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Upcoming Events in February

Exploring Desert Washes - Usery Park (2/8/2012 10:00 AM)

Cactus Mythbusters! - McDowell Park (2/8/2012 10:30 AM)

CEMP Meeting - Estrella (2/8/2012 6:30 PM)

Howling at the Moon Dog Walk - San Tan (2/8/2012 7:00 PM)

Owl Moon Hike - - Pemberton Trail (2/8/2012 7:00 PM)

Reach Your Goal Fitness Series 5 of 8 - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/9/2012 9:00 AM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (2/9/2012 9:00 AM)

Thursday Bird Walk - Usery Park (2/9/2012 10:00 AM)

Waterfall - General Interpretive Hike (2/9/2012 10:00 AM)

“Just For Kids” - Toddler Cruise - Usery Park (2/9/2012 11:00 AM)

Little Critters Storytime w/ Ranger Amy -McDowell Park Nature Center (2/9/2012 12:30 PM)

Ride with the Ranger- Cave Creek Regional Park (2/9/2012 3:00 PM)

Fridays Fitness Hike - Meet at Lousley Hill Trailhead - McDowell (2/10/2012 8:00 AM)

"Keep the Resolution Strong" - 60+ Fitness Hike - Usery Park (2/10/2012 9:00 AM)

Backyard Birding - Usery Park (2/10/2012 10:00 AM)

Super Saguaro Walk - Usery Park (2/10/2012 10:00 AM)

Brown Bag Historic Pemberton Ranch Hike - McDowell Park (2/10/2012 11:00 AM)

All About Hiking Safety - "Brown-Bag It" with Ranger B - Usery Park (2/10/2012 12:00 PM)

Valentine Luminary Walk at White Tank Park (2/10/2012 7:00 PM)

Pemberton Trail 50K - McDowell Park (2/11/2012 7:00 AM)

Bird Walk With Sonoran Audubon-Estrella (2/11/2012 8:00 AM)

Fitness Challenge Hiking Series (2 of 6) - Usery Park (2/11/2012 8:00 AM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (2/11/2012 8:30 AM)

Archery 101 - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/11/2012 9:00 AM)

Find the Ranger - Wind Cave Trail - Usery Park (2/11/2012 9:00 AM)

The Gold of San Tan - Hike (2/11/2012 9:00 AM)

Archery 202 - Usery Park (2/11/2012 10:00 AM)

Basic Day Hiking - Lake Pleasant (2/11/2012 10:00 AM)

Geology of the East Valley with Professor A. J. Lombard - Usery Park (2/11/2012 10:30 AM)

Panning for Gold- San Tan (2/11/2012 10:30 AM)

Rock Identification - Part II (2/11/2012 10:30 AM)

Live Birds of Prey Program with Liberty Wildlife! – ADA Accessible- McDowell Park (2/11/2012 11:00 AM)

Mammals of the White Tank Regional Park (2/11/2012 11:00 AM)

Archery 202 - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/11/2012 11:30 AM)

All About Hummingbirds - "Brown-Bag It" with the Birding Lady - Usery Park (2/11/2012 12:00 PM)

"Cat Cave" Hike - Usery Park (2/11/2012 1:30 PM)

Snacks for Snakes! - Estrella (2/11/2012 2:00 PM)

Late Afternoon Campground Nature Walk - Usery Park (2/11/2012 4:00 PM)

Valentine’s Campfire Sing-along with Smore’s -Trailhead Staging Area (Ramadas) - McDowell (2/11/2012 6:30 PM)

Sonoran (Snorin') Sunrise Hike-Estrella (2/12/2012 7:00 AM)

Elephant Mountain Fortress Hike - Spur Cross (2/12/2012 9:00 AM)

Find the Ranger - Wind Cave Trail - Usery Park (2/12/2012 9:00 AM)

What's in that Hole? - McDowell Park (2/12/2012 1:00 PM)

New to Arizona? - Walk - Usery Park (2/12/2012 1:30 PM)

Take Your Walk to the Desert - Spur Cross (2/13/2012 9:00 AM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (2/13/2012 6:00 PM)

Loving Arizona - Arizona Centennial Day at Lake Pleasant (2/14/2012 8:00 AM)

100 Mile Hike Awards at White Tank Park (2/14/2012 9:00 AM)

100 Mile Hike Centennial Celebration - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/14/2012 9:00 AM)

100 Mile Hike Centennial Celebration- McDowell (2/14/2012 9:00 AM)

100 Minute Hike Centennial Celebration- San Tan (2/14/2012 9:00 AM)

Celebrate Arizona's Centennial at McDowell Mountain Regional Park (2/14/2012 9:00 AM)

Centennial Celebration and 100 Minute Hike - Usery Park (2/14/2012 9:00 AM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (2/14/2012 9:00 AM)

