Arizona Insect Festival at the University of Arizona

Insect Fest 2023! You’re invited to the 11th annual Insect Fest. Sunday October 1, 2023 – 10am to 3pm, ENR2 building on UA campus, 1064 E Lowell St, Tucson, AZ This year’s theme at the Arizona Insect Festival is the big and bold tarantula hawk, Pepsis formosa. Known for its sting, it paralyzes and lays its eggs on tarantulas, providing […]

Urban Wildlife Conservation Day 2023 (Phoenix)

Urban Wildlife Conservation Day is a national day of celebration for our urban green spaces and urban wildlife. This free event will have multiple family-friendly activities including a native plant sale, kids art zone, music, food, and a festival of partner organizations. 7:00-8:00 am: River Heroes- Salt River Cleanup 8:15-8:45 am: Nature Nook- Live Animal Demonstrations 9:00-10:00 […]

Southwest Monarch Butterfly Festival (Scottsdale)

Scottsdale Community College 9000 East Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Join Scottsdale Community College and the Southwest Monarch Study in celebrating 20 years of supporting and monitoring monarch butterfly populations. Learned about the amazing monarch and how you can join the cause to save this threatened species and its migration. Festival activities: Milkweed plant sale Maricopa Native Seed Library (free wildflower seeds) Discovery tables with […]