OUTDOORS GET FRESH. Want fresh, delicious and healthy fruits and vegetables? Get the real thing, and pick it yourself, at Hudson Farms in Wilcox. Sweet corn, summer squash, cucumbers and green beans are now in season. Call 1-800-351-6698 for directions and information. What about organically grown apples, pears and peaches? Try Briggs Orchard, exit 340 from I-10, 17 miles down Fort Grant Road on Brookerson and Briggs roads. Call the Wilcox Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture at 1-520-384-2272 for information. NATURE CONSERVANCY. Visit the Nature Conservancy's Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Visitor Center 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 (520) 394-2400 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. The park presents Walk in the Park tours at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday. Tours depart at 8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and last about one hour. Art in the Park tours, docent-guided looks at gallery exhibits, are offered at 11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The Tohono Chul Tea Room serves twilight dinners from 5 to 8 p.m. Call 797-1711 for dinner reservations. Cost is $2, free to members. Call 742-6455 for reservations and information. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists seek individuals who love nature, the outdoors and working with school children. Training begins in September. Call 298-4902 for information. Out Of Town SEE THE TREES. Visit the Arboretum in Flagstaff between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily, with guided tours at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. weekends through September. Pack a picnic lunch and cool off among the many garden displays; see endangered plants and animals; or just relax under a pine. Admission is $3, free for those 18 and under. Follow Route 66 west to Woody Mountain Road, turn left, and head south 3.8 miles. Call (520) 774-1441 for information.

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