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| Highlands Center for Natural History |
August 17, 2016 |
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| Friday Keynote Address
A Conversation with
Cody Lundin
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Friday, Sept 2, 7pm FREE
Yavapai College Susan B Hall Community Room.
Internationally known outdoor survival instructor
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Local and regional naturalists lead 14 interactive hands-on field trips, including
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Wildlife Photography:
Stephen Bruno, Wildlife &
Nature Photographer,
Prescott Audubon Society.
Lynx Lake South Shore. $40.
SAT, 7:30am-11:30am.
Plants and Birds of
Granite Basin
Carl Tomoff, Ph.D. Professor of Environmental Studies,
Prescott College
Granite Basin Lake. $35.
SAT, 7:30am-11am.
Parking fee included. EASY
Download complete
list of hikes and
workshops
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Dear friends,
Join us this Labor Day Weekend for the
2nd Annual Highlands Nature Festival,
featuring three days of inspiration, discovery and celebration. Throughout the festival,naturalists and
partner organizations
will lead
interactive hands-on field trips and workshops
, exploring many areas of our natural surroundings. In addition, a
special Keynote Address,features internationally known outdoor survival instructor Cody Lundin.
Please take a minute and check out the variety of hikes and experiences offered, and don't forget the Nature Festival Open House on Saturday, September 3.
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Inspirational Field Trips -
Saturday and Sunday mornings - Book Now!
 Discover the Granite Dells with the AZ Native Plant Society;- Explore Granite Creek and enjoy a lunch at El Gato Azul with Prescott Creeks;
- Go behind the scenes at the Heritage Park Zoological Society;
- Take an inspirational workshop with a special guest live raptor with Neil Rizos international artist and birder,
- Explore a variety of habitats at one the most beautiful and ecologically diverse sites in the Prescott region with Carl Tomoff, Ph.D. Professor of Environmental Studies
- Learn about wildlife and nature photography with the Audobon Society.
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To register for Field Trips and Keynote Address, go to
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Saturday Festival Open House
1-5pm,
Highlands Center, Free
 Following our innovative field trips on Saturday, join all the collaborating organizations for an interactive Open House event at the Highlands Center from 1-5pm. Food and beverages will be served along with feature showings of Viva La Verde!, presented by the Sierra Club- an exceptional story that tells at the history, ecology, geology, and hydrology of the Verde River.
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Check out our Field Trips!
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Birds in the Bradshaws
Felipe Guerrero,
Education Coordinator,
Highlands Center
Kendell Camp. $20. SUNDAY
8:30 - 10:30am. MODERATE
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Plant and Landscape Photography
Stephen Bruno, Wildlife & Nature Photographer, Prescott Audubon Society
SUNDAY Aspen Creek. $40.
7:30-11:30am. MODERATE
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Highlands Plants:
A Natural Selection
Walt Anderson, Professor of Environmental Studies,
Prescott College. $30.
SAT, 8:30-11:45am.
EASY
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The Flora, Birds,
and Geology of the Granite Dells
Prescott Chapter of the AZ Native Plant Society
Ecosa's Granite Dells Campus. SAT, $30. 7:30 - 11am.
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Urban Creek Explorations - Granite Creek Downtown
Peter Pierson and Guy Whol, Prescott Creeks
SAT. Greenway Trail.$35. Lunch is included. 9am -12pm. EAS
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Geologic Hike in the Granite Dells
Harry and Debbie Allen,
Central Arizona Geology Club
Constellation Trail System. $20. SAT 8:30am-11am.
MODERATE
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Fire Ecology
Lisa Floyd-Hanna, Ph.D., Natural History Institute of Prescott College,
Little Granite Mountain Trailhead. $30.
SAT, 8:30-11am.
MODERATE
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Behind the Scenes with the Animals
Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary
SUNDAY $35 Lunch is included
10am-1pm. EASY.
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An Unseen Ecology:
How Birds Prepare for the Long Journey.
Dena Greenwood, Naturalist/Field Ornithologist
Highlands Center
SUNDAY, $20. 9 -11am.
EASY-MODERATE
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To Learn more about Field Trips,
Go Here. To register for Field Trips go to
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el free to contact us with any questions at 928-776-9550 or email us at [email protected]
Sincerely,
Highlands Center for Natural History
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