Seminar
Boyce Thompson Arboretum – Edible/Medicinal Desert Plants Walk
Boyce Thompson Arboretum 37615 U.S. Highway 60, Superior, AZ, United StatesEdible/Medicinal Desert Plants Walk Boyce Thompson Arboretum Sunday, August 27th @ 8:00 AM Learn the edible and medicinal uses of native desert plants on a walk along our Curandero Trail guided by desert plants enthusiast Jim Shepherd. This leisurely one-hour walk is your chance to learn about prickly pear cacti, ratany, agaves, jojobas – and the...
Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting
Tucson Herpetological Society's monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 15th @ 7:15 PM Tucson City Council Ward 3, 1510 E Grant Road This month's guest speaker is the founder of the Tucson Herpetological Society and avid herper, Roger A Repp. Roger served as president for 5 years, vice president for 2 years...
Conservation Science Night at the Phoenix Zoo
Phoenix Zoo 455 N Galvin Pkwy , Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesConservation Science Night at the Phoenix Zoo Friday, February 23rd, 2018 6-8 PM Celebrate the SciTech Festival at the Phoenix Zoo with our Conservation Science Night. Put on your science hat and join our conservation community! Engage with hands-on activities, meet real conservation scientists, learn about the Phoenix Zoo’s important conservation work in Arizona and...
CACA: Is fire changing our Arizona Upland plant communities?
Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ, United StatesCentral Arizona Conservation Alliance Join us for the first Speaker Series event of 2018! Understanding how fire is changing our Arizona Upland plant communities with Kara Barron, Research Assistant at the Desert Botanical Garden. With fires occurring more frequently in the Sonoran Desert, understanding how plant communities respond will inform effective land management practices....
Thesis Defense: Sixty-Three Year Changes of Range Trend with Response to Livestock Exclusion in the Upper Sonoran Desert of South-Central Arizona
ASU Polytechnic Campus 7001 E Williams Field Rd, Mesa, AZ, United StatesThesis Defense Presenter: Kellie Dunn April 11th, 1:00 PM Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Room: AGBC 118 The introduction of livestock on the vast majority of public lands may be used to simulate the conditions provided by herbivorous grazers in the past, however little data has been collected on the effects of livestock grazing in...
Desert Botanical Garden: Feathers and Fluff Workshop
Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ, United StatesSIA Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal May 21st, 2018 @ 6:30pm - 8:00pm Birds are defined by their feathers. In this interactive class, we will look closely at feather structure, color and function, and share curious feather facts. We will discuss how knowing more about feathers will make you a better birder. Instructed by Kathe Anderson....