Outdoor Calendar

Time:

10:00am-11:00am

Description:

Learn how animals use colors and patterns to blend in with the environment. Activity is best suited for children ages 5-12 accompanied by adults.
Where: Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive, Oro Valley
Cost/Age: free, ages 5-12 accompanied by adults
For more information contact: 520-615-7855 or eeducation@pima.gov
Reservations not required.

Description:

Cynthia Donald, birding enthusiast and member of the Maricopa Audubon Society leads this fun, interactive, in-depth program specially designed for beginning bird watchers. This class includes six classroom sessions at the Garden and four outside field trips. The field trips will be scheduled at the convenience and availability of the students during the first classroom session. Classroom format will consist of short PowerPoint presentations, discussions, group activities and question and answer sessions. Field trips will vary in length and location. The purpose of the field trips is to introduce students to a variety of resident and migrant bird species, explore a diversity of birding habitats, teach field identification techniques and highlight some of the Valley’s local birding destinations. You will leave this class with an enhanced knowledge of birding and the resources to continue developing your knowledge and skills. Limit 20.

Tuesdays / February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 / 6:30-8 p.m.
Plus four additional weekend field trip dates TBD
Member: $60 / Non-Member: $75

To register, log on to www.DBG.org and click the education tab, or call the Desert Botanical Garden Registrar @ (480) 481-8146.

Time:

10:00am-11:30am

Description:

You’d be amazed to find out what some animals eat! Explore animal diets by examining replicas of animal jaws and dissecting real owl pellets. This program is designed for children over 7 years old and their parents; no drop offs allowed.
Instructor: Environmental Education Center Staff
Location: Environmental Education Center
Class fee: $8 Instructor fee: $0 Supply fee: $0
142EE.449 W 7/1 10 11:30 a.m. 7 yrs+ and Parent

Time:

7:00pm-8:45pm

Description:

Join us for a series of interactive presentations designed to inform and educate you and your family to a host of outdoor adventures. See our website for complete details and weekly topics! www.cabelas.com/glendale

Description:

Events are not individually listed here so please see below:

Clay Target Center Events:
http://www.azgfd.gov/ctc2/events.html

Ben Avery Shooting Facility Events:
http://www.azgfd.gov/outdoor_recreation/basf_events.shtml

Time:

6:00pm-7:30pm

Description:

Biologist Randy Babb will discuss the natural history of our state’s secretive wild cats, from bobcats to jaguars. Learn about their status in Arizona today, and how these stealthy, powerful predators maintain the natural balance between wildlife and their environments.

This program is part of the Summer Wildlife Speaker Series presented on Saturday evenings, from June 13 through August 1, at the AGFD Pinetop regional office. The office is located at 2878 E. White Mountain Blvd. in Pinetop. There is no admission cost, but seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact the office at (928) 367-4281 for questions or additional information.

Time:

6:00pm-9:45pm

Description:

Beat the heat and enjoy the fun with the start of summer hours and Saturday evening happenings at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Summer Saturday Evenings give visitors a unique chance to tour the Desert Museum at night, a time when many of the animals are at their most active with the onset of the summer heat. The popular Summer Saturday Evening programs showcase what happens in the desert after dark and how plants and animals adapt. Summer Saturday Evenings begin Saturday, June 6 and continue each through August 29. After 4 p.m. Saturdays, the special discounted admission is just $6 per adult and $2.25 for children between 6 and 12 years of age.
Summer Saturday Evenings’ programs will feature:
June 6
Live and "sort of" on the Loose, 6 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater
Venomous reptile presentation features live rattlesnakes or gila monsters to explore natural history, venoms and envenomations, bite statistics, and zoo keeping practices with venomous reptiles.
Raptor Free Flight, 8 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater
Watch, listen and learn how these masters of the desert sky are skilled nighttime aviators

June 13
Make and erupt your own volcano! 6 to 9 p.m., Desert Garden
Volcano/Geology Night, 7 & 8 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater
Join Michael Conway, Ph.D., Section Chief of the Geologic Extension Service at the Arizona Geological Survey for a "brief" rundown on the last 15 million years of volcanic activity in Arizona.

June 20
Bug Night, 6 p.m. & 8 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater
“The Bugman” Dr. Carl Olson, University of Arizona Entomologist, offers
intimate insights into the lives of Sonoran Desert insects.
SASI - Hands-on activities, 7 to 9 p.m., Desert Garden
The Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute (SASI) will give a close-up view of some beautiful native arthropods and to share fun hands-on activities for kids of all ages.

