Desert Ecology Trail
Slideshow of the Desert Ecology Trail in the Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona.
Kings Canyon Trail - Tucson, Arizona
While on my way to the top of Wasson Peak. My photos and write-up about this enjoyable hike:
Arizona – Sonora Desert Museum Tucson Arizona Lauren Nichols Desert Loop Trail Life Underground
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The Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum located at 2021 N Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ is an interactive unique experience. On 98 acres of land of which 21 acres are publicly accessible, this encompassing museum features a zoo, an aquarium, a botanical garden, a natural history museum as well as an art gallery. The non-profit museum serves as an educational and research center for conservational science in a quest to preserve and protect the Sonoran Desert. Hosting nearly a half million visitors a year, the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum is open year-round, offering a plethora of events, shows, special exhibits as well as interactive experiences for everyone.
Over 230 animal species, along with 1200 varieties of plants make their home on the grounds of the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum which was founded in 1952. The museum was founded on the idea of interpreting the complete natural history of a single region, in this case the Sonoran Desert. Inspired by William H. Carr, who is credited with the founding of the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum and supported by Arthur Pack, a conservationist who was the heir to the founder of Nature Magazine, the museum continues to perform a vital outreach in preserving the Sonora Desert.
Supported by membership fees, admissions and donations, the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum is recognized as the #2 attraction in Tucson and ranked in the top 25 museums of the United States. The Botanical Gardens that are an integral part of the museum experience, is separately recognized as one of the top five public gardens in the United States.
Since 1952, the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum has continued to expand. The latest addition opened in 2013 is the Warden Aquarium. The aquarium was added to highlight the importance of the role that the Colorado River and other rivers in the region play in supplying the desert with life giving essentials. The Warden Aquarium also focuses on the Gulf of California where monsoons originate that affect the eco-system of the Sonoran Desert.
In a building that dates to 1937 visitors will find an exhibit that features native reptiles including a variety of rattlesnakes, spiders, scorpions, beetles, walking sticks, along with grasshoppers. In Cat Canyon, small cats are the focus, bobcats and ocelots are viewed in their natural grotto settings. Moving onto the Desert Grasslands exhibits visitors are treated to natural replications of grassland habitats that feature soap tree yuccas, desert grasses and succulents that are an integral part of desert life.
A highlight of a visit to the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum is the Life Underground exhibit, where visitors walk below ground through a tunnel to view the vibrant daily life below the arid desert. Here visitors can get a first hand look at how the kit fox, kangaroo rat and the ringtail are able to make their home in the grueling desert heat.
The Riparian Corridor which features changing exhibits highlights animals such as the river otter, bighorn sheep, beavers, native fish as well as toads, dragonflies and snails, an amazing collection of living species not often associated with desert life.
Outdoors, The Desert Loop Trail is a half mile walk that puts a visitor in the heart of the desert. Along the walk which is separated by an almost invisible fiber fencing one can experience a closeup look of the natural habitats of the javelinas, coyotes and lizards that call the desert home.
The Mountain Woodland Exhibit is a Mexican Pine Oak Woodland Habitat creation of the nearby mountain ranges where the inhabitants include cougars, white-tailed deer, turkeys, brown bear and wolves.
Your visit continues with the artificially created Earth Sciences Center Cave for a look at the ecological wonders that exist in caves. Completing the exhibitions are the Hummingbird Aviary, the Desert Garden walk, and a visit to one of the most diverse desert botanical gardens ever re-created.
During your visit, stop at any Docent station where trained volunteer naturalist offer animal presentations explanations and interactions with the habitants of the desert. The Museum also features daily raptor birds of prey presentations.
You’re sure to be searching for food during your stay at the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum. Ironwood Terraces is a multi-station food court that offers complete menu selections for everyone, including a children’s menu. Hours and selections change with the season, but it is open every day. Snacks throughout the day are available at The Cottonwood, while Phoebe’s Coffee Bar features hot and cold beverages, sandwiches, pastries, ice cream and snacks.
