Upcoming Monitoring Programs (Registration Required)
Usery Mountain Regional Park, meet at the Nature Center
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Please bring water, a snack, a hat, sunscreen, and closed-toed shoes. Optional equipment: camera, binoculars, and a butterfly ID Book. We will be hiking in the desert environment.
Participants should be 18 or older; young adults (13 ) may participate with parental supervision.
Join us this year as we team up with the National Recreation and Park Association- Parks for Pollinators BIOBLITZ!
Have you ever wanted to learn more about butterflies? Well, here is your chance! The Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a butterfly workshop to help you identify and understand butterflies.
And several butterfly monitoring events to help determine population trends, species richness, and diversity within the county.
Participate in a national pollinator bioblitz!
Learn to identify and monitor our native butterflies.
And much more!
To register, please click on the link https://signup.com/go/truuAMb