Celebrating the State Centennial and Centennial Trail Groundbreaking (2/14/2012 10:00 AM)

All About Arizona - "Brown-Bag It" with Ranger B - Usery Park (2/14/2012 12:00 PM)

Basics of Bird Watching - Usery Park (2/15/2012 10:00 AM)

Movie Madness - Kung Fu Panda (Rated PG) - 10AM - San Tan (2/15/2012 10:00 AM)

Medicinal Plant Walk – McDowell Park (2/15/2012 11:00 AM)

Movie Madness - Kung Fu Panda 2 (Rated PG) - 2PM - San Tan (2/15/2012 2:00 PM)

Paddling toward Gold - Paddle and Hike to Historic Humbug Hydraulic Gold Mining Dam - Lake Pleasant (2/16/2012 8:00 AM)

Reach Your Goal Fitness Series 6 of 8 - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/16/2012 9:00 AM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (2/16/2012 9:00 AM)

Desert Wash Hike at White Tank Park (2/16/2012 10:00 AM)

Thursday Bird Walk - Usery Park (2/16/2012 10:00 AM)

Views from the Vista Trail - Usery Park (2/16/2012 10:00 AM)

"Just for Kids" - Story Time in the Desert - Usery Park (2/16/2012 11:00 AM)

Little Critters Storytime w/ Ranger Amy -McDowell Park Nature Center (2/16/2012 12:30 PM)

Ride with the Ranger- Cave Creek Regional Park (2/16/2012 3:00 PM)

Fridays Fitness Hike - Trailhead Staging Area (Pemberton Ranch) - McDowell (2/17/2012 8:00 AM)

Hike the Lake Pleasant Maricopa Trail Segment - Lake Pleasant (2/17/2012 8:00 AM)

Amazing Plants - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/17/2012 9:00 AM)

Sonoran Desert 101 - Spur Cross (2/17/2012 9:00 AM)

Wildlife Safari - Usery Park (2/17/2012 10:00 AM)

Welcome to the "Wild West - an introduction to the Sonoran Desert" (2/17/2012 11:00 AM)

Hit the Apple William Archery 101 - Lake Pleasant (2/17/2012 2:00 PM)

Rattles, Scales, and Fangs, Oh My! - Estrella (2/17/2012 2:00 PM)

Practice Your Archery Open Shoot - Lake Pleasant (2/17/2012 4:00 PM)

All About Packrats - Evening "Brown-Bag It" with Ranger B - Usery Park (2/17/2012 6:00 PM)

Animal "Hide and Seek" Flashlight Walk - Usery Park (2/17/2012 7:30 PM)

Fitness Challenge Hiking Series (3 of 6) - Usery Park (2/18/2012 8:00 AM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (2/18/2012 8:30 AM)

“Backyard” Birding – ADA Accessible- McDowell Park (2/18/2012 9:00 AM)

Find the Ranger - Wind Cave Trail - Usery Park (2/18/2012 9:00 AM)

Rock Art of Spur Cross (2/18/2012 9:00 AM)

Introduction to Archery - San Tan **Registration Full** (2/18/2012 10:00 AM)

Let's Go Camping! - Estrella (2/18/2012 10:00 AM)

New to Arizona? - Walk - Usery Park (2/18/2012 10:00 AM)

The Nature of a Desert Wash Hike - Lake Pleasant (2/18/2012 10:00 AM)

Tiny Tumbleweed Trekking - Mining - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/18/2012 10:00 AM)

Cactus Mythbusters! - McDowell Park (2/18/2012 11:00 AM)

"Just for Kids" - Kid vs. Wild - Usery Park (2/18/2012 1:30 PM)

Explore the Moon Rock Trail - Usery Park (2/18/2012 1:30 PM)

All Tied Up! - Estrella (2/18/2012 2:00 PM)

Archery 202 - Skills Development - San Tan ***Registration Full*** (2/18/2012 2:00 PM)

Wildlife Tracking - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/18/2012 2:00 PM)

Late Afternoon Campground Nature Walk - Usery Park (2/18/2012 4:00 PM)

Desert Photography Hike - San Tan (2/19/2012 9:00 AM)

Find the Ranger - Wind Cave Trail - Usery Park (2/19/2012 9:00 AM)

Exploring Desert Plants Hike - San Tan (2/19/2012 1:00 PM)

Tails on Trails - Dog Fitness Hike (Experienced Level) - Usery Park (2/19/2012 1:30 PM)

* County Observed Holiday (2/20/2012 12:01 AM)

Take Your Walk to the Desert - Spur Cross (2/20/2012 9:00 AM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (2/20/2012 6:00 PM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (2/21/2012 9:00 AM)

Reflection Walk at WHite Tank Park (2/21/2012 10:00 AM)

Exploring Desert Washes - Usery Park (2/22/2012 10:00 AM)