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Tucson Arizona Stingray Touch Lauren Takerian Lushest Desert on Earth
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The Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum located at 2021 N Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ is an interactive unique experience. On 98 acres of land of which 21 acres are publicly accessible, this encompassing museum features a zoo, an aquarium, a botanical garden, a natural history museum as well as an art gallery. The non-profit museum serves as an educational and research center for conservational science in a quest to preserve and protect the Sonoran Desert. Hosting nearly a half million visitors a year, the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum is open year-round, offering a plethora of events, shows, special exhibits as well as interactive experiences for everyone.
Over 230 animal species, along with 1200 varieties of plants make their home on the grounds of the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum which was founded in 1952. The museum was founded on the idea of interpreting the complete natural history of a single region, in this case the Sonoran Desert. Inspired by William H. Carr, who is credited with the founding of the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum and supported by Arthur Pack, a conservationist who was the heir to the founder of Nature Magazine, the museum continues to perform a vital outreach in preserving the Sonora Desert.
Supported by membership fees, admissions and donations, the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum is recognized as the #2 attraction in Tucson and ranked in the top 25 museums of the United States. The Botanical Gardens that are an integral part of the museum experience, is separately recognized as one of the top five public gardens in the United States.
Since 1952, the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum has continued to expand. The latest addition opened in 2013 is the Warden Aquarium. The aquarium was added to highlight the importance of the role that the Colorado River and other rivers in the region play in supplying the desert with life giving essentials. The Warden Aquarium also focuses on the Gulf of California where monsoons originate that affect the eco-system of the Sonoran Desert.
In a building that dates to 1937 visitors will find an exhibit that features native reptiles including a variety of rattlesnakes, spiders, scorpions, beetles, walking sticks, along with grasshoppers. In Cat Canyon, small cats are the focus, bobcats and ocelots are viewed in their natural grotto settings. Moving onto the Desert Grasslands exhibits visitors are treated to natural replications of grassland habitats that feature soap tree yuccas, desert grasses and succulents that are an integral part of desert life.
A highlight of a visit to the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum is the Life Underground exhibit, where visitors walk below ground through a tunnel to view the vibrant daily life below the arid desert. Here visitors can get a first hand look at how the kit fox, kangaroo rat and the ringtail are able to make their home in the grueling desert heat.
The Riparian Corridor which features changing exhibits highlights animals such as the river otter, bighorn sheep, beavers, native fish as well as toads, dragonflies and snails, an amazing collection of living species not often associated with desert life.
Outdoors, The Desert Loop Trail is a half mile walk that puts a visitor in the heart of the desert. Along the walk which is separated by an almost invisible fiber fencing one can experience a closeup look of the natural habitats of the javelinas, coyotes and lizards that call the desert home.
The Mountain Woodland Exhibit is a Mexican Pine Oak Woodland Habitat creation of the nearby mountain ranges where the inhabitants include cougars, white-tailed deer, turkeys, brown bear and wolves.
Your visit continues with the artificially created Earth Sciences Center Cave for a look at the ecological wonders that exist in caves. Completing the exhibitions are the Hummingbird Aviary, the Desert Garden walk, and a visit to one of the most diverse desert botanical gardens ever re-created.
“At the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, you can experience those things, as well as the touch of a stingray. Although the Sonoran Desert may be known for its dry climate, the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) and the stingrays that flow through it are critically important and the primary reason the Sonoran Desert has been named the “lushest desert on earth.”
Visitors are able to create their own moments with these captivating creatures at our new Stingray Touch experience. The pool features cow nose stingrays that are regularly debarbed, a process compared with trimming a fingernail. This provides a comfortable environment for guests to interact with the stingrays.”
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM - RAPTORS FREE FLIGHT EXHIBIT
If you travel to Tucson Arizona be sure to visit its number 1 tourist attraction - the ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM. No don't even think about it, this is a must-see that will leave a lasting impression and appreciation of the the Sonoran flora and fauna.
There are many things to see at the outdoor indoor museum but in Part 1 of my vlog I have keyed on the two main attractions - the javalinas and the raptors.
When you go the website of the museum you will find:
The mission of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert.
