National Parks Service – Monthly Buffelgrass Pull (February)
NPS Monthly Buffelgrass Pull Saturday, February 10th, 2018 Time: 7:00 - 11:00 am Help preserve the Sonoran Desert by removing buffelgrass, a highly invasive grass that threatens native plants and wildlife populations! Saguaro National Park East is hosting their monthly Buffelgrass Pull and needs your help! Volunteers should meet at the Rincon Mountain Visitor Center...
43rd Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium
Sam's Town Gambling Hall and Casino 5111 Boulder Highway, Las Vegas, NV, United States43rd Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium February 22 - 25, 2018 Sam's Town Gambling Hall and Casino, Las Vegas, NV Speakers and session details are being confirmed and finalized at this time. Details will be posted on the website (link below) as they become available. Registration is now OPEN for the 2018 Annual Symposium. Click...
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....
Leave No Trace, Train the Trainer training
Black Canyon City Heritage Park 33955 Old Black Canyon Hwy, Black Canyon City, AZ, United StatesLeave No Trace, Train the Trainer training Hosted by the BLM February 28th, 2018 @ 9:00 - 11:00AM Location: Black Canyon City Heritage Park (33955 Old Black Canyon Hwy, Black Canyon City, AZ 85324) Leave No Trace training is intended for individuals who lead groups or interact with the public, but is open to anyone. The training...
Jackrabbit Survey
Jackrabbit Survey Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 Survey Details: Surveys are walking transect surveys. Surveyors spread out in a line about 20m apart and walk forward, flushing jackrabbits as they walk, and record each animal. Each survey is about a mile long. The desert terrain varies from flat and lightly vegetated to hilly, rocky, and heavily...