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Events for 11/28/2009

Hike to Apache Springs- Cave Creek Park

Water in the desert? You bet. Join the ranger as we discover a magical area where there is water all ...

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 ...

Cottonwood Wash Petroglyph Hike - Lake Pleasant

Let's hike where the Native American's hiked years ago. We will see evidence of the rock art they l ...

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 ...

Pleasant Paddlers Program - Mid Morning Madness Paddle

Come try the Mid Morning Madness on Saturday, November 28th. We will be paddle around a bunch of is ...

Sonoran Desert Simplified!- McDowell Park

Bring all your visiting friends and relatives out to the park to walk off some turkey and have a lef ...

Backyard Birding - Usery Park

Do you drink coffee on your back porch Saturday mornings wondering about the names of the little bir ...

Sherlock Holmes The Game Is Afoot! -Estrella

Follow the clues to have an adventure with Sherlock Holmes. It's elementary-you'll need to find var ...

Discovering Desert Edibles Walk - Usery Park

How have people survived off the land for thousands of years? Which desert plants are edible and wh ...

Kids Learn To Make A Quail Call-Estrella

After your big turkey day, switch to the little fellas! Join Ranger Pat as she shows you how to mak ...

Awesome Arachnids!

Stop by the Visitor Center after lunch and see what you would’ve eaten if you were a scorpion or tar ...

GPS & Geocaching at Spur Cross

November 28 Saturday 2:00 pm GPS & Geocaching (easy) Have you bought a new GPS receiver recentl ...

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)

Indian Mesa Ranger Guided Hike - Lake Pleasant (11/21/2009 8:00 AM)

Yoga – Connect In Nature! – All Levels Class - Usery Park (11/21/2009 8:00 AM)

Birding vs. Bird Watching - Usery Park (11/21/2009 9:00 AM)

Cabela’s Diamonds in the Rough -Dutch Oven Cooking Demo -Cave Creek Park (11/21/2009 9:00 AM)

Eureka! Learn To Gold Pan, Dry Wash, Metal Detect-Estrella (11/21/2009 9:00 AM)

Find the Ranger - Wind Cave Trail - Usery Park (11/21/2009 9:00 AM)

Rocks and Streams Walk - Spur Cross (11/21/2009 9:00 AM)

The Cave Creek Cure- Cave Creek Park (11/21/2009 9:00 AM)

Winding through the Washes!- McDowell Park (11/21/2009 9:00 AM)

Baseline Trail Hike-Estrella (11/21/2009 12:00 PM)

Finding Gold! Learn where and how to pan for gold - Lake Pleasant (11/21/2009 1:00 PM)

Old Timers' Tales & History Talk - Usery Park (11/21/2009 1:00 PM)

Reptile Feeding at McDowell (11/21/2009 2:00 PM)

Desert Photography at Sunset - San Tan (11/21/2009 5:00 PM)

Stargazing for Everyone at Usery Park (11/21/2009 7:30 PM)

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)

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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