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X-WR-CALNAME:Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area
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X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260506T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260506T083000
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20260427T211129Z
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SUMMARY:Birding at Agua Caliente Park
DESCRIPTION:In southern Arizona the natural world begins to think about spring in March. This walk at Agua Caliente Park offers opportunities to view our desert denizens alongside some pond-loving riparian birds. Registration recommended. Drop-ins welcome when space permits. Now free thanks to the generous support of Friends of Agua Calente Park.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/birding-at-agua-caliente-park/2026-05-06/
LOCATION:Agua Caliente Park\, 12325 E Roger Rd\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85749\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hikes
ORGANIZER;CN="Conservation Lands and Resources":MAILTO:EEducation@pima.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260505T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260505T100000
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20260430T165326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T165432Z
UID:10007775-1777964400-1777975200@santacruzheritage.org
SUMMARY:Tubac Nature Center Bird Walk
DESCRIPTION:Meet at the Nature Center\, 50 Bridge Road\, Tubac. Sign in at the door. the leaders will select a section of the Anza Trail for the walk. All expertise levels welcomed. Bring binoculars.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/tubac-nature-center-bird-walk-3/
LOCATION:Tubac Nature Center\, 50 Bridge Road\, Tubac\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hikes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260502T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260502T100000
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20250325T172454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T230953Z
UID:10003375-1777712400-1777716000@santacruzheritage.org
SUMMARY:Healing Herb Walk
DESCRIPTION:Learn about some of the 50 medicinal plants in Mission Garden’s Moore Medicinal Garden. The plants are native to the American Southwest deserts and in many cases have been used for millennia. Modern herbalists are keeping this tradition alive at Mission Garden.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/healing-herb-walk/2026-05-02/
LOCATION:Mission Garden\, 946 W Mission Ln\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85745
CATEGORIES:Hikes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260430T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260430T120000
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20260331T204140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T171122Z
UID:10005872-1777539600-1777550400@santacruzheritage.org
SUMMARY:Santa Cruz River Research Days
DESCRIPTION:This FREE event is a venue for learning about research and conservation efforts while exploring the Santa Cruz River’s natural and cultural resources. With this year’s theme\, A Watershed of Protection\, we’re highlighting several public land protection and management efforts that have helped protect the river and its surrounding watershed over the last 25 years. With diverse speakers and real-time English–Spanish translation\, we aim to inspire new research questions\, strengthen your professional network\, catalyze collaborative projects\, and foster awareness of research and conservation efforts. Registration and program is available on the event page but includes two days of presentations and a guided hike in the Borderlands Wildlife Preserve.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/santa-cruz-river-research-days/2026-04-30/
LOCATION:Pima Community College – Downtown\, 1255 N Stone Ave\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85709
CATEGORIES:Environmental Stewardship,Hikes,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://santacruzheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SCRRD-Logo.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260429T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260429T170000
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20260331T204140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T171122Z
UID:10005871-1777453200-1777482000@santacruzheritage.org
SUMMARY:Santa Cruz River Research Days
DESCRIPTION:This FREE event is a venue for learning about research and conservation efforts while exploring the Santa Cruz River’s natural and cultural resources. With this year’s theme\, A Watershed of Protection\, we’re highlighting several public land protection and management efforts that have helped protect the river and its surrounding watershed over the last 25 years. With diverse speakers and real-time English–Spanish translation\, we aim to inspire new research questions\, strengthen your professional network\, catalyze collaborative projects\, and foster awareness of research and conservation efforts. Registration and program is available on the event page but includes two days of presentations and a guided hike in the Borderlands Wildlife Preserve.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/santa-cruz-river-research-days/2026-04-29/
LOCATION:Pima Community College – Downtown\, 1255 N Stone Ave\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85709
CATEGORIES:Environmental Stewardship,Hikes,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://santacruzheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SCRRD-Logo.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260428T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260428T170000
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20260331T204140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T171122Z
UID:10005870-1777381200-1777395600@santacruzheritage.org
SUMMARY:Santa Cruz River Research Days
DESCRIPTION:This FREE event is a venue for learning about research and conservation efforts while exploring the Santa Cruz River’s natural and cultural resources. With this year’s theme\, A Watershed of Protection\, we’re highlighting several public land protection and management efforts that have helped protect the river and its surrounding watershed over the last 25 years. With diverse speakers and real-time English–Spanish translation\, we aim to inspire new research questions\, strengthen your professional network\, catalyze collaborative projects\, and foster awareness of research and conservation efforts. Registration and program is available on the event page but includes two days of presentations and a guided hike in the Borderlands Wildlife Preserve.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/santa-cruz-river-research-days/2026-04-28/
LOCATION:Pima Community College – Downtown\, 1255 N Stone Ave\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85709
CATEGORIES:Environmental Stewardship,Hikes,Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://santacruzheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SCRRD-Logo.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260428T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260428T100000
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20260416T183624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T215425Z
UID:10007774-1777359600-1777370400@santacruzheritage.org
SUMMARY:Tubac Nature Center Bird Walk
DESCRIPTION:Meet at the Nature Center\, 50 Bridge Road\, Tubac. Sign in at the door. the leaders will select a section of the Anza Trail for the walk. All expertise levels welcomed. Bring binoculars.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/tubac-nature-center-bird-walk/2026-04-28/
