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Join us for one of our native seed pellet workshops this fall!
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Sep 17

Creatures of the Night Walk (Registration Required, Limit 12 Participants)

Join Ranger Eric for an after-hours prowl of the Preserve trails to look for nocturnal animals and scorpions! Click on program title for more details. ...More details
Sep 18

Guided Bird Walk (Registration Required, Limit 10 Participants)

Learn about the resident and migrant birds of desert riparian areas on this guided walk with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details. ...More details
Sep 18

Cave Creek - Seed Pellet Workshop

Join us in making native seed pellets to share back in nature! ...More details
Sep 18

Homeschool Day (Protect our Pollinators)

Homeschool families – “Buzz” on over and join our Arizona pollinator learning adventure led by Rangers Jacque, Nikki and Olivia in ongoing 30-minute workshop sessions throughout the morning. Get a bugs-eye view of what it’s like being a pollinator, learn to recognize desert invader plants that can threaten our pollinators’ favorite foods and get your hands a little dirty by planting a native seed pot that you can take home. Click program title for more details. ...More details
Sep 18

Discovery Station

Want to save money, improve your property, and help nature at the same time? Ask Ranger
Kevin how at this Planting Native Discovery Station! Click program title for more details. ...More details
Sep 18

Creature of the Night Hike (Registration Required, Limit 30 Participants)

Think you’re brave? The Desert would like a word. After dark. Ranger Derik is here to show you to your appointment. Click program title for more details. ...More details
Sep 19

MTB Shift into the Weekend

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Sep 19

Hassayampa Butterfly Monitoring

Have you ever wanted to learn more about butterflies? Well, here is your chance! Put your skills to the test at one of our upcoming butterfly monitoring programs, while documenting species for science. ...More details
Sep 19

White Tank Butterfly Monitoring

Have you ever wanted to learn more about butterflies? Well, here is your chance! Put your skills to the test at one of our upcoming butterfly monitoring programs, while documenting species for science. ...More details
Sep 19

Estrella Butterfly Monitoring

Have you ever wanted to learn more about butterflies? Well, here is your chance! Put your skills to the test at one of our upcoming butterfly monitoring programs, while documenting species for science. ...More details

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