| Little Critters Storytime w/ Ranger Amy - *Note new summer time*- McDowell |
| McDowell Mountain Regional Park |
| Little Critters Storytime with Ranger Amy - (Geared toward preschool and older children) Join us every Thursday (except for 7/12) for a themed program set around a children's book read aloud by Ranger Amy. Activities vary and may include live animals, songs, crafts, and/or puppet plays. This program takes place in our air-conditioned Visitor Center. |
| Date: 7/19/2012 |
| Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Duration: 1 hour |
| Speaker: Ranger Amy Burnett |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6 per vehicle park entry fee |
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| Contact: amyford@mail.maricopa.gov 480-471-0173x201 |
| Location: McDowell Mountain Regional Park Nature Center |
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Address:
16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255 |
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| Rattlesnakes of America - Lake Pleasant |
| Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
| Join the Ranger at the visitor center for a fun talk on rattlesnakes of America. Learn all sorts of interesting things about these creepy critters across our great nation. Afterward, you have the option to stay and watch a reptile feeding, including a 4.5 foot Westen Diamondback take down a large rat. |
| Date: 7/19/2012 |
| Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Duration: 1 hour |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6 per vehicle park entry fee |
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| Contact: Terry Gerber, Interpretive Ranger 602-372-7460 ext. 202 |
| Location: Lake Pleasant Regional Park Visitor Center 623-780-9857 |
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Address:
Take Hwy 74 to Castle Hot Springs Rd., turn right into park, follow signs to visitor center.
Peoria, AZ |
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| Creature Feature - Movies in the Park - Usery Park |
| Usery Mountain Regional Park |
| Families, are you looking for something cool to do this summer? Grab a mat, pillow, or blanket, and spend the afternoon watching a movie on a giant screen inside our cool Nature Center! Every Thursday in July we will feature a different animal movie at 1:30pm. The movies are family-friendly and fun for all ages. A short ranger-led nature program that ties into the movie will also be provided. Concessions will be available for purchase, however you are welcome to bring your own food and beverages – no glass containers, please. In today’s movie: “Chipwrecked”, the vacationing Chipmunks and Chipettes are turning a luxury cruise liner into their personal playground, until they become 'chipwrecked' on a remote island. Will they find their way home? Come to Usery Park and find out! Location: Nature Center. NOTE: This program is part of the “County Parks are getting Wet ‘n’ Wild this Summer” promotion. At the end of the program, we will be raffling off a free family four-pack (4 free tickets to the Wet ‘n’ Wild Water Park – a $160 value!!). |
| Date: 7/19/2012 |
| Time: 1:30 PM |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6.00 per car |
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| Scorpion Scavenger Hunt! - Win Wet and Wild Tickets! - McDowell Park |
| McDowell Mountain Regional Park |
| Scorpions are a lot more fun to find when you spot them glowing under a blacklight, scavenger-hunt style (outside, rather than in your house)! Learn all about these venomous creatures and what makes them so well-adapted to life in the Sonoran Desert. Did you know that we commonly see three different species? And that all scorpions--even fossils of scorpions--glow under a black light? Bring a flashlight or a blacklight, and wear sturdy shoes. At the end of the program, we'll give away a four-pack of tickets to Wet and Wild Waterpark! This short walk will be less than a mile in length. Meet at the Trailhead Staging Area. |
| Date: 7/19/2012 |
| Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Duration: 1 hour |
| Speaker: Ranger Amy Ford |
| Registration Required: No |
| Fee: $6 per vehicle park entry fee |
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| More Info: http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/images/balvariusjuvpc708.jpg |
| Contact: amyford@mail.maricopa.gov 480-471-0173x201 |
| Location: McDowell Mountain Regional Park |
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Address:
16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr.
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 |
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