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
Description:
Volunteer Wildlife Water Project
2 New Water Catchments in Unit 36A
Mile Post 33 and 28 on the east side of highway 286. (Sasabe Highway south of Three Points, AZ)
The Amado Catchment and Enriquez Catchment are named after the contractors who are donating their equipment for the projects. Both projects will be built simultaneously so we will need volunteers to help at each site. Each catchment is a newly constructed wildlife water catchment that will have over a 9,000 gallon storage capacity that will create a year round reliable water source for all wildlife. The money used to purchase materials for this project came from sportsman’s dollars (license fees, Governor’s tag and the Super Raffle). The project was a priority for the Tucson Habitat Partnership Committee (a group of local sportsman who work with the department to improve conditions for wildlife) and with your support, be an oasis for wildlife for many years to come.
Build Schedule (Crews will begin early (7ish) everyday)
Tuesday October 6th – Game and Fish Crews arrive with materials. Set up camp. Lay out dig area and prep materials for the build.
Wednesday October 7th – Contractors arrive and begin digging.
Thursday October 8th – Contractors complete holes and begin placing tanks.
Friday October 9th – Volunteers arrive to assist with storage tank construction, metal aprons, and perimeter fence.
Saturday October 10th - Volunteers arrive to assist with storage tank construction, metal aprons, and perimeter fence.
Sunday October 11th – Volunteers arrive again to help finish the project.
Anyone who is interested, please contact Gabriel Paz at 520-388-4443 or gpaz@azgfd.gov for meeting locations. Tucson Chapter of SCI will be helping with food and drinks so please give send us an RSVP so that they can provide enough food.
Time:
10:00am-4:00pm
Description:
Please see October 10 description
Description:
The public is invited to a free lecture on Life in the Sonoran Desert offered by the Sonoran Audubon Society at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at the Glendale Public Library auditorium, 5959 W. Brown (south of Peoria Ave.).
Membership is not required. Refreshments will be served and there will be a free raffle.
The speaker will be Gerald A. Rosenthal, a retired Professor of Biological Sciences and Toxicology, who earned his doctorate from Duke University. Dr. Rosenthal has spent his career engaged in distinguished research and teaching. A resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, he has hiked, lived in and studied the Sonoran Desert for more than eleven years. He is the author of the book, “Sonoran Desert Life,” which contains more than 400 photographs showing the complexity of the Sonoran Desert and its inhabitants.
The Sonoran Audubon Society also offers frequent free bird walks. Check the website at www.sonoranaudubon.org.
For more information contact: George Wall at (623) 875-7057, gwall5@cox.net.
Time:
7:00am-10:00am
Description:
What: Join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers and do your part in restoring the health of the desert. The Weedwackers work to eradicate buffelgrass and fountain grass in Tucson Mountain Park and may require hiking and pulling buffelgrass on steep slopes. For meeting location, call 520-615-7855 or email eeducation@pima.gov.
Date: Wednesday, October 14
Time: 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Where: Pima County Tucson Mountain Park at 2020 N. Kinney Road, Tucson - call for meeting location.
Cost/Age: free, ages 12 and up
For more information contact: If you plan to attend, contact eeducation@pima.gov or call 520-615-7855
Time:
8:00am-9:30am
Description:
What: Join a Pima County naturalist on easy walking trails to learn about common desert birds and plants. We are sure to see verdins, Gambel’s quail, cactus wrens and curve-billed thrashers among the stands of saguaros and cholla cacti, palo verde and ironwood trees.
Date: Wednesday, October 14
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Where: Pima County Feliz Paseos Park, 1600 N. Camino de Oeste, Tucson
On Camino de Oeste, ˝ mile north of Speedway/Gates Pass Road
Cost/Age: free, ages 12 and up
For more information contact: 520-615-7855 or eeducation@pima.gov
Reservations not required.
Time:
8:30am-11:30am
Description:
What: Have you ever noticed a hole in the ground and wondered what animal made it? Holes, depressions and burrows in the ground are a little-investigated phenomenon that presents a fascinating look into the lives of our wildlife neighbors. Pinau Merlin, a naturalist and author of several books including The Field Guide to Desert Holes, will lead this walk. Best for ages 12 and up. Reservations required. Fee $10.
Date: Thursday, October 15
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Where: Pima County Tucson Mountain Park, Tucson
Cost/Age: $10, ages 12 and up
For more information contact: 520-615-7855 or eeducation@pima.gov
Reservations required
Time:
6:00pm-10:00pm
Description:
Ducks Unlimited Dinner
Monterras at West World
October 16, 2009
Doors open @ 6:00pm
Happy Hour 6-7pm
Dinner at 7pm
Tickets
Single 75.00 Couple 125.00 Kids 25.00
MoreInfo at:
Details www.DUCKS.org (Arizona Page)
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:
7:00am-10:00am
Description:
What: Join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers and do your part in restoring the health of the desert. The Weedwackers work to eradicate buffelgrass and fountain grass in Tucson Mountain Park. For meeting location, call 520-615-7855 or email eeducation@pima.gov.
Date: Saturday, October 17
Time: 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Where: Pima County Tucson Mountain Park at 2020 N. Kinney Road, Tucson - call for meeting location.
Cost/Age: free, ages 12 and up
For more information contact: If you plan to attend, contact eeducation@pima.gov or call 520-615-7855
Time:
11:00am-12:00pm
Description:
What: The palm-lined ponds at Agua Caliente Park are more than just pretty sights. They are freshwater communities containing diverse life forms, from native ducks to exotic fish and turtles. Come and explore how the many pond species are interconnected, and how this desert oasis supports life that otherwise wouldn’t survive in the Sonoran Desert.
Date: Saturday, October 17
Time: 11:00 a.m. - noon
Where: Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Road, Tucson
Cost/Age: free, all ages welcome
For more information contact: 520-615-7855 or eeducation@pima.gov
Reservations not required
