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| Basics of Bird Watching - Usery Park |
| Usery Mountain Regional Park |
| Interested about getting into bird watching but don’t know where to start? Want to know which bird is which and how to spot them? Join Audubon bird expert, Sandy Hornbaker, for this introduction to bird watching as she guides you on a one-mile walk along the Merkle Trail. The well-manicured Merkle Trail offers universal access and the hard-smooth surface of this trail will accommodate wheelchairs and strollers. Bring binoculars if you have them, otherwise, Sandy has some to loan. Please bring water. Location: Area 6. |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 8:00 AM |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6 per car |
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| Cave Creek Mountain Bike Festival - Cave Creek |
| Cave Creek Regional Park |
| The Town of Cave Creek is engaged in a momumental effort to preserve pristine Sonoran Desert lands north of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Join us November 13, 14 and 15, 2009 for a weekend of fun, discovery, athletic endeavor, good food and good company.
Rather than a single bicycle ride, the organizers envisioned a weekend-long festival celebrating the active lifestyle opportunities which exist in the the surrounding Tonto National Forest, Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area and Cave Creek Regional Park. With the addition of the 4,000 acres being purchased by the Town, Cave Creek will encompass nearly 10,000 acres of land available for outdoor activities. More open space per capita than any other city or town in Arizona.
Annual Cave Creek Bicycle Festival!
Town of Cave Creek |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 8:00 AM Duration: All Day for 3 Days |
| Registration Required: No |
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| Location: Town of Cave Creek |
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Address:
37019 N. Lava Lane
Cave Creek, AZ 85331 |
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| Cave Creek Mountain Bike Festival - McDowell |
| McDowell Mountain Regional Park |
| The Town of Cave Creek is engaged in a momumental effort to preserve pristine Sonoran Desert lands north of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Join us November 13, 14 and 15, 2009 for a weekend of fun, discovery, athletic endeavor, good food and good company.
Rather than a single bicycle ride, the organizers envisioned a weekend-long festival celebrating the active lifestyle opportunities which exist in the the surrounding Tonto National Forest, Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area and Cave Creek Regional Park. With the addition of the 4,000 acres being purchased by the Town, Cave Creek will encompass nearly 10,000 acres of land available for outdoor activities. More open space per capita than any other city or town in Arizona.
Annual Cave Creek Bicycle Festival!
Town of Cave Creek |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 8:00 AM Duration: All Day for 3 Days |
| Registration Required: No |
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| Location: Town of Cave Creek |
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Address:
16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255 |
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| Greenbuild 2009 International Conference & Expo |
| Green Government |
| Greenbuild brings together professionals from all aspects of the building industry. Architects, building owners, code officials, contractors, developers, educators, engineers, facility managers, financial service providers, government agencies, green power providers, home builders, interior designers, landscape architects, nonprofit organizations, product manufacturers, schools, universities, students, and urban planners will all be at the conference to share ideas and promote greener building. |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 8:00 AM |
| Registration Required: Yes |
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| More Info: http://www.greenbuildexpo.org/Home.aspx |
| Location: The Phoenix Convention Center |
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Address:
100 N. 3rd Street Phoenix, Arizona 85004 |
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| Nature Walk at Spur Cross |
| Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area |
| November 13 Friday 8:00 am Nature Walk (moderate) Join interpretive ranger Kevin Smith for a nature walk through the diverse habitats of Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area. Learn about the ecology of the Sonoran desert and spend an enjoyable 2 hours of hiking slowly and enjoying nature. We encourage you to bring binoculars if you have them. |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Duration: 2 hours |
| Speaker: Park ranger Kevin Smith |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $3 per person |
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| Contact: Kevin Smith, Park ranger at 480-488-6623 or e-mail kevinsmith@mail.maricopa.gov |
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| Renewable Energy Technologies: SBIR/STTR Phase I + Tech Roadmap |
| Green Government |
| Overview
The Renewable Energy Technologies SBIR/STTR Phase I and Technology Roadmap Course, exclusively sponsored by McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, is a combination workshop on Renewable Energy Technologies, and is an 8-hour workshop that examines SBIR/STTR Program funding opportunities for renewable energy technologies and innovations, and reviews the associated investment roadmap plans. This will be a highly interactive program to maximize opportunity identification, pre-proposal writing assistance, and how to discover and apply landscape and route roadmaps to your proposal work plan.
This workshop targets early-stage, first-time, writers of SBIR/STTR Program Phase I proposals. The workshop covers all agencies although special emphasis will be given to the Department of Energy. The SBIR Program can support business and product strategies with funding from the federal government, as an alternative to or in coordination with other forms of business financing. We will explore strategies and specific steps to attract commercialization partners, even at the Phase I stage of the SBIR Program. The SBIR/STTR Program is a great way to form commercialization relationships!
At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have a clearer view of SBIR and STTR funding opportunities for renewable energy technologies and how their innovations fit in the landscape and route roadmaps of funding agencies, customers, and partners.
