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• Saguaro National Park

  Adaptations: Recipe for Survival

  • Time: 10:15 AM to 10:45 AM
  • Location: TMD (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Tuesday, April 24, 2018

  Easy 100-yard Walk: Take a walk in our Cactus Garden Walk to discover some physical and behavioral adaptations of desert plants.

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  Life Cycle of the Saguaro: Seed to Giant

  • Time: 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
  • Location: Tucson Mountain District (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Tuesday, April 24, 2018

  Walk: Hear some astonishing reasons about why so few Saguaro seeds make it to fruitition.

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  Not So Creepy Crawlies

  • Time: 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
  • Location: RMD (East) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Tuesday, April 24, 2018

  Presentation: Come discover the fascinating world of snakes, insects, and arachnids.

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  Raptors!

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

  Tuesday, April 24, 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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• Saguaro National Park

  Creepy Crawlers: The Silent Majority

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

  Wednesday, April 25, 2018

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

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• Saguaro National Park

  Flash, Woosh, Gush, and Growth: Sonoran Desert Monsoon Rain

  • Time: 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
  • Location: Rincon District Mountain (East) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Wednesday, April 25, 2018

  Presentation/Talk: The summer heat and humidity bring the mighty and sometimes destructive monsoon rain.

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• Saguaro National Park

  History of the Rincon Valley

  • Time: 11:00 AM
  • Location: RMD (East) District
  • Fees: Entrance Fee Applies

  Wednesday, April 25, 2018

  Guided Hike Take a stroll down Hope Camp Trail and learn about the homesteaders and ranchers who settles here.

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• Saguaro National Park

  Sonoran Secrets to Desert Survival

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

  Wednesday, April 25, 2018

  Walk: Stroll the Cactus Garden and identify the most common hazards hidden in the desert, uncover survival strategies of native plants and animals, and acquire practical tips to ensure your safety. Wheelchair accessible

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• Saguaro National Park

  Spiny, Shady, and COOL!

  • Time: 11:15 AM to 11:45 AM
  • Location: Tucson Mountain District (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Wednesday, April 25, 2018

  Walk: Come for a short walk and discover the great variety of cacti that inhabit this unique and fascinating desert.

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• Saguaro National Park

  Life and the Desert

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

  Thursday, April 26, 2018

  Tour/Activity: Explore the basic principles and structures of life.

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• Saguaro National Park

  Living With Giants

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

  Thursday, April 26, 2018

  Talk: The saguaro celebrates events and faces challenges throughout its life. A biologist explains how it provides shelter and substance for wildlife, when it flowers, its' growth patters, and how it fights for survival.

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• Saguaro National Park

  Night as Day: Nocturnal Life in Saguaro National Park

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

  Thursday, April 26, 2018

  Presentation: Discover the ecological community that comes to life in the nighttime, including nocturnal animals, night-blooming plants and pollinators.

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• Saguaro National Park

  Spiny, Shady, and COOL!

  • Time: 11:15 AM to 11:45 AM
  • Location: Tucson Mountain District (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Thursday, April 26, 2018

  Walk: Come for a short walk and discover the great variety of cacti that inhabit this unique and fascinating desert.

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• Saguaro National Park

  A Century of Tales

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

  Friday, April 27, 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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• Saguaro National Park

  Desert Botany 101

  • Time: 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
  • Location: RMD (East) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Entrance Fee Applies

  Friday, April 27, 2018

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

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• Saguaro National Park

  Lizards are Hot, Lizards are Cool

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

  Friday, April 27, 2018

  Talk: Lizards are small denizens of the desert that are a critical component to our desert community. Find out what it means when they do pushups or exhibit other odd behaviors. Wheelchair accessible

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• Saguaro National Park

  Spiny, Shady, and COOL!

  • Time: 10:15 AM to 10:45 AM
  • Location: Tucson Mountain District (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Friday, April 27, 2018

  Walk: Come for a short walk and discover the great variety of cacti that inhabit this unique and fascinating desert.

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• Saguaro National Park

  Synergy in the Desert: The Sonoran Habitat

  • Time: 3:15 PM to 4:00 PM
  • Location: Tucson Mountain District (West) Visitor Center
  • Fees: Park Entrance Fee Applies

  Friday, April 27, 2018

  Talk & Walk: The iconic Saguaro is the focal point for a discussion of how the parts of the Sonoran Desert work together to create a rich living desert that is unique in the world.

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• Saguaro National Park

  Creepy Crawlers: The Silent Majority

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

  Saturday, April 28, 2018

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

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• Saguaro National Park

  Marvelous Mimicry

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

  Saturday, April 28, 2018

  Talk: Not all is as it appears...come learn all about the optical illusion that is mimicry and adaptation.

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• Saguaro National Park

  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, April 28, 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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• Saguaro National Park

  The Point of the Matter is Cactus

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

  Saturday, April 28, 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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• Saguaro National Park

  Cooking with Prickly Pear

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

  Sunday, April 29, 2018

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

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• Saguaro National Park

  The Adventure of Thelma the Tortoise

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

  Monday, April 30, 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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