| Outdoor Family Days Brochure for October 2009 to March 2010
Enjoy Family Time in Nature!
Fun for all as parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles share time outdoors with their kids ages 5-12. The Outdoor Family Days offer guided trips, and family group activities in Pima County parks. On these guided excursions your family will join with other families to explore some amazing places and share new experiences in the desert.
Families are asked to pre-register for the Outdoor Family Days. Adults and children ages 5-12 should come prepared to participate in outdoor activities. Everyone should wear comfortable walking shoes, a hat and bring water and snacks.
Outdoor Family Days Calendar
October 2009 – March 2010
The following programs are for families with children ages 5-12. Reservations are required.
For more information and reservations contact:
520-615-7855 or eeducation@pima.gov
Go Batty!
Saturday, October 24, 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Agua Caliente Park, 12325 East Roger Road
Learn about the fascinating lives of bats while working as a team to net bat replicas, take measurements and look for other clues to identify the bats. Then the teams discuss the results and compare data from actual bat research in the Sonoran desert.
Desert Holes and Life Underground
Saturday, November 7, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Feliz Paseos Park, 1600 North Camino de Oeste
Explore the desert trails of this unique park with naturalist Doris Evans as she discusses the life stories of tarantulas, desert tortoises and other inhabitants of desert holes. A close up look at live animals will follow the walk.
Children of the Desert
Saturday, November 21, 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Agua Caliente Park, 12325 East Roger Road
We will explore how children and families lived in the past, what games they played, the types of chores they had and the tools they used. During these outdoor and indoor activities your family will experience some of the ways pre-historic people used natural resources to make a living in the desert.
On the Mountain Lion Trail
Saturday, January 23, 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Feliz Paseos Park, 1600 North Camino de Oeste
See a wildlife trail camera in action and play some tracking games to better understand the importance of ongoing science research on the
movements of wildlife.
Map and Compass
Saturday, February 27, 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Brandi Fenton Memorial Park, 3482 East River Road
Learn how to use a compass to find your way through an orienteering course. Practice your compass skills combined with the use of a map to stay on track.
The Pollination Story
Saturday, March 27, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 North Alvernon Way
We will look closely at flowers and explore the mysteries of how flowers attract birds, bees
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