Name: Predators and Prey – Educational Walk
Start: 2025-10-25T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-25T10:00:00-07:00
Location: Lost Dog Wash Trailhead

August 2025
Lecture – The Center for Native & Urban Wildlife – 25 years of Educating and Connecting People with the Sonoran Desert

August 26, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Scottsdale Public Library - Mustang Library 10101 N. 90th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Cultural Resources Lecture: The Center for Native & Urban Wildlife - 25 years of Educating and Connecting People with the Sonoran Desert Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:30 […]
September 2025
Lecture – Arizona Native and Invasive Plants

September 13, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Scottsdale Public Library - Mustang Library 10101 N. 90th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Arizona Native and Invasive Plants Speaker: Jessi Szopinski, Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management The lecture will briefly outline the purpose and function of the statewide Invasive Plant Program, […]

Free
Lecture – Past, Present, and Future: Human History of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve

September 23, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Scottsdale Public Library - Mustang Library 10101 N. 90th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Cultural Resources Lecture: Past, Present, and Future: Human History of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Location: Mustang Library, 10101 N 90th Street, […]

Free
October 2025
Bird Walk at Quartz Trailhead

October 7, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Quartz Trailhead J4GV+Q5R Scottsdale, Arizona

Bird Walk at Quartz Trailhead Join our birding experts on this easy 2 hour walk over a rocky trail. In addition to seeing our year-round bird residents, we may see […]

Free
Lecture – Spooky or Spectacular? Revealing the Truth About Bats

October 11, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Scottsdale Public Library - Mustang Library 10101 N. 90th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Spooky or Spectacular? Revealing the Truth About Bats Speaker: Jessie Dwyer, Parsons Field Institute Biodiversity Manager Date: Saturday October 11, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM Bats have long […]

Free
Sonoran Desert 101 – Educational Walk

October 18, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Brown's Ranch Trailhead 30301 N. Alma School Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Sonoran Desert 101 at Brown’s Ranch Trailhead This walk provides a geological and ecological overview of what lives in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, and how the flora and fauna survive […]

Free
Introduction To Mountain Biking: Session 1

October 18, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Pima Dynamite Trailhead 28777 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Introduction to Mountain Biking: Session 1 at Pima Dynamite Trailhead This program is designed to introduce participants to mountain biking by building foundational riding skills and confidence in a safe, […]

Free
Ride the Gooseneck and Discuss Preserve Fire Restoration

October 19, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Fraesfield Trailhead 13400 East Rio Verde Drive, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Ride the Gooseneck and Discuss Preserve Fire Restoration from Fraesfield Trailhead This easier ride is smooth sailing for 10 – 12 miles over 3 hours. We will ride out Gooseneck […]

Free
Taliesin, Old Jeep, and Ringtail Trails Hike

October 21, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am

Lost Dog Wash Trailhead 12601 N. 124th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Taliesin, Old Jeep and Ringtail Hike from Lost Dog Wash Trailhead Come hike some of the original trails in the preserve with great views of Scottsdale and the desert. This […]

Free
Brown’s Ranch Stories – Educational Walk

October 23, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Brown's Ranch Trailhead 30301 N. Alma School Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Brown's Ranch Stories at Brown's Ranch Trailhead Join us on a half mile 90-minute walk on the Jane Rau trail where we will talk about the people and events that […]

Free
Missions, Massacres, and Plagues – Educational Hike

October 24, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am

Fraesfield Trailhead 13400 East Rio Verde Drive, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Missions, Massacres & Plagues - Educational Hike at Fraesfield Trailhead Moderate level hike. Revisit three hundred years of European-Native American contacts and conflicts, from Coronado to the Alamo (1540-1850). Join […]

Free
Predators and Prey – Educational Walk

October 25, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Lost Dog Wash Trailhead 12601 N. 124th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Predators and Prey - Balancing the Ecosystem at Lost Dog Wash Trailhead Join us for a fascinating two-hour leisurely walk exploring the dynamic relationship between predators and prey. Discover how […]

Free

August 2025

Lecture – The Center for Native & Urban Wildlife – 25 years of Educating and Connecting People with the Sonoran Desert

September 2025

Lecture – Arizona Native and Invasive Plants

Lecture – Past, Present, and Future: Human History of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve

October 2025

Bird Walk at Quartz Trailhead

Lecture – Spooky or Spectacular? Revealing the Truth About Bats

Sonoran Desert 101 – Educational Walk

Introduction To Mountain Biking: Session 1

Ride the Gooseneck and Discuss Preserve Fire Restoration

Brown’s Ranch Stories – Educational Walk

Missions, Massacres, and Plagues – Educational Hike

Predators and Prey – Educational Walk

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