June 27
Family Astronomy Night, 6 to 9 p.m., Baldwin Education Building and museum grounds
National Optical Astronomy Observatory staff offer interactive astronomy education and crafts
Dark Skies Observing, 6 to 10 p.m., Overlook grounds
Raptor Free Flight exhibition, 8 pm, Warden Oasis Theater

July 4
Live and "sort of" on the Loose, 6 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater
Raptor Free Flight, 8 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater

July 11
Bat Night, 6 & 8 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater
Karen Krebbs explains the vital role bats play in the Sonoran Desert ecosystem
as pollinators, insect population controllers and nighttime flying mammals.
Bat Echolocation, 7 p.m., near Coati Exhibit
Mark Jensen, BCI, will explain and demonstrate bats’ remarkable navigation system called echolocation.

July 18
Earth Camp Celebration, 5 to 7 p.m., Baldwin Education Building
& 7 to 9 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater
Desert Foods Night, 6 to 9 p.m., Desert Garden
Learn about native plants and sustainable gardening from local community groups
Gardening in the Desert, 8 p.m., Baldwin Education Building
Jesus Garcia shares his lifelong passion of natural history and love of gardening

July 25
Family Astronomy Night, 6 to 9 p.m., Baldwin Education Building
Dark Skies Observing, 8 to 10 p.m., Overlook grounds
Raptor Free Flight, 8 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater

August 1
Live and "sort of" on the Loose, 6 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater
Raptor Free Flight, 8 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater

August 8
Sustainable Seafood Evening, 6:30 to 9 p.m.,
Warden Oasis Theater & Baldwin Education Building
"Ghost Net" art and poetry exhibit, Baldwin Education Building Lobby

August 15
Stories and legends of the night sky by Native American Storyteller Girard Tsonakwa,
6:30 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater
Raptor Free Flight, 8 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater

August 22
Family Astronomy Night, 6 to 9 p.m., Baldwin Education Building
Dark Skies Observing, 8 to 10 p.m., Overlook grounds
Raptor Free Flight, 8 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater

August 29
Teacher Appreciation Night, 5:30 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater
The presentation, sponsored by Tucson Electric Power, features programs offered for the 2009/2010 school year by Desert Museum and Sonoran Desert Waters Institute educators
Skin Cancer Awareness education displays, 5 to 9 p.m., across from Ironwood Gallery
Monsoon Night, 6:30 p.m., Baldwin Education Building
Author Roni Ashford offers a multi-sensory presentation about monsoons for kids and families.
Physics Factory - Lightning/Electricity Demonstration, 7 p.m., Warden Oasis Theater
Dark Skies Observing, 8 to 10 p.m., Overlook grounds

Diners looking for a unique culinary experience will find it at the Museum’s flagship restaurant, The Ocotillo Café, which will be open for dinner during Summer Saturday Evenings. This intimate dining room accented with original artwork and views of a private patio garden is the perfect backdrop to a menu that brings the sometimes subtle and sometimes bold flavors of the Sonoran region into the spotlight. Reservations are recommended, 520-883-5705.
Also open for dinner is the Ironwood Terraces Restaurant, the largest dining venue at the Desert Museum. This casual, self-serve grill features several family friendly stations offering grilled items such as chicken breast sandwiches with prickly pear sauce and cheeseburgers with green chiles, a made-to-order sandwich, salad and wrap bar, and hand tossed pizza. Diners can sit inside or out on one of the beautiful covered patios that overlook the natural desert landscape—and often invite a curious lizard or cardinal to stop by and visit.

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is one of the nation’s leading outdoor living museums, featuring more than 300 species of native wildlife and 1,300 varieties of desert plants. The Museum, located at 2021 N. Kinney Rd., is open every day of the year from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. March through September and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. October through February. In June, July, and August the Museum is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday; 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays, and from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is free for members and children under six. September through May admission is $13 for adults and $4.25 for children age 6 through 12. Daily summer rates in June through August are $9.50 for adults and $2.25 for children age 6 through 12. Call (520) 883-2702 or visit www.desertmuseum.org for more information.

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		Beginning Birding with Cynthia Donald of Maricopa Audubon Society			Ben Avery and CTC Shooting Events
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