Critter Night at Mission Garden
Schedule
Fri Aug 12 2022 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Location
Mission Garden: Friends of Tucson's Birthplace | Tucson, AZ
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Evenings during the summer monsoon season are among the liveliest for local wildlife. This is true at Mission Garden--frogs hop into our canal, nighthawks fly over, bats forage for insects, and you never know what else you'll find.Every year in August Mission Garden invites experts from wildlife agencies, local non-profits, and the University of Arizona to come teach about wildlife in our area: mammals, insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and more. Some of them bring live animals. Whether the Gila topminnows in our canal, our flying friends, or those slithering by, we celebrate and learn about them all!
This is a kid-friendly event! Mission Garden educators will be at some of our Bookworm Path locations showing off books about wildlife and other activities for kids.
This year, presenters include:
EXPERTS
Dennis Caldwell, fish and frogs
Michael Bogan, dragonflies
Ken Kingsley, entomologist
Chris Robie, moths
Debbie Buecher, bats
Lia Simnacher, Bookworm Path bats
Elena Martin, microbiology
Tom Egelhoff, microorganisms
Timothy Rockey, microscopic life
ORGANIZATIONS
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Pima County Master Naturalists
Watershed Management Group
Sonoran Institute
Tucson Herpetological Society
Sky Island Alliance
AGENCIES
Saguaro National Park Education Staff
Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Environmental Education staff
VENDORS
Lahaina Shave Ice
We recommend bringing a flashlight and a water bottle to refill at one of our water stations.
Event is free with a suggested $5 donation at the garden gate.
Direct questions to [email protected].
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Where is it happening?
Mission Garden: Friends of Tucson's Birthplace, 946 W Mission Ln, Tucson, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