The SBIR/STTR Phase I + Technology Roadmap Course is exclusively sponsored by McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, and sponsored by City of Chandler, Ernst & Young, JDA Software, Salt River Project, City of Scottsdale, Squire Sanders, and City of Tempe. |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 8:00 AM |
| Registration Required: Yes |
| Fee: $300.00 |
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| More Info: http://www.asutechnopolis.org/flyer_docs/sbir_rm6.pdf |
| Location: ASU SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 200, Scottsdale, AZ |
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| "Crafty Critters" - Home School Program - Usery Park |
| Usery Mountain Regional Park |
| Calling all animal detectives! Usery Park and the Arizona Science Center are teaming up to provide a hands-on program for all you home schoolers! Why doesn’t a duck eat nuts or a squirrel eat nectar? Join us in exploring how an animal’s unique body structure and characteristics make survival possible. Then go out into the desert to explore and discover the many ways desert critters are suited to their environment! Recommended for ages 6-10 accompanied by an adult. Pack a lunch and enjoy a picnic in the park following the program. NOTE: Pre-registration is required through the Arizona Science Center. To register, please call the Arizona Science Center at (602)716-2000 ext. 2556. AZ Science Center members: $15 for the first parent and child and $5 for each additional child. Non-members of the Science Center: $20 for the first parent and child and $5 for each additional child. Please note that there is also a $6 per vehicle entry fee to enter Usery Park. Location: Usery Park Nature Center. |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Registration Required: Yes |
| Fee: Fee-based program |
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| "Just for Kids" - Toddler Cruise - Usery Park |
| Usery Mountain Regional Park |
| This one-mile hike is designed for parents and grandparents with small children ages 3 - 6 years old. Along with Miss Lynn, the kids will howl like coyotes, do the “bobcat crawl” and learn how to hydrate by counting gulps of water on their fingers. We will explore the desert from the comfort of the well- manicured Merkle Trail, designed to be barrier-free and offer universal access. The hard-smooth surface of this trail will accommodate wheelchairs and strollers. After completing the hike, kids will receive a Junior Ranger badge. Please bring water and hats. Location: Area 6. |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 9:00 AM |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per car |
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| CANCELLED - Black Rock - General History Hike - White Tank Park-CANCELLED |
| White Tank Mountains Regional Park |
| This is a 1/2 mile hike on a flat trail to one of the largest and most concentrated collection of Hohokam and Yavapai petroglyphs in the Valley. The hike will discuss history and lifestyles of the early native people of the Valley and try do decipher the meaning of some of the ancient rock art symbols along the trail. Area 4 at 9:00 am. No dogs please. |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Duration: 2 hours |
| Speaker: Ranger Doc |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per vehicle - Park entry fee |
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| Mobile Pet Adoptions |
| Animal Care and Control Services |
| MCACC's mobile pet adoptions bus will be at Pet Choice Market in Glendale. |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
| Registration Required: No |
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| Location: Pet Choice Market |
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Address:
20028 N. 67th Avenue
Glendale, AZ |
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| Know Your Knots Park Ranger Program - Lake Pleasant |
| Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
| Join the Park Ranger at the Lake Pleasant Visitor Center, to learn a few helpful knots - It's Crazy Fun! These knots can be used for a variety of task. This program is great fun for kids and adults. You can challenge yourself at any level! |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Duration: 1 hour |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $5 per vehicle park entry fee |
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| Contact: Terry Gerber, Interpretive Ranger 602-372-7460 ext. 202 or VC 623-780-9857 |
| Location: Lake Pleasant Regional Park Visitor Center 623-780-9857 |
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Address:
Take Hwy 74 to the Castle Hot Springs Rd. turnoff, toward Lake Pleasant Regional Park Visitor Center
Peoria, AZ |
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| GREEN STREETS FESTIVAL IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX |
| Green Government |
| The Green Streets Festival in downtown Phoenix is a free community event open to the public on Friday, November 13, 2009 from 6PM to 10PM, celebrating green initiatives, sustainability, arts and urban living as the grand finale of the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo coming to Phoenix November 11th-13th. Welcoming more than 25,000 out-of-state Greenbuild attendees and the local community, the Green Streets Festival on Friday evening will feature a premier Green Zone on Roosevelt St between 4th St and 7th St for vendors and demonstrations showcasing eco-friendly, sustainable products and services, information about energy and water saving resources and programs, and green job training opportunities. |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: FREE |
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| More Info: http://www.rooseveltrow.org/greenstreets.html |
| Contact: Greg Esser, Roosevelt Row CDC, 602 614 8727greg@rooseveltrow.org event |
| Location: Roosevelt Row Downtown Phoenix |
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Address:
Roosevelt St between 4th St and 7th St |
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| Dark Sky Telescope Hike-IT'S STILL ON!-Estrella |
| Estrella Mountain Park |
| 4:30pm THESE CLOUDS WILL CLEAR SO IT'S ON! This park has some of the best dark sky left in the metropolitan area. We’ll hike out to a dark spot and do some stargazing with Jeff Hopkins and his big telescope. The hike is a rugged but easy 1.2 miles out to the telescope and .8 mi Coldwater access road back. We will see planets, nebula, star clusters. Clouds cancel telescope, rain cancels hike. Call or check website for updated info before hike. |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Duration: 2.5 hours |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per vehicle park entrance fee |
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| More Info: http://www.maricopa.gov/parks/estrella |
| Contact: Park Ranger Patricia Armstrong 623/932-3811 |
| Location: Estrella Mountain Regional Park |
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Address:
14805 W. Vineyard Avenue
Goodyear, AZ 85338 |
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| Friday the 13th Stargazing at Lake Pleasant |
| Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
| Come enjoy a fun Friday the 13th presentation about the stars, looking out across the lake, sitting in our amphitheater. Learn about the night sky by the fun people from "Stargazing For Everyone." This program will have a slide presentation and then an interactive session with several large telescopes. Come spend the evening learning more about those little twinkles in the sky. Once in the park just follow the signs to the visitor center. |
| Date: 11/13/2009 |
| Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Duration: 2 Hours |
| Speaker: Tony La Conte |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $5.00 per vehicle park entry fee |
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| More Info: http://www.stargazingforeveryone.com |
| Contact: Terry Gerber, Interpretive Ranger 602-372-7460 x 202 |
| Location: Lake Pleasant Regional Park Visitor Center - 623-780-9857 |
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Address:
Take Hwy 74 to Castle Hot Springs Rd., turn right into park, follow signs to visitor center
Peoria, AZ |
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