Get ready for a 2 mile hike to inventory butterflies, plants, reptiles and birds for this power packed inventory. Leader: Fred Heath. Difficulty: 2

Meet at the Visitor Center to search for reptiles and other life in the Cactus Forest. Leader: Thomas Jones. Difficulty: 1

Come check out the moths of the Saguaro with minimal of trail walking to light traps. Leader: Bruce Walsh. Difficulty: 1

Come check out the moths of the Saguaro with minimal of trail walking to light traps. Leader: Bruce Walsh. Difficulty: 1

Come check out the moths of the Saguaro with minimal of trail walking to light traps. Leader: Bruce Walsh. Difficulty: 1

Join an inventory for nocturnal birds on the Cactus Forest Loop Road. Leader: Tim Helentjaris. Difficulty: 1

Meet at the Visitor Center to cruise the Loop Road to inventory nocturnal herpefauna. Leader: Taylor Edwards. Difficulty: 1

Help us measure the darkness of the sky across the Rincon Mountains. There are easy transects that require minimal hiking, and other transects where strong hikers are required. Leaders: Jeremy White, Connie Walker. Difficulty: 1-3.

Learn about these flying mammals and the equipment used to inventory them. Leader: Bea Vizcarra & Tiffany Sprague. Difficulty: 1

Learn about the stars and enjoy the night sky east of Tucson. Leader: Nick Applegate. Difficulty: 1

Blacklight and light trapping insect inventory. Welcome for all ages. Leaders: Doug Taron, Celeste Troon. Difficulty: 1

Blacklight and light trapping insect inventory. Welcome for all ages. Leaders: Doug Taron, Celeste Troon. Difficulty: 1

Blacklight and light trapping insect inventory. Welcome for all ages. Leaders: Doug Taron, Celeste Troon. Difficulty: 1

Blacklight and light trapping insect inventory. Welcome for all ages. Leaders: Doug Taron, Celeste Troon. Difficulty: 1

Perfect for the more adventurous hiker who is interested in frogs and other herpofauna. Long hike into a steep canyon. Leader: Mike Sredl. Difficulty: 3

Bring binoculars for an easy 2 mile hike in the northern Mica View area to inventory birds. Leader: Pam Negri. Difficulty: 2

Bring binoculars for a level 4 mile hike to inventory birds. Leader: Katelyn Blakemore. Difficulty: 2

Hike among the rocks and washes looking for herps and other Sonoran Desert species. Leader: Michael Vensky. Difficulty: 2

Bring binoculars for a generaly level 3.5 mile hike to inventory birds. Leader: Laura Cotter. Difficulty: 2

Bring binoculars for a relatively easy Cactus Forest hike of 3.5 miles to inventory birds. Leaders: Mark & Jean Hengesbaugh. Difficulty: 2

Bring binoculars and water for this easy 1.5 mile hike sponsored by the Friends of Redington Pass. Leader: Kirk Emerson. Difficulty: 1

Bring binoculars for hike along the 4 mile Cactus Forest Trail to inventory birds. Leader: Jerry Bird. Difficulty: 2

Grab your binoculars for this relatively flat 3.3 mile hike to inventory birds. Leaders: Darl Herman & Hyatt Simpson. Difficulty: 2

Bring binoculars for a 5.2 mile moderate hike of elevation gain to inventory birds from trailhead to a rewarding waterfall location. Leader: Jennie MacFarland. Difficulty: 3

Explore the remote east slope of the Rincons, starting at Miller Creek trailhead in search of arthropods and land snails. Very experienced hikers only! Leader: Marty Meyer. Difficulty: 3

Bring binoculars for an easy walk to inventory the birds of the Freeman Homestead trail. Leader: Vicki Powers. Difficulty: 1

Learn about the natural history of this fascinating Sonoran Desert lizard through radio telemetry in the field. Off-trail hiking required. Leader: Brian Park. Difficulty: 3

Bring your binoculars for a 5.7 mile hike on the south slope of the Rincons to inventory birds. Leader: Scott Wilbor. Difficulty: 3