The Desert Museum is ranked on TripAdvisor.com as one of the Top 10 Museums in the country and the #1 Tucson attraction. Unlike most museums, about 85% of the experience is outdoors!
The 98 acre Desert Museum is a fusion experience: zoo, botanical garden, art gallery, natural history museum, and aquarium.
21 interpreted acres with two miles of walking paths through various desert habitats
242 animal species
Plants from 1,200 taxa — 56,000 individual specimens
One of the world's most comprehensive regional mineral collections
Beyond merely an attraction, the Museum's conservation and research programs are providing important information to help conserve the Sonoran Desert region.
The Desert Museum's Art Institute inspires conservation through art education and gallery exhibits. The Museum's publishing division, ASDM Press, has produced over 40 books and guides on the natural and cultural history of the Sonoran Desert region.
Founded in 1952, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is widely recognized throughout the world as a model institution for innovative presentation and interpretation of native plants and animals featured together in ecological exhibits. The Museum is regularly listed as one of the top ten zoological parks in the world due to its unique approach in interpreting the complete natural history of a single region (in our case this is the Sonoran Desert and adjacent ecosystems). This represents a significant achievement, as the Museum’s collections and size are smaller than many of its counterparts. Not a “museum” in the usual sense, it is an unparalleled composite of plant, animal, and geologic collections with the goal of making the Sonoran Desert accessible, understandable, and valued.
Today, this approach can be most easily understood by noting that the Museum’s living animal collection contains 4,892 specimens of 242 species. Plants number 56,000 specimens of 1,200 taxa; mineral and fossil collections include 16,853 specimens. Represented in the living collections are 110 to 120 species considered to be of conservation concern.
William H. Carr inspired and founded the Museum with the support of his friend and the Museum's initial benefactor, Arthur Pack, conservationist and editor of Nature Magazine. Carr had earlier founded the Bear Mountain Trailside Museums and Nature Trails in New York State, which was affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History. It was at Bear Mountain that Carr developed his ideas of working with native plants and animals to create a regionally focused collection.
Carr moved to Tucson in 1944 where he found “a gross lack of knowledge [about the desert] among the local populace as well as in the national mind.” He became acquainted with local naturalists, and then affiliated with the Pima County Park Committee. This connection eventually led to the establishment of the “Arizona-Sonora Desert Trailside Museum,” today called the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Carr faced “tremendous opposition” because the local knowledge of zoos was largely limited to the “terrible, little roadside snakefarms” which at that time were often seen along highways in the southwest.
The site selected was 12 miles west of Tucson in the Tucson Mountains -- much further from the Tucson of 1952 -- with no paved roads and over Gates Pass. The site was mostly natural desert with a few buildings, known as the Mountain House, originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. These structures are still in use today as part of the Museum's entry. The 98 acres of the Museum continue to be owned by Pima County and leased to the Museum, which is governed by an independent Board of 24 members.
Carr's view and vision set the tone for displays as can be understood from his description of the first mammal enclosures that were designed, in his words, “as a balance between animal comfort, ability for the visitor to see the animals, and interiors that would be kept as much like the natural habitat of the animal as our scanty funds would permit.”
Opening day was on Labor Day 1952, and the crowds came over the dirt road confirming Carr and Pack's hopes that the community was anxious to learn more about the Sonoran Desert.
Picacho Peak
Picacho Peak is one of the most recognizable landmarks in southern Arizona with its unmistakable shape and height along a valley between Tucson and Phoenix. In this story we learn about the geology and ecology of the place and also address a bit of its history. It includes a Civil War battle and a stop by the Mormon Battalion in 1846 on its way from Iowa to California, in what has been described as the longest military march in U.S. history.
Producer: Tony Paniagua
Videographer: Steve Riggs, Bob Lindberg
Editor: Steve Riggs
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Its Desert Season
quick little trip to Gordon's well to make sure everything works
Backpacking in Saguaro National Park East
Overnight backpack up the Miller Creek Trail to Happy Valley Saddle Camp in Tucson, AZ.
