Events and tours from outside organizations.
Celebrating Winter Solstice, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s executive director archaeologist Allen Dart leads this tour to Los Morteros and Picture Rocks, two of the Tucson area’s premier pre-Contact period archaeological sites. Parking is limited at the Picture Rocks – tour is limited to 32 people. Participants provide their own transportation and are advised to wear […]
Join Tucson Audubon habitat restoration professionals for a Santa Cruz River Community Stewardship Event! We will be working to restore habitat along the Santa Cruz River in Tubac, starting with invasive plant removal. Monthly community restoration volunteer events will be held every third Thursday from 9-11am, starting on November 21st. This project is a joint […]
Experience the rich history of Tucson on the one-mile Barrio Viejo (old neighborhood) Walking Tour, which goes through the largest collection of Sonoran Row houses in the United States. For over 100 years, Barrio Viejo was the heart of Tucson’s social, economic, and cultural life. On this 90-minute walking tour, your tour guide Mauro Trejo will discuss […]
Our guided Living Lab Tours happen every 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. You’ll be led through our demonstration site by one of our Docents to learn about our many water harvesting systems firsthand.
Experience the rich history of Tucson on the one-mile Barrio Viejo (old neighborhood) Walking Tour, which goes through the largest collection of Sonoran Row houses in the United States. For over 100 years, Barrio Viejo was the heart of Tucson’s social, economic, and cultural life. On this 90-minute walking tour, your tour guide Mauro Trejo will discuss […]
Experience the rich history of Tucson on the one-mile Barrio Viejo (old neighborhood) Walking Tour, which goes through the largest collection of Sonoran Row houses in the United States. For over 100 years, Barrio Viejo was the heart of Tucson’s social, economic, and cultural life. On this 90-minute walking tour, your tour guide Mauro Trejo will discuss […]
Local storyteller Jack Lasseter will discuss how Arizona’s land was acquired from the Mexican government and what Spanish laws from this era are still with us today; how Arizona became a state; the early counties including our own lost county, Pah-Ute; what the frontier judicial system was like; and some examples of vigilante justice. Non-refundable […]
Walk around Mission Garden to look for seasonal and resident birds. Learn to identify some common calls and songs of the birds here. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. Check in with Kevin (the roadrunner) and our […]
Join us for a two-day restoration workshop at the Oracle Road wildlife crossings! Restoration & Invasive Species Program Manager, Kelsey Landreville, from Pima County Conservation Lands and Resources; and native plant specialist, Carianne Funicelli, from Strategic Habitat Enhancements will be joining us and leading these workshops. Together we’ll learn how to identify erosion, what causes […]
Join a walking tour discussing the 1775- 1776 Anza Expedition which camped at La Canoa. Learn about Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza and the group of Spanish colonial settlers who, in 1775, made their first stop at Canoa Ranch as they began an epic 1200-mile journey from Sonora, New Spain to colonize the port of […]
