NEW!! Creatures of the Night Program
Let’s get out of the heat and enjoy a nice trip up to high country.
On Wednesday, July 30, (Please note: this is one day later than previously posted. We apologize for the inconvenience.) the Arizona Game and Fish Department will be hosting another Nature’s Classroom event. For the first time, it will be located in Flagstaff! The event is planned from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. Yes, I know it makes for a late night but this gives you an excuse to make an extended trip up north. Why not plan on staying the night. Flagstaff offers many other cool learning (and fishing) opportunities.
This event promises to be a fun night of discovery. Be prepared for hands-on learning. We will explore scientific collecting methods while identifying invertebrates, amphibians, and any other creatures we might encounter. And that’s only the beginning…once the sun goes down, we will be using a special net to collect and identify bats.
So come out and join us while we learn about the important role that all these nocturnal creatures play in our ecosystems.
There is NO deposit or registration fee associated with this particular event. However, space is limited and pre-registration is required. Use the link below (or use the “Events” tab) to register.
Creatures of the Night Registration Form
Two other notes:
1) We still have a few spots available in our Night Herping workshop next Tuesday. We would love to have a full house for this event. The event will run from approximately 6:00pm until 10 or 11. If interested, please register here.
2) For those of you interested in bats, we are holding another urban bat workshop THIS EVENING. Although it is an event open to the public and not exclusively for homeschool families, it is modeled after the urban bat workshop we did last month. The event will run from approximately 7:00pm until 9:00pm in the vicinity of 40th St. and Camelback. Here is location information straight from the Outdoor Calendar found on the Department’s web site:
To attend the workshop, park in the retail parking lot on the southwest corner of 40th Street and Camelback Road, walk north along 40th Street, and then proceed west on the north side of the canal until they reach the Maricopa County Flood Control District tunnel. The tunnel is approximately ½ mile from 40th Street. It will be marked with signage. Plan to arrive a ½ hour prior to sunset: The bats leave at sunset and won’t wait!