Get ready for a 4 mile hike to inventory butterflies, plants, reptiles and birds for this power packed inventory. Leader: Fred Heath. Difficulty: 2

Meet at VC for a hike up Loma Verde wash to look for terrestrial and aquatic insects and plants. Leader: Evan Gwilliam. Difficulty: 2

Grab your hiking boots for a rigorous 5+ mile hike in Steel Tank canyon searching for reptiles and amphibians, and common aquatic insects and plants. Leader: Eric Wallace. Difficulty: 3

Help launch the Park’s citizen science project to inventory and measure saguaro cactus in a historic plot originally surveyed in 1941. Leader: Irene Weber. Difficulty: 2

In search of reptiles and other life in the Cactus Forest. Leader: Thomas Jones. Difficulty: 1

Join us for a one hour guided hike on the Tanque Verde Trail to explore and sample the unseen world of bacteria and fungi in the soils and rock surfaces in desert ecosystems.Leaders: Alexis Valentin, David Hogan, Dragos Zaharescu. Difficulty: 3

Search for tracks, check out holes that animals inhabit, and other animal signs. Leader: Pinau Merlin. Difficulty: 2

Take an easy 1-mile hike through upland desert in search of lizards, snakes, and tortoises. Bring your binoculars for lizard identification from afar, and try your hand at lizard capture (capture equipment provided). Leader: Audrey Owens. Difficulty: 1

Learn about mammals who capture their own images on infrared-triggered wildlife cameras. Leader: Mary Beth Benton. Difficulty: 1

Learn about the natural history of this fascinating Sonoran Desert lizard through radio telemetry in the field. Off-trail hiking required. Leader: Brian Park. Difficulty: 3

Join us for a one hour guided hike on the Tanque Verde Trail to explore and sample the unseen world of bacteria and fungi in the soils and rock surfaces in desert ecosystems.Leaders: Alexis Valentin, David Hogan, Dragos Zaharescu. Difficulty: 3

Bring your binoculars and get ready for a moderate hike to inventory the beautiful butterflies that inhabit the Sonoran Desert. Leaders: Karen Nickey and Sharon Overstreet. Difficulty: 2

Learn about the natural history of this fascinating Sonoran Desert lizard through radio telemetry in the field. Off-trail hiking required. Leader: Erin Zylstra. Difficulty: 3

Identify plants in the Northern Tuscon Mountains. Leader: Dave Bertelsen. Difficulty: 2

Reptile hike over 3+ miles in and out of the Kings Canyon Wash. Leader: Craig Ivanyi. Difficulty: 3

Grab your hiking boots and binoculars for an all taxa inventory to cover a 5+ mile distance. Leader: David Bygott. Difficulty: 3

Explore Sus hill to see early stages of buffelgrass invasion. Learn how invasive plants can change insect diversity and abundance. Leader: Joe Cicero. Difficulty: 2

Explore rocky desert and bajadas for lizards, snakes, and tortoises. Bring your binoculars for lizard identification from afar, and try your hand at lizard capture (capture equipment provided). Leader: Audrey Owens. Difficulty: 2

Come take a hike in search and inventory of plants in the Sonoran Desert from the Science Tent. Be prepared for moderate hiking off trail for a two hour program. Leader: John Wiens. Difficulty: 2

Find and identify some of the many ants of the Sonoran desert. Leader: Kim Franklin. Difficulty: 1

Bring binoculars and get ready to hike 1.7 miles in desert wash habitat. Leader: Kathe Anderson. Difficulty: 2

Learn how mammalogists study small mammals in the field using live traps at the Mile Wild Pump House. Leaders: Mary Price, Nick Waser, Melanie Bucci. Difficulty: 2

Help set up small mammal traps in Sonoran desert washes and learn about other methods to monitoring desert mammals. Sign up for Saturday morning to see what was caught. Bring a flashlight for hiking at night. Leader Aletris Neils. Difficulty: 2

Study bats using acoustics with biologists from Bat Conservation International. Leaders: Christa Weise, Jason Corbett. Difficulty: 1

Bring your binoculars and use your sense of hearing to identify the birds of night on the Golden Gate Rd driving route. Leader: Jennie MacFarland. Difficulty: 1

