Events

Join Ranger Olivia for a chance to learn the basics of the Sonoran Desert and
answer any burning questions you might have. Click on program title for more details.

Join Ranger Olivia on a night hike to search for all things creepy and crawly. Click
program title for more details.

Join Ranger Shaun for a walk-and-talk among the trees of the Preserve. Click
program title for more details.

Learn about plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert, and the Seek and iNaturalist apps on this guided hike with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details!

Learn about the resident and migrant birds of desert riparian areas on this guided walk with Anne Leight. Click on program title for more details.

Learn all about the Sonoran Desert ecosystem during this guided hike with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.

Join Ranger Olivia and Maricopa County Animal Care & Control to hike with shelter dogs who are looking for their forever homes!  Click program title for more details. 

Join Ranger Nikki on an easy to moderate terrain hike to look for flowering plant life and a variety of pollinators, including butterflies. Click program title for more details.

Stop by an information table where Ranger Nikki will teach you how to use your phone to identify and document your nature findings to help the scientific community. Click program title for more details.

Stop by an information table where Ranger Shaun will teach you how to
use your phone to identify and document your nature findings to help the scientific community. Click program title for more details.

Learn about free smartphone apps that can help you identify plants, animals, and more, while helping contribute to science! Click on program title for more details.

Join Ranger Nikki for an easy stroll to experience a beautiful sunset, a full moon and amazing desert views. Click on program title for more details.

Birds of Estrella Mountain Regional Park, Bird Walk, Second Saturday of each month, 8AM (Dec-Feb), 7:30 (Mar/April), 7AM (May). Meet at Park Nature Center. Explore birds/bird life with special guest Joe Ford. The Park has a wide range of habitats. You will encounter some of the best birding in the valley! Beginner birders and longtime enthusiasts will enjoy this opportunity to spot and identify many species. Bring close toed shoes, water and a snack. An indoor Presentation follows the hike

Join Ranger Nikki to develop your archery form and shot execution with games and scorekeeping in a friendly competition between students. *Prerequisite: Archery 1. Click program title for more details.

Learn about the plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert and easy citizen science you can do with your smartphone with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.

Learn about wildlife of the Sonoran Desert and easy citizen science you can help with on this late afternoon-evening hike with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details!

Learn about the plants and animals of the desert riparian ecosystems and easy citizen science you can do with your smartphone with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.

Learn the basics of boater safety and laws during this classroom course. Click on program title for more details.

Join Ranger Nikki to search for and learn about a variety of flowering plant life along desert and riparian environments. Click program title for more details.

Join Ranger Kevin for an informative hike about the history and significance of this desert river. Click program title for more details

Join Ranger Kevin for an informative hike about the native plants that call the Sonoran Desert home. Click program title for more details.

Stop by an information table where Ranger Kevin will teach you how to use your phone to identify and document your nature findings to help the scientific community. Click program title for more details.

Learn about wildlife of the Sonoran Desert and easy citizen science you can help with on this late afternoon-evening hike with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details!

Join Ranger Kevin for a relaxing evening stroll through the Sonoran Desert. Click program title for more details

Join Ranger Kevin for an informative hike about the native plants that call the Sonoran Desert home. Click program title for more details.

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.

Join us to start on the back patio of the nature center and observe and identify the various birds at our bird feeders.

Stop by an information table where Ranger Kevin will teach you how to use your phone to identify and document your nature findings to help the scientific community. Click program title for more details.

Join Ranger Derik on a fast-paced fitness hike though the San Tan Mountain
foothills and washes for 5.5 miles. Click program title for more details.

Stop by an information table where Ranger Kevin will teach you how to use your phone to identify and document your nature findings to help the scientific community. Click program title for more details.

Join Ranger Nikki to learn about this weekend’s City Nature Challenge April 25-28 and how your input can help the scientific community. Click program title for more details.

*Pemberton Trailhead Staging Area Closed to Public*

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.

If you love taking pics of nature and the desert around you, then this is the program for you! Stop by an information table where Ranger Jacque will teach you how to use your phone to identify and document your nature findings to help the scientific community. Click program title for more details.

Learn about wildlife of the Sonoran Desert and easy citizen science you can help with on this late afternoon-evening hike with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details!

Join Ranger Nikki on a moderate hike and use your phone to document biodiversity in the park for the City Nature Challenge global Citizen Science competition that runs April 25-28. Click program title for more details.

Join Ranger Nikki to learn about this weekend’s City Nature Challenge April 25-28 and how your input can help the scientific community. Click program title for more details.

Join Ranger Kevin on a strenuous hike and use your phone to document biodiversity in the park for the City Nature Challenge global Citizen Science competition that runs April 25-28. Click program title for more details.

If you love taking pics of nature and the desert around you, then this is the program for you! Stop by an information table where Ranger Jacque will teach you how to use your phone to identify and document your nature findings to help the scientific community. Click program title for more details.

Join Ranger Derik after your morning hikes in the nature center and explore the
small world of macro invertebrates that call the parks waterways home. Click program title for more details.