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OUTDOORSARCHAEOLOGY AWARENESS. Celebrate Archaeology Awareness Month with an easy hike to view Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's scientific excavations at the Sabino Canyon Ruin Saturday, March 29, at either 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Cost is $5, children under 13 are free with an adult. Advance registration is required. Call the Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at 798-1201 for information.BIODIVERSITY WALKS. The Southwest Center for Biological Diversity offers "biodiversity walks" at 9 a.m. every first and third Sunday of the month. Join Center staff and expert guests for a walk along Cienega Creek. Learn about the importance of riparian habitats for wildlife and water quality, and the implications of grazing management. Expect a two-mile walk lasting two to three hours. Don't forget your hat and water. Call David Hogan at 733-1391 for reservations and directions. DESERT ARCHAEOLOGY TOURS. The Center for Desert Archaeology offers whole- and half-day tours of local archaeological treasures including: The Romero Ruin Tour, a look at the remnants of the four great cultures that once inhabited the Catalina State Park area; the Rock Art Tour offers hikers a chance to visit fascinating petroglyph sites near Tucson and discover some of the theories on their meaning; or The Downtown Tucson Tour, where you can experience more than 30 centuries of history from prehistoric villages, to the O'odham settlement, and walls of the Spanish Presidio. Half-day tours are $40, full-day treks are $70, with special group rates available for groups of three to 45 people. Wear long sleeve clothing and a hat, and make sure you've got sturdy shoes with ankle support and good traction. Water will be provided. Call 885-6283 for information. DIG IT. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, a nonprofit corporation, offers public archaeological field school sessions at the Sabino Canyon Ruin, home of Hohokam Indians 650 to 1,000 years ago. The field school features instruction in archaeological excavation techniques, artifact recovery and care, interpretation of ancient cultures, and archaeological ethics. Lunch is provided. Cost is $69 per eight-hour day, with reduced rates for groups and multiple day sign-ups. Reservations are required 24 hours in advance. Archaeologist guided tours of the ruin are also available. Call 798-1201 for reservations and information. NATURE CONSERVANCY. Get out of the bustle of town and take a trip to the Nature Conservancy's Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Visitor Center. There you can get back to nature and enjoy bird watching, guided tours and hikes. Regular preserve hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Take Highway 82 to Patagonia, head west on Fourth Avenue, and south on Pennsylvania. Call 1-520-394-2400 for information. SUMMIT ADVENTURES. Summit Hut. 5045 E. Speedway. 325-1554. The Summit Hut presents its free Spring Evening Outdoor Adventure series beginning Tuesday, April 1. Margo Chisholm presents a slide-lecture documenting her mountain treks and signs her new book, To The Summit. Chisholm challenged herself to beat overeating, alcoholism and a $1,000-a-week cocaine habit, and to become the first woman to climb the highest peaks on the earth's seven continents. On Wednesday, April 2, Conrad Anker, accomplished mountaineer/ice climber, shares stories and photographs of his adventures in the former Soviet Union's Kyrgyzstan, the Corro Torre in Patagonia and the Antarctica. Events begin at 8 p.m. Call 325-1554 for information. TOHONO CHUL PARK. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Tohono Chul Park grounds are open from 7 a.m. to sunset daily. Exhibit hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2. Walk in the Park tours are offered at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Art in the Park tours, docent-guided looks at gallery exhibits, are at 11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. Sunday. The park offers additional guided tours for your enjoyment. Call 742-6455 for park information and daily events schedule. SPREAD THE SUNSHINE. Tohono Chul's wildflowers are blooming! Wildflower tours continue at 10 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, though April 18. Meet in the entry plaza. Call 742-6455 for information.
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DESERT ECOLOGY. The Tucson Audubon Society presents its 27th annual Institute of Desert Ecology from April 17 through April 20 in the Santa Catalina Mountains at Catalina State Park. The Institute brings together 60 participants and six expert instructors for field studies of the Sonoran Desert ecosystem. Studies focus on the relationships between plant life, animals and the physical characteristics of the deserts. Registration is $275 per person, which includes instruction, camp services and all meals. Participants must be at least 18 years old, and must furnish their own tents or campers. A limited number of partial scholarships are available, and University credit is available for an additional fee. Call Cynthia Lindquist at 629-0757. |
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