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McDowell Sonoran Conservancy hosts interactive event about Sonoran Desert
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The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy is hosting Expedition Days Family Day at the Lost Dog Trailhead 9 a.m.–1 p.m. on March 4.
Education professionals and experts on the Sonoran Desert from the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy staff, stewards and partners will be stationed throughout the trailhead with interactive learning experiences to teach about people’s place in the Sonoran Desert and how the choices they make in their daily lives affect the future of the environment.
Interactive opportunities include “Humans and Wildlife,” “Arthropods and Butterflies,” and live animal ambassador encounters.
Mini “Bioblitz Tours” will have attendees join conservancy teams to perform wildlife biodiversity surveys utilizing the iNaturalist tool to track the variety of flora and fauna species they’ll encounter.
Animal partners Liberty Wildlife and Phoenix Herpetological Society will be in attendance, bringing the desert to life with animal ambassadors like falcons, owls, tortoises and snakes among other reptiles and birds.
Expedition Days is made possible by it’s partners: the city of Scottsdale, APS, Arizona Republic Season of Sharing, Cox Charities, Thunderbirds Charities, The Charro Foundation and Sprouts.
Lost Dog Trailhead is located at 12601 N. 124th Street in Scottsdale.