LOCATION:Tubac Nature Center\, 50 Bridge Road\, Tubac\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hikes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260421T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260421T100000
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20260416T183624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T215425Z
UID:10007773-1776754800-1776765600@santacruzheritage.org
SUMMARY:Tubac Nature Center Bird Walk
DESCRIPTION:Meet at the Nature Center\, 50 Bridge Road\, Tubac. Sign in at the door. the leaders will select a section of the Anza Trail for the walk. All expertise levels welcomed. Bring binoculars.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/tubac-nature-center-bird-walk/2026-04-21/
LOCATION:Tubac Nature Center\, 50 Bridge Road\, Tubac\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hikes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260418T120000
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20251219T184459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T234443Z
UID:10004176-1776506400-1776513600@santacruzheritage.org
SUMMARY:Santa Cruz River History Tour
DESCRIPTION:This two-mile walking tour is led by Mauro Trejo and focuses on our relationship with the Santa Cruz River\, how it supported Tucson’s early residents\, and the factors in the 19th and 20th century that affected its demise. \nThe tour begins at Tucson’s Mission Gardens and includes the sites of the former Spanish mission and the O’odham village that was the origin of our modern city. Attendees also visit Tucson’s tallest tree and the Garden of Gethsemane\, a holy site of statues made by WWI veteran and artist Felix Lucero in the 1940s.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/santa-cruz-river-history-tour-2-3/2026-04-18/
LOCATION:Mission Garden\, 946 W Mission Ln\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85745
CATEGORIES:Hikes,History,Tours
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260418
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20260408T172205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T172205Z
UID:10005861-1776038400-1776470399@santacruzheritage.org
SUMMARY:Wild Connections Week
DESCRIPTION:Join the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection for a free field trip series to our region’s most critical wildlife corridors during the week of April 13! \nExplore\, learn from local experts\, and make exciting discoveries along the way. This is a fantastic opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at the creative solutions and current challenges to wildlife movement in Pima County. \nSign up for any or all events below:\n★ Explore the Santa Cruz River Wildlife Ramp\nWhen: Monday\, April 13\, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM \nWhere: West of the Avra Valley Road exit on I-10 in the Tucson-Tortolita Mountains wildlife linkage \n★ Cross the CAP Canal in Avra Valley\nWhen: Tuesday\, April 14\, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM \nWhere: Saguaro National Park West — Red Hills Visitor Center. From there\, we will carpool and follow each other to an area just west on Sandario Road in the Coyote-Tucson-Ironwood wildlife linkage\, where desert bighorn sheep were seen a few years back! \n★ Why didn’t the tortoise cross Picture Rocks Road?\nWhen: Thursday\, April 16\, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM \nWhere: Parking lot off Picture Rocks Road near the Cam-Boh Trail in Saguaro National Park \n★ Sunset at the Wildlife Bridge – 10th anniversary celebration!\nWhen: Friday\, April 17\, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM \nWhere: Next to the Ann Day Memorial Wildlife Bridge in the Catalina-Tortolita Mountains wildlife linkage \nThis event series is funded in part by the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area – Thank you!
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/wild-connections-week/
LOCATION:AZ
CATEGORIES:Funded in Part by SCVNHA,Hikes,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260411T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20260317T162528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T233828Z
UID:10005850-1775898000-1775908800@santacruzheritage.org
SUMMARY:America Semiquincentennial and the Town of Oro Valley
DESCRIPTION:The Oro Valley Historical Society’s year‑long tribute to the America Semiquincentennial moves into its final phase for the season. Stop by the Pusch House Museum at historic Steam Pump Ranch to view America Semiquincentennial and the Town of Oro Valley\, an exhibit connecting the nation’s founding challenges with Arizona’s and Oro Valley’s own. Our naturalist will be on-site providing two one-hour gentle walking tours around the Ranch culminating in our Heritage Garden where visitors will be able to see a replica of a Tohono O’odham pit house and the plants that our growing in our garden this season. Volunteers will be available in the Museum for questions\, and complimentary tours are offered with grateful acceptance of donations.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/america-semiquincentennial-and-the-town-of-oro-valley-2/
LOCATION:Steam Pump Ranch\, 10901 North Oracle Road\, Oro Valley\, 85737\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hikes,History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oro Valley Historical Society":MAILTO:secretary@ovhistory.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260404T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260404T100000
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20250325T172454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T230953Z
UID:10003374-1775293200-1775296800@santacruzheritage.org
SUMMARY:Healing Herb Walk
DESCRIPTION:Learn about some of the 50 medicinal plants in Mission Garden’s Moore Medicinal Garden. The plants are native to the American Southwest deserts and in many cases have been used for millennia. Modern herbalists are keeping this tradition alive at Mission Garden.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/healing-herb-walk/2026-04-04/
LOCATION:Mission Garden\, 946 W Mission Ln\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85745
CATEGORIES:Hikes
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://santacruzheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Texas2BRanger2Bin2BMichael2BMoore2BMedicinal2BGarden2B5BKendall2BKroesen5D.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260321T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260321T120000
DTSTAMP:20260513T041257
CREATED:20251219T184459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T234443Z
UID:10004175-1774087200-1774094400@santacruzheritage.org
SUMMARY:Santa Cruz River History Tour
DESCRIPTION:This two-mile walking tour is led by Mauro Trejo and focuses on our relationship with the Santa Cruz River\, how it supported Tucson’s early residents\, and the factors in the 19th and 20th century that affected its demise. \nThe tour begins at Tucson’s Mission Gardens and includes the sites of the former Spanish mission and the O’odham village that was the origin of our modern city. Attendees also visit Tucson’s tallest tree and the Garden of Gethsemane\, a holy site of statues made by WWI veteran and artist Felix Lucero in the 1940s.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/santa-cruz-river-history-tour-2-3/2026-03-21/
LOCATION:Mission Garden\, 946 W Mission Ln\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85745
CATEGORIES:Hikes,History,Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://santacruzheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SC-River-Mauro-2-scaled.jpg
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