for more details.

Come on a short tour of several trails with Ranger Shaun! It’s the Cave Creek Sampler Pack! Click program title for more details.

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.

Enjoy an early morning walk to watch for birds, lizards, snakes, and small animals with
Ranger Olivia. Click on program title for more details.

Join Ranger Nikki for an easy stroll to experience beautiful desert among the cacti and mountains. Click on program title for more details.

Learn about birds of the Sonoran Desert on this guided hike with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details!

Join Ranger Olivia to talk about venomous creatures such as rattlesnakes, Gila monsters,
scorpions, tarantulas, or any other desert dwellers you may encounter at this Venomous Creatures Discovery Station. Click program title for more details.

Learn how to identify common desert and backyard birds with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.

Join Ranger Eric from Maricopa County Parks and Angela Clipper from Flood Control for fun activities as we learn all about water! Click on program title for more details.

Join Park Volunteer Tom Locascio for a morning walk followed by an informational program in the Nature Center about the birds of Estrella Mountain Regional Park.

Join Ranger Nikki to look for and identify our desert feathered friends and their homes. Click program title for more details.

Learn about the resident and migrant birds of desert riparian areas during this stationary bird count and bird ID activity with Ranger Eric while participating in the fall version of
eBird Global Big Day! Click on program title for more details.

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

Join Ranger Kevin for an informative hike about the history of the Gila River and the indigenous people who relied on it to build one of pre-Columbian America’s greatest civilizations. Click program title for more details.

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

Join Ranger Olivia for an All About Saguaros Discovery Station to learn about the beautiful
and fascinating saguaro cactus! Click on program title for more details.

Join Ranger Kevin for a fun evening of summer stargazing! Click program title for more details.

Look for scorpions and other nocturnal critters on this hike with Ranger Eric! Click on program title for more details.

Join Ranger Olivia to meet some of the animal ambassadors that reside at the White Tank
Mountain Nature Center! Click on program title for more details.

Join Ranger Olivia to learn all about the different types of snakes there are in Arizona in this classroom presentation. Click program title for more details.

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.

Look for scorpions and other nocturnal critters on this hike with Ranger Eric! Click on program title for more details.

It’s very nearly Halloween, got your spook on yet? Ranger Shaun does!
Come along for a spooky themed desert hike!

Stroll through the garden with Ranger Nikki to learn about native plants and the butterflies, bees and birds they attract. Click program title for more details.

Certified instructors (Ranger Jacque & Doug) will introduce you to the
physical and mental basics of archery and prepare you for target shooting on the range.
Click program title for more details.

Hike beautiful Spur Cross under the light of the full moon with Ranger Shaun!

Join Ranger Nikki to enjoy the sunset and watch the full moon rise and light our way. Click program title for more details.

Come meet some of our “creepiest” creatures. Click program title for more details.

Hit the trail for a stroll this morning. Walk the North Trail with Ranger Shaun.
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Come meet some of our “creepiest” creatures. Click program title for more details.

Explore plant and animal life along the creek on a leisurely walk with Ranger Nikki. Click program title for more details.

Come meet some of our “creepiest” creatures. Click program title for more details.

Ranger Shaun is headed to the waterfall to see if it’s migrated back South
for the Winter yet. Come along, won’t you? Click program title for more details.

Discovery Station: Meet the Critters
It’s a Halloween edition of Meet the Critters! Stop by the Nature Center and Ranger Nikki will show you why San Tan’s scaly, fuzzy and even pokey animal ambassadors are not so creepy after all. This is a drop-in, come-and-go program. Click program title for more details.