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• Saguaro National Park

  Mountain Lions: Beyond the Myth

  • Time: 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM
  • Location: Tucson Mountain District (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Wednesday, October 17, 2018

  Talk: Envision a puma stalking its prey, then uncover the true nature of this elusive but essential predator. Misunderstood, maligned, and nearly eradicated by settlers, the mountain lion remains threatened by human encroachment.

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  Sonoran Lifestyles

  • Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
  • Location: Rincon Mountain District (East) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Wednesday, October 17, 2018

  Guided Walk: Join a park naturalist on this 2-hr, 1-mile walk to discover how plants and animals adapt to life in the desert.

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  What's new at Saguaro National Park?

  • Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  • Location: Visitors Center theater
  • Fees: Fee required

  Wednesday, October 17, 2018

  Saguaro National Park is best known for its variety of cactus, including the giant Saguaro. Join park staff in the visitor center theater to take a look at the Rincon Mountains and the new plant species recently discovered up there.

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  Living With Giants

  • Time: 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM
  • Location: Tucson Mountain District (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Thursday, October 18, 2018

  Talk: A biologist explains how it provides shelter and substance for wildlife; when it flowers; its growth patterns; and how it fights for survival against drought. lightning, frost, and other dangers. Wheelchair accessible.

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  Creating Saguaro National Park

  • Time: 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM
  • Location: Rincon Mountain District (East) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Friday, October 19, 2018

  Presentation: This theater presentation will highlight the commitment, compromise, and decision's that created the park.

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  Creepy Crawlers: The Silent Majority

  • Time: 2:15 PM to 2:45 AM
  • Location: TMD (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Saturday, October 20, 2018

  Talk: Learn about some of our most feared and misunderstood arthropods who call this park home.

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  The Plants Tell All

  • Time: 9:45 AM to 11:45 AM
  • Location: Tucson Mountain Disctrict (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Saturday, October 20, 2018

  Walk: Join a park naturalist to learn the secrets of what ties the plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert together.

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  The Point of the Matter is Cactus

  • Time: 1:00 PM
  • Location: Rincon Mountain District (East) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Saturday, October 20, 2018

  Presentation: Cactus are much more than strange plants and spines. This theater presentation will highlight these survival marvels with a beautiful photo gallery. Wheelchair accessible.

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  Cooking with Prickly Pear

  • Time: 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM
  • Location: TMD (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Entrance Fee Applies

  Sunday, October 21, 2018

  Demonstration: A live cooking demonstration will show you how to prepare and cook prickly pear and its fruit.

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  Picture This...Life Through A Different Lens

  • Time: 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM
  • Location: TMD (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Monday, October 22, 2018

  Talk and Walk: Experience the desert from, a whole new view with this interactive photography program

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  The Adventure of Thelma the Tortoise

  • Time: 2:00 PM
  • Location: RMD (East) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Entrance Fee Applies

  Monday, October 22, 2018

  Presentation: Go on a fantastic trip across the Sonoran Desert with one adventurous tortoise who called Saguaro National Park her home - until she set her eye on farther horizons!

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  Raptors!

  • Time: 2:15 PM to 2:45 PM
  • Location: TMD (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Tuesday, October 23, 2018

  Talk: Southern Arizona and the Sonoran Desert Region are renowned for the large variety of animal and plant species, especially birds.

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  Meet the Saguaro

  • Time: 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
  • Location: RMD Visitors Center
  • Fees: Entrance Fee Required

  Thursday, October 25, 2018

  Get to know the world's most famous cactus-and learn its fascinating life story in this place where we "celebrate saguaros"! Accessible Program.

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  A Century of Tales

  • Time: 3:00 PM
  • Location: RMD (East) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Friday, October 26, 2018

  Presentation: Join us in the visitor center auditorium as we review a century of fun and interesting stories from those who lived and worked in what is today Saguaro National Park.

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  The Changing Cactus Forest

  • Time: 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM
  • Location: RMD (East) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Sunday, October 28, 2018

  Presentation: Join us in the visitor center auditorium to discover how the changes in the Cactus Forest over the years relate to potential changes in the future.

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  Cattle & Cactus

  • Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
  • Location: Cactus Forest Loop
  • Fees: Fees are required

  Tuesday, October 30, 2018

  There have been many different issues of land abuse and interactions in the sensitive ecosystems of Saguaro National Park.

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  Desert Botany 101

  • Time: 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
  • Location: RMD (East) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Entrance Fee Applies

  Tuesday, October 30, 2018

  Garden Walk: Review the basic principles of desert botany on this easy walk through our Cactus Garden.

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