Use a blacklight to locate and identify nocturnal insects. Leaders: James Louderman, Robin Delapena. Difficulty: 1

Help measure the darkness of the sky across the Tucson Mountains. There are easy transects that require minimal hiking, and other transects where strong hikers are required. Leaders: Jeremy White, Connie Walker. Difficulty: 1-3

Help measure the darkness of the sky across the city of Tucson along Grant Rd or/and 22nd St. All Tucson transects can be accessed by car. Leaders: Jeremy White, Connie Walker. Difficulty: 1

Use blacklights to locate and identify nocturnal insects. Leaders: James Louderman, Robin Delapena. Difficulty: 1

Bring your mountain bike, bike light and reflective clothes for a herp road cruise at night on the Hohokam and Golden Gate roads. Please only 15+ years and older experienced riders. Leader: Michael Vensky. Difficulty: 3

Capture nocturnal insects, and search for scorpions, using several different types of lights. Leader: John Palting. Difficulty: 1

Come look for the amazing scorpions, fire flies and other insects that light up the night with the help of UV blacklights. Be prepared for a short night hike. Leaders: Paul Marek, Garrett Hughes, Charity Hall. Difficulty: 1

Use a blacklight to locate and identify nocturnal insects. Leaders: James Louderman, Robin Delapena. Difficulty: 1

Come look for the amazing scorpions, fire flies and other insects that light up the night with the help of UV black lights. Be prepared for a short night hike. Leaders: Paul Marek, Garrett Hughes, Charity Hall. Difficulty: 1

Use a blacklight to locate and identify nocturnal insects. Leaders: James Louderman, Robin Delapena. Difficulty: 1

Observe and learn about nocturnal rodents captured in live traps from a mammalogist at the Mile Wild Pump House. Leaders: Mary Price, Nick Waser, Melanie Bucci. Difficulty: 2

Use insect traps to inventory and ID insects. Leader: David Wikle. Difficulty: 1

Learn how entomologists collect specimens to study insect diversity. Leaders: Jacob Higgins, Kim Whitley. Difficulty: 1

Use a blacklight to locate and identify nocturnal insects. Leaders: James Louderman, Robin Delapena. Difficulty: 1

Use insect traps to inventory and ID insects. Leader: David Wikle. Difficulty: 1

Use a blacklight to locate and identify nocturnal insects. Leaders: James Louderman, Robin Delapena. Difficulty: 1

Learn how entomologists collect specimens to study insect diversity. Leaders: Jacob Higgins, Kim Whitley. Difficulty: 1

Check up insect traps set out the night before, and identify insects captured. Leader: David Wikle. Difficulty: 1

Observe and learn about nocturnal rodents captured in live traps from a mammalogist. Leaders: Mary Price, Nick Waser. Difficulty: 2

Bring binoculars and get ready to hike 3.2 miles in desert wash habitat. Leader: Mary Lou Cole. Difficulty: 2

Bring binoculars and get ready to hike 2.1 miles in desert wash habitat. Leaders: Kathy Olmstead, Lorel Picciurro. Difficulty: 1

Bring binoculars and get ready for an easy 1.8 mile hike. Leader: Deborah Vath. Difficulty: 2

Bring binoculars and hiking boots for this sandy 3.8 mile hike at the base of Panther Peak looking for birds. Leader: Jim Gessaman. Difficulty: 2

Bring binoculars as you explore 4.3 miles of bajada washes looking for birds of the Sonoran desert. Leader: Tim Helentjaris. Difficulty: 2

Help check small mammal traps set out the night before and learn about tracking desert mammals. Leader: Aletris Neils. Difficulty: 2

Bring your binoculars and hiking boots for this steep 4 mile hike. An excellent view of the saguaro forest make the switchbacks worth the trip. Leader: Norma Miller. Difficulty: 3

Bring binoculars and get ready for 6.6 mile hike. Must be strong hikers to inventory birds that reside in the higher elevations of the Tucson Mountains. Leaders: Bill and Beth Clark. Difficulty: 3

