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Edible Desert Plant Hike (Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants)

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Lake Pleasant Regional Park
41835 N. Castle Hot Springs Rd.
Morristown, AZ 85342

(602) 506-2930 ext. 2


Join Ranger Derik on a hike through the Sonoran Desert as you learn about the native foods that can be foraged in the park, as well as the native peoples that once harvested them. Click program title for more details.

Starting from the Cottonwood Day Use Area, we will head through pipeline canyon in search of wild desert edible plants that will be blooming or fruiting after the winter rains. Along the hike you will learn how to forage responsibly, what plants are medicinal, and about the native peoples of the region and their relationship with the wild edible foods. At the top of Yavapai point you will be able to take in breathtaking views of Lake Pleasant as well as the Hieroglyphic and Bradshaw Mountains. MEETING LOCATION: Cottonwood Day Use area north end of Lake Pleasant Regional Park To register, please email Ranger at Derik.rodgers@maricopa.gov with your name, phone number and number of people attending. If you find you cannot attend a program after you have registered, please email back ASAP so those on the waiting list may be contacted. Registration for this program will close on 2/9/24.

 
 
 
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