| Birding vs. Bird Watching - Usery Park |
| Usery Mountain Regional Park |
| How do you tell one brown bird from the next, and what are the first three items to look for as the little rascal flits off? Are you already a novice but interested in keeping a yearly, state or country bird list? Audubon bird expert, Sandy Hornbaker, will talk about bird habitat, behavior, range, etc. as we go in search of the native birds of Usery Park. Please bring binoculars and water. Location: Trail Staging Area. |
| Date: 11/8/2009 |
| Time: 9:00 AM |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per car |
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| Rock Art of Spur Cross |
| Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area |
| November 8 Sunday 9:00 am Rock Art of Spur 16Cross
(moderate) The petroglyphs found in Spur Cross were created hundreds of years ago by the Hohokam people. Join us as we visit a few of the more impressive sites during this two-hour hike. |
| Date: 11/8/2009 |
| Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Duration: 2 hours |
| Speaker: Kevin Smith, Interpretive ranger |
| 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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| Horses 101-Estrella |
| Estrella Mountain Park |
| Ranger Pat will show you how to catch, halter, lead, tie, groom, bridle, saddle a horse. Kids can they can try their hand at grooming. Horse bookmarks to all the kids from the Foundation For The Pure Spanish Horse. Bring carrots! Follow signs to the south side of the rodeo arena. |
| Date: 11/8/2009 |
| Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Duration: 1 hour |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per vehicle park entrance fee |
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| More Info: http://maricopa.gov/parks/estrella |
| Contact: Park Ranger Patricia Armstrong 623/932-3811 |
| Location: Estrella Mountain Regional Park |
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Goodyear, AZ 85338 |
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| Mobile Pet Adoptions |
| Animal Care and Control Services |
| MCACC's mobile pet adoptions bus will be at PETCO in Phoenix. |
| Date: 11/8/2009 |
| Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
| Registration Required: No |
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| Location: PETCO |
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Address:
2780 W. Peoria Avenue
Phoenix, AZ |
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| BYOH (Bring Your Own Horse) Ride-Estrella |
| Estrella Mountain Park |
| Join the Ranger and friends for a ride through the park. If you don't know the trails, wonder what that stuff the horse nibbles on is or have a young horse that needs to go out with calm horses this is a chance for you. No horses will be available for those who do not have them. Follow signs to south of the Rodeo Arena. This is a great horseback riding park. May be two or three hours. |
| Date: 11/8/2009 |
| Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Duration: 2 hours |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per vehicle park entrance fee |
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| More Info: http://maricopa.gov/parks/estrella |
| Contact: Park Ranger Patricia Armstrong 623/932-3811 |
| Location: Estrella Mountain Regional Park |
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Goodyear, AZ 85338 |
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