Events and tours from outside organizations.
Join us as we welcome descendants of Nogales Buffalo Soldiers who served at Camp Little, Nogales, Arizona! Reception follows events at Nogales City Hall. Exhibit tours, lively conversations and light refreshments at Museum will be available .
Festivals have been a tradition in The Historic Village of Tubac since 1959, and the Tubac Festival of the Arts is Southern Arizona’s longest-running art festival. Highlights include more than 200 fine artists and craftsmen, a variety of festival eateries, a wine garden, and live entertainment. Exhibiting artists are spread throughout the Village, along roadways […]
This presentation, by Dr. Genesis D. Arizmendi, examines bilingualism in the borderlands, exploring how living in border communities shapes language, identity, and culture. Drawing on research and community perspectives across the US/Mexico Border, this talk highlights the rich linguistic and cultural wealth of border regions, emphasizing the power of bilingualism to bridge worlds and create […]
Join Raydine Taber from the Green Valley Gardeners to explore the variety of themed gardens within the ranch headquarters. Free. Registration suggested, walk-ins welcome when space permits.
Join us for a Save Our Saguaros Month event in cooperation with the Desert Museum. Click HERE to sign up. The Friends of Columbus Park invite you to join us at Ward 3’s Christopher Columbus Park, to pull buffelgrass. This site is completely flat and very accessible, and we will have work for all abilities. We […]
Join our community effort to restore Tanque Verde Creek! We invite people of all ages, diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, beliefs, and many other diverse communities to participate in restoring our heritage of seasonal and year-round water flows. Come work with WMG staff and other River Run Network volunteers in a beautiful riparian area to […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Join our community effort to restore Tanque Verde Creek! We invite people of all ages, diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, beliefs, and many other diverse communities to participate in restoring our heritage of seasonal and year-round water flows. Come work with WMG staff and other River Run Network volunteers in a beautiful riparian area to […]
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 […]
