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Events for 11/21/2009
Indian Mesa Ranger Guided Hike - Lake Pleasant
This park ranger led six mile round trip hike in the Agua Fria Conservation Area of Lake Pleasant Re ...
Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park
In the cool of the Usery Park’s new Nature Center connect with nature by exploring your breath befor ...
Birding vs. Bird Watching - Usery Park
How do you tell one brown bird from the next, and what are the first three items to look for as the ...
Cabela’s Diamonds in the Rough -Dutch Oven Cooking Demo -Cave Creek Park
Cabela’s has teamed up with two delightful, expert Dutch Oven chefs for an adventure in camp cooking ...
Eureka! Learn To Gold Pan, Dry Wash, Metal Detect-Estrella
Arizona is the fourth largest gold producing state in the union and geologists say 65% of the gold i ...
Find the Ranger - Wind Cave Trail - Usery Park
This open-house style program features the ranger hiking along the Wind Cave Trail and stopping to t ...
Rocks and Streams Walk - Spur Cross
November 21 Saturday 9:00 am Rocks and Streams Walk (moderate) Learn about the geology and st ...
The Cave Creek Cure- Cave Creek Park
Join us as we take a short hike and explore the history of our Clay Mine. We will go in this mine an ...
Winding through the Washes!- McDowell Park
Washes are amazing places to hike along! Tracks, scat and some animal homes line the beds like garla ...
Baseline Trail Hike-Estrella
this is a fun 2.5 mi trail the family can enjoy. Some elevation at the start (that's what makes the ...
Finding Gold! Learn where and how to pan for gold - Lake Pleasant
Come enjoy an interesting talk presented by Betty Hastings on finding GOLD! Two generations of her ...
Old Timers' Tales & History Talk - Usery Park
Join area historian and park host, Bill Lindsay, for a step back in time as he shares fascinating in ...
Reptile Feeding at McDowell
Join the staff for an afternoon break and see how our cold-blooded residents eat their monthly meals ...
Desert Photography at Sunset - San Tan
How do you capture the beauty of the sun as it sets on the Goldmine Mountains? With a camera, of co ...
Stargazing for Everyone at Usery Park
Come watch the sky with us under the expert guidance of Tony and Carole La Conte! Come look through ...
Upcoming Events in November
Hiking is for the Birds- Cave Creek Park  (11/20/2009  8:00 AM)
"Just for Kids" - Toddler Cruise - Usery Park  (11/20/2009  9:00 AM)
Backyard Birding - Usery Park  (11/20/2009  9:00 AM)
Desert Adaptations!- McDowell Park  (11/20/2009  9:00 AM)
Desert Wash Hike at White Tank Park  (11/20/2009  9:00 AM)
Exploring Spur Cross  (11/20/2009  9:00 AM)
Park Walk Bingo For Kids-Estrella  (11/20/2009  9:00 AM)
Bird Walk With Sonoran Audubon-Estrella  (11/22/2009  8:00 AM)
Basics of Bird Watching - Usery Park  (11/22/2009  9:00 AM)
Goat Packing? - Cave Creek Park  (11/22/2009  9:00 AM)
Venomous Creatures at WHite Tank Park  (11/22/2009  9:00 AM)
Snake Feeding-Estrella  (11/22/2009  12:00 PM)
Find the Ranger along Nursery Tank- McDowell Park  (11/22/2009  1:00 PM)
Sunset over Spur Cross  (11/22/2009  4:00 PM)
Take Your Walk to the Desert - Spur Cross  (11/23/2009  9:00 AM)
Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park  (11/24/2009  9:00 AM)
Basic Birding - Spur Cross  (11/25/2009  8:00 AM)
Hiking is for the Birds- Cave Creek Park  (11/25/2009  8:00 AM)
Fitness Hike along North Trail- McDowell Park  (11/25/2009  9:00 AM)
Foods Of The Southwestern Desert-Estrella  (11/25/2009  9:00 AM)
Hiking 101 at White Tank Park  (11/25/2009  9:00 AM)
Wildlife Safari - Usery Park  (11/25/2009  9:00 AM)
"Just for Kids" - Story Time in the Desert - Usery Park  (11/25/2009  10:00 AM)
Butterfield Short Hike-Estrella  (11/25/2009  10:30 AM)
All About Desert Tortoises - "Brown-Bag It" with Ranger B - Usery Park  (11/25/2009  12:00 PM)
* County Observed Holiday  (11/26/2009  12:01 AM)
Find the Ranger on Thanksgiving Day - Wind Cave Trail - Usery Park  (11/26/2009  9:00 AM)
Find the Ranger - Wind Cave Trail - Usery Park  (11/27/2009  9:00 AM)
Ruins of Spur Cross  (11/27/2009  9:00 AM)
Sonoran Desert Simplified!- Mcdowell Park  (11/27/2009  9:00 AM)
Turkey Sandwich Nature Hike- Cave Creek Park  (11/27/2009  9:00 AM)
Work It Hike!-Estrella  (11/27/2009  10:00 AM)
Basics of Bird Watching - Usery Park  (11/27/2009  1:00 PM)
Find the Ranger along Nursery Tank- MdDowell Park  (11/27/2009  2:00 PM)
All About Rattlesnakes - Evening "Brown-Bag It" with Ranger B - Usery Park  (11/27/2009  5:30 PM)
Animal "Hide and Seek" Flashlight Walk - Usery Park  (11/27/2009  7:00 PM)
STARGAZING FOR EVERYONE!-Estrella  (11/27/2009  7:30 PM)
Hike to Apache Springs- Cave Creek Park  (11/28/2009  8:00 AM)
Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park  (11/28/2009  8:00 AM)
Cottonwood Wash Petroglyph Hike - Lake Pleasant  (11/28/2009  9:00 AM)
Find the Ranger - Wind Cave Trail - Usery Park  (11/28/2009  9:00 AM)
Pleasant Paddlers Program - Mid Morning Madness Paddle  (11/28/2009  9:00 AM)
Sonoran Desert Simplified!- McDowell Park  (11/28/2009  9:00 AM)
Backyard Birding - Usery Park  (11/28/2009  10:00 AM)
Sherlock Holmes The Game Is Afoot! -Estrella  (11/28/2009  10:00 AM)
Discovering Desert Edibles Walk - Usery Park  (11/28/2009  1:00 PM)
Kids Learn To Make A Quail Call-Estrella  (11/28/2009  1:00 PM)
Awesome Arachnids!  (11/28/2009  2:00 PM)
GPS & Geocaching at Spur Cross  (11/28/2009  2:00 PM)
Birding with the Ranger - Lake Pleasant  (11/29/2009  8:00 AM)
Doggy Walk at Spur Cross  (11/29/2009  9:00 AM)
Find the Ranger - Wind Cave Trail - Usery Park  (11/29/2009  9:00 AM)
Horses 101 - San Tan  (11/29/2009  10:00 AM)
Investigating Desert Animals  (11/29/2009  2:00 PM)
Take Your Walk to the Desert - Spur Cross  (11/30/2009  9:00 AM)
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