Get ready for a 2+ mile hike from King Canyon trailhead in inventory birds, plants and other signs of life in the desert. Leader: Rebecca Peck. Diffculty: 2

Bring your binoculars and for a slight uphill hike over 2.2 miles looking for birds. Leader: John Higgins. Difficulty: 2

Bring binoculars to observe and inventory birds, plants, and other desert life in moderate hike. Leaders: Terry Fortunato, Bitsy Weinsraub . Difficulty: 2

Observe and inventory reptiles and birds in moderate hike. Leaders: Jack Goldfarb, Kara Donohue. Difficulty: 2

Observe and inventory reptiles, and learn about cultural resources near Signal Hill. Leaders: Andrew Keller, Kim Kuevas. Difficulty: 2

Learn how entomologists collect specimens to study insect diversity. Leader: Kim Whitley. Difficulty: 1

Look for reptiles on hike covering ~5miles north of the Picture Rocks Road. Leader: Craig Ivanyi. Difficulty: 3

Grab your hiking boots and binoculars for an all taxa inventory to cover a 5+ mile distance. Leader: David Bygott. Difficulty: 3

Learn how entomologists collect specimens to study insect diversity. Leader: Jacob Higgins. Difficulty: 1

Easy walk around the Nature Trail at the Sonoran Arthropod Study Institute looking for desert insects . Leader: John Rhodes. Difficulty: 1

Bring your binoculars in search of the migrating Monarch butterfly, as well as other butterfly presence. Expect casual walking off trail. Leaders: Gail and Bob Morris. Difficulty: 1

Learn how entomologists collect specimens to study insect diversity. Leader: Kim Whitley. Difficulty: 1

Get ready for a 2+ mile hike from King Canyon trailhead to inventory birds, plants and other signs of life in the desert. Leader: Rebecca Peck. Difficulty: 2

Learn how entomologists collect specimens to study insect diversity. Leader: Jacob Higgins. Difficulty: 1

Learn about traditional native foods and uses on short hike. Leader: Martha Burgess. Difficulty: 1

Learn how entomologists collect specimens to study insect diversity. Leader: Kim Whitley. Difficulty: 1

Learn how entomologists collect specimens to study insect diversity . Leader: Jacob Higgins. Difficulty: 1

Learn how entomologists collect specimens to study insect diversity. Leader: Kim Whitley. Difficulty: 1

Look into the fascinating world of phenology and how you can participate. Leader: Theresa Crimmins. Difficulty: 1

Look into the fascinating world of phenology and how you can participate. Leader: Theresa Crimmins. Difficulty: 1

Moderate hike off trail to learn about the adaptations of plants and animals to life in the Sonoran Desert. Leader: Leslie Uhr. Difficulty: 2

Learn about mammals and the signs they leave behind them. Leader: Lisa Haynes. Difficulty: 1

Short hike to inventory insects of the Sonoran Desert. Leaders: Doug Taron, Celeste Troon. Difficulty: 1

Look into the fascinating world of phenology and how you can participate. Leader: Theresa Crimmins. Difficulty: 1

Short hike to learn about amazing fungi that live inside desert plants. Leader: Betsy Arnold. Difficulty: 1

Employ art-based methods and scientific inquiry in the Sonoran Desert to walk and visually document the flora thru line transect and Art-Based Perceptual Ecology methods, specifically the shadow drawing exercise. Bring your art tablet/journal and art utensil and be prepared for minimal off trail travel. Leader Lee Ann Woolery. Difficulty: 2

Easy off-trail hike to collect bees in traps set out earlier in the day. Leader: David Smith. Difficulty: 1

Learn how scientists study biodiversity in the Sonoran Desert with a reptile expert. Leader: Taylor Edwards. Difficulty: 1

Check out our biodiversity poetry garden and hear the artists that have created poetry just for the BioBlitz! Leader: Jamie Trevillyan. Difficulty: 1

Look into the fascinating world of phenology and how you can participate. Leader: Theresa Crimmons. Difficulty: 1

Get ready for a 2+ mile hike from Base Camp in inventory birds, plants and other signs of life in the desert. Leader: Rebecca Peck. Difficulty: 2

