| Desert Photography Walk - Usery Park |
| Usery Mountain Regional Park |
| Want to learn how to take beautiful photos in a desert environment? Whatever your level, this one-mile walk along the Merkle Trail will give you lots of useful tips and techniques! Our instructor, Steven Lewis, has years of experience as a photographer. The Merkle Trail is barrier-free and offers universal access. The hard-smooth surface of this trail will accommodate wheelchairs. Please bring water, hats, and your camera. Location: Area 6. |
| Date: 12/9/2012 |
| Time: 9:00 AM |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per car |
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| Find the Ranger - Usery Park |
| Usery Mountain Regional Park |
| This open-house style program features our ranger hiking along the Wind Cave Trail and stopping to talk to park visitors. Our ranger will be available to answer questions about the park, identify desert plants, or even explain which animals call Usery Park “home”. Carry ample water. 9am-11am. |
| Date: 12/9/2012 |
| Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per car |
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| Quartz Trail Hike - Cave Creek Regional Park |
| Cave Creek Regional Park |
| SUNDAY – Join us for adventure as we explore the Quartz Trail! This will be a moderate 3.5 mile hike. Coni Grossman will be your guide. Bring water, a hat, & sturdy shoes. Meet at the Nature Center. |
| Date: 12/9/2012 |
| Time: 9:00 AM |
| Speaker: Coni Grossman |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per vehicle park entry fee |
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| Contact: Ranger Mark - markpaulat@mail.maricopa.gov |
| Location: Meet at the Nature Center |
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Address:
37900 N. Cave Creek Parkway
Cave Creek, AZ 85331 |
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| Rock Art of Spur Cross |
| Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area |
| December 9 Sunday 9:00 am Rock Art of Spur Cross
(moderate) The petroglyphs found in Spur Cross were created hundreds of years ago by the Hohokam people. Come and walk in their footsteps as we visit a few of the more impressive sites in the park during this two-hour hike. No dogs on this hike please. |
| Date: 12/9/2012 |
| 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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| DATE CHANGE - Mammals of the White Tanks - DATE CHANGE |
| White Tank Mountains Regional Park |
| THIS PROGRAM WAS MOVED TO DECEMBER 23, 2012. |
| Date: 12/9/2012 |
| Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Duration: 1.5 hours |
| Speaker: PArk Rangers |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per vehicle - allows entry into the Park after the presentation |
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| Location: Nature Center Classroom |
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| Amazing Animals of our Desert - Usery Park |
| Usery Mountain Regional Park |
| What are the wild animals that live in our desert? How do they survive and thrive here? What should you do if you encounter one? Discover amazing things about our desert animals when you join our Interpretive Ranger for this one-mile walk along the scenic Merkle Trail. The hard-smooth surface of this trail will accommodate wheelchairs and strollers. Please bring water and closed-toe shoes. Location: Area 6. |
| Date: 12/9/2012 |
| Time: 1:30 PM |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per car |
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| New to Arizona? - Usery Park |
| Usery Mountain Regional Park |
| Are you new to Arizona? Are you curious about cactus and scared of snakes? If so, join us for an introductory experience to the Sonoran Desert. After a question-and-answer session, we will take an enjoyable quarter-mile walk on our scenic Desert Hawk Trail. Please bring water and closed-toe shoes. Location: Nature Center. |
| Date: 12/9/2012 |
| Time: 1:30 PM |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per car |
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