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Sep 5

Fitness Hike (Registration required, limit 20)

Join Ranger Jacque on a sweeping uphill hike to Wind Cave and take in the views of the mountains and the city. Click program title for more details. ...More details
Sep 5

MTB Fundamental Skills Clinic

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Sep 5

Hohokam Masters of the Desert (Registration Required, Limit 30 Participants)

Join Ranger Derik on a hike through the park and learn about the people that came before. Click program title for more details. ...More details
Sep 5

Scenic Fitness Hike (Registration Required, Limit 15 Participants)

Enjoy an early morning walk to watch for birds, lizards, snakes, and small animals with
Ranger Olivia. Click on program title for more details. ...More details
Sep 5

Guided Bird Walk (Registration Required, Limit 10 Participants)

Join docent Anne Leight for a walk around the preserve to look for and learn about birds. Click on program title for more details. ...More details
Sep 5

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 this Skins and Skulls Discovery Station, click program title for more details. ...More details
Sep 5

Sunset Stroll in the Pollinator Garden

Visit Estrella's newest gem at the most beautiful time of day and learn more about our native plants. ...More details
Sep 5

Stargazing (Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants)

Join Ranger Kevin for an evening of late summer stargazing! Click program title for more
details. ...More details
Sep 5

Scorpion Safari (Registration Required, Limit 10 Participants)

Join Ranger Shaun for a post sunset wander searching for the iconic glow of the scorpion! Click program title for more details. ...More details
Sep 6

Desert Edible Plants Hike (Registration Required, Limit 30 Participants)

Join Ranger Derik on a hike through the park and learn about the native foods and medicines all around you and about the first people that used them. Click program title for more details. ...More details

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