Easy walk to identify Sonoran Desert plants and animals. Leader: Tom Van Devander. Difficulty: 1

Hiking off trail to collect native bees from traps set out the previous night. Leader: David Smith. Difficulty: 1

Look into the fascinating world of phenology and how you can participate. Leader: Theresa Crimmins. Difficulty: 1

Come take a hike in search and inventory of plants in the Sonoran Desert from the Science Tent. Be prepared for moderate hiking off trail for a two hour program. Leader: John Wiens. Difficulty: 2

Learn about the Sonoran Desert plants and animals. Leader: Sandy Doumas. Difficulty: 1

Inventory insects on an easy hike. Leader: Anjeanette McKay. Difficulty: 1

Easy walk to identify Sonoran Desert plants and animals. Leader: Tom Van Devander. Difficulty: 1

Look into the fascinating world of phenology and how you can participate. Leader: Therea Crimmins. Difficulty: 1

Check out our biodiversity poetry garden and hear the artists that have created poetry just for the BioBlitz! Leader: Jamie Trevillyan. Difficulty: 1

Learn about the fascinating desert tortoise and practice methods that scientists use to study them. Leader: Claire Crow. Difficulty: 1

Short hike to learn about amazing fungi that live inside desert plants. Leader: Betsy Arnold. Difficulty: 1

Learn about nocturnal wildlife by visiting an infrared-triggered digital cameras that capture wildlife through photos. Leader: Nic Perkins. Difficulty: 1

Come take a hike in search and inventory of plants in the Sonoran Desert from the Science Tent. Be prepared for moderate hiking off trail for a two hour program. Leader: John Wiens. Difficulty: 2

Easy walk to identify Sonoran Desert plants and animals. Leader: Tom Van Devander. Difficulty: 1

Learn about the fascinating desert tortoise and practice methods that scientists use to study them. Leader: Claire Crow. Difficulty: 1

Inventory insects on an easy hike. Leader: Anjeanette McKay. Difficulty: 1

Moderate hike off trail to learn about the adaptations of plants and animals to life in the Sonoran Desert. Leader: Leslie Uhr. Difficulty: 2

Short hike to learn about amazing fungi that live inside desert plants. Leader: Betsy Arnold. Difficulty: 1

Check out our biodiversity poetry garden and hear the artists that have created poetry just for the BioBlitz! Leader: Jamie Trevillyan. Difficulty: 1

Look into the fascinating world of phenology and how you can participate. Leader: Theresa Crimmins. Difficulty: 1

A moderate natural history hike looking at the interactions of insects and their environment and inventorying insects along the way. Leader: Heidy Contreras. Difficulty: 2

Learn how scientists study biodiversity in the Sonoran Desert with a reptile expert. Leader: Taylor Edwards. Difficulty: 1

Easy off-trail hike to collect bees in traps set out earlier in the day. Leader: David Smith. Difficulty: 1

Learn how scientists study biodiversity in the Sonoran Desert with a reptile expert. Leader: Taylor Edwards. Difficulty: 1

Employ art-based methods and scientific inquiry in the Sonoran Desert to walk and visually document the flora thru line transect and Art-Based Perceptual Ecology methods, specifically the shadow drawing exercise. Bring your art tablet/journal and art utensil and be prepared for minimal off trail travel. Leader Lee Ann Woolery. Difficulty: 2

Look into the fascinating world of phenology and how you can participate. Leader: Theresa Crimmins. Difficulty: 1

Learn about nocturnal wildlife by visiting an infrared-triggered digital cameras that capture wildlife through photos. Leader: Nic Perkins. Difficulty: 1

Hike into the backcountry and assist scientists in mid-elevation inventories of insects, plants, and others. Strong hiking and camping skills required for this long back-packing trip of 1 night. This site will be self support only, water will need to be filtered, and participants are responsible for all food and gear. Be aware that this site is remote and large animals are present, please take precautionary measures. Leader: Jason Welborn. Difficulty: 3. If you are interested and available, please call Jason Welborn for registration: 520-437-7434.