Fireside Chat- History of the Stoneman Road - Supervisor Rand Hubbell- McDowell Park (2/22/2012 6:00 PM)

Reach Your Goal Fitness Series 7 of 8 - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/23/2012 9:00 AM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (2/23/2012 9:00 AM)

Home School – Botany Made Fun - San Tan (2/23/2012 10:00 AM)

Plant Adaptation Hike at White Tank Park (2/23/2012 10:00 AM)

The Desert Grocery Store – North Trail- McDowell Park (2/23/2012 10:00 AM)

“Just for Kids” – Little Desert Explorers - Usery Park (2/23/2012 11:00 AM)

All About Bird Songs - "Brown-Bag It" with the Birding Lady - Usery Park (2/23/2012 12:00 PM)

Little Critters Storytime w/ Ranger Amy -McDowell Park Nature Center (2/23/2012 12:30 PM)

Ride with the Ranger- Cave Creek Regional Park (2/23/2012 3:00 PM)

Fridays Fitness Hike - Trailhead Staging Area (Scenic Trail) - McDowell (2/24/2012 8:00 AM)

Frontier Tour - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/24/2012 9:00 AM)

Home School Program with the AZ Science Center - "I See and I Hear" - Usery Park (2/24/2012 9:00 AM)

Basics of Bird Watching - Usery Park (2/24/2012 10:00 AM)

Black Rock Archeology at White Tank Park (2/24/2012 10:00 AM)

A Visit with Mr. Rattler and Mr. Gila Monster - Lake Pleasant (2/24/2012 11:00 AM)

Trekking In Search of Wild Burros - Lake Pleasant (2/24/2012 1:00 PM)

SSScorpions! - Estrella (2/24/2012 2:00 PM)

3 Dog Nights - Estrella (2/24/2012 6:00 PM)

History of the Lake Pleasant Area Campfire Program - Lake Pleasant (2/24/2012 6:30 PM)

Fitness Challenge Hiking Series (4 of 6) - Usery Park (2/25/2012 8:00 AM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (2/25/2012 8:30 AM)

ART FAIR at White Tank Park (2/25/2012 9:00 AM)

Find the Ranger - Wind Cave Trail - Usery Park (2/25/2012 9:00 AM)

Backyard Birding - Usery Park (2/25/2012 10:00 AM)

Desert Birdwalk to Nursery Tank Pond- ADA Accessible- McDowell Park (2/25/2012 10:00 AM)

Me? Hike? - Estrella (2/25/2012 10:00 AM)

Mountain Biking Skills Clinic - San Tan (2/25/2012 10:00 AM)

Natural History of the Bradshaw Foothills and Lake Pleasant Area - Lake Pleasant (2/25/2012 10:00 AM)

Trail Ride – Mountain Bikes - San Tan (2/25/2012 10:30 AM)

Happy Trails! - Estrella (2/25/2012 12:00 PM)

Mountain Bike into History - Lake Pleasant (2/25/2012 12:00 PM)

Reptile and Live Animal Feeding at McDowell- McDowell Park (2/25/2012 1:00 PM)

Desert Scavenger Hunt - Usery Park (2/25/2012 1:30 PM)

Sonoran Desert 101 - Usery Park (2/25/2012 1:30 PM)

Hummingbirds of Arizona - Lake Pleasant (2/25/2012 2:00 PM)

Late Afternoon Campground Nature Walk - Usery Park (2/25/2012 4:00 PM)

Sunset Over Spur Cross (2/25/2012 4:30 PM)

History of the Cowboy - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/25/2012 5:00 PM)

Sonoran (Snorin') Sunrise Hike-Estrella (2/26/2012 7:00 AM)

Bird Walk With Sonoran Audubon-Estrella (2/26/2012 8:00 AM)

Dixie Mine Hidden Petroglyph Hike - McDowell (2/26/2012 9:00 AM)

Find the Ranger - Wind Cave Trail - Usery Park (2/26/2012 9:00 AM)

Hohokam Houses - the Ruins of Spur Cross (2/26/2012 9:00 AM)

Spring into Wildflowers - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/26/2012 9:00 AM)

Sonoran Desert 101 - Usery Park (2/26/2012 1:30 PM)

Wildflower Photography Basics for Newbies – McDowell Park (2/26/2012 1:30 PM)

Take Your Walk to the Desert - Spur Cross (2/27/2012 9:00 AM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (2/27/2012 6:00 PM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (2/28/2012 9:00 AM)

Polliwogin’ Storytime - Cave Creek Regional Park (2/29/2012 10:00 AM)

Sonoran Desert Eco-Tour - Usery Park (2/29/2012 10:00 AM)

All About Hiking Safety - "Brown-Bag It" with Ranger B - Usery Park (2/29/2012 12:00 PM)

Medicinal Plant Walk – McDowell Park (2/29/2012 12:30 PM)

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