Song: Yarn Owl - Go
Mammals & Biomes of the Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert is thought to have the greatest species diversity of any desert in North America. Take our video tour of the amazing mammals that live in its many biomes. The Sonoran Desert Network monitors these species via a series of wildlife cameras in National Park Service units.
High View Nature Trail - Joshua Tree NP
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Yuta B2 04: Hiking in the desert
Several of us B2 REU students went hiking at Sabino Canyon outside of Tucson:
Also, we went for gelatos at a place called Allegro:
Sweetwater Wetlands Park
The City of Gainesville. Florida, had a water quality problem that they solved in an innovative, cost effective way that also produced a great wildlife resource and ecotourism attraction. Sweet water Wetlands Park is a great example of creative solutions for improving our environment.
Wheeling around Wellton, Arizona, Coyote Wash, Microtel, Dusty's Pizza, Condos, I-8, GP020107
Wheeling around Wellton, Arizona, Coyote Wash, Microtel, Dusty's Pizza, Condos, Chevron, Jack in the Box, Interstate 8, GP020107, 19 August 2015
Sonora Desert Museum Tucson Arizona Chef Weston Ocotillo Café southwestern cuisine
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The Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum located at 2021 N Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ is an interactive unique experience. On 98 acres of land of which 21 acres are publicly accessible, this encompassing museum features a zoo, an aquarium, a botanical garden, a natural history museum as well as an art gallery. The non-profit museum serves as an educational and research center for conservational science in a quest to preserve and protect the Sonoran Desert. Hosting nearly a half million visitors a year, the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum is open year-round, offering a plethora of events, shows, special exhibits as well as interactive experiences for everyone.
Over 230 animal species, along with 1200 varieties of plants make their home on the grounds of the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum which was founded in 1952. The museum was founded on the idea of interpreting the complete natural history of a single region, in this case the Sonoran Desert. Inspired by William H. Carr, who is credited with the founding of the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum and supported by Arthur Pack, a conservationist who was the heir to the founder of Nature Magazine, the museum continues to perform a vital outreach in preserving the Sonora Desert.
Supported by membership fees, admissions and donations, the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum is recognized as the #2 attraction in Tucson and ranked in the top 25 museums of the United States. The Botanical Gardens that are an integral part of the museum experience, is separately recognized as one of the top five public gardens in the United States.
Since 1952, the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum has continued to expand. The latest addition opened in 2013 is the Warden Aquarium. The aquarium was added to highlight the importance of the role that the Colorado River and other rivers in the region play in supplying the desert with life giving essentials. The Warden Aquarium also focuses on the Gulf of California where monsoons originate that affect the eco-system of the Sonoran Desert.
In a building that dates to 1937 visitors will find an exhibit that features native reptiles including a variety of rattlesnakes, spiders, scorpions, beetles, walking sticks, along with grasshoppers. In Cat Canyon, small cats are the focus, bobcats and ocelots are viewed in their natural grotto settings. Moving onto the Desert Grasslands exhibits visitors are treated to natural replications of grassland habitats that feature soap tree yuccas, desert grasses and succulents that are an integral part of desert life.
A highlight of a visit to the Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum is the Life Underground exhibit, where visitors walk below ground through a tunnel to view the vibrant daily life below the arid desert. Here visitors can get a first hand look at how the kit fox, kangaroo rat and the ringtail are able to make their home in the grueling desert heat.
The Riparian Corridor which features changing exhibits highlights animals such as the river otter, bighorn sheep, beavers, native fish as well as toads, dragonflies and snails, an amazing collection of living species not often associated with desert life.
Outdoors, The Desert Loop Trail is a half mile walk that puts a visitor in the heart of the desert. Along the walk which is separated by an almost invisible fiber fencing one can experience a closeup look of the natural habitats of the javelinas, coyotes and lizards that call the desert home.
The Mountain Woodland Exhibit is a Mexican Pine Oak Woodland Habitat creation of the nearby mountain ranges where the inhabitants include cougars, white-tailed deer, turkeys, brown bear and wolves.
Your visit continues with the artificially created Earth Sciences Center Cave for a look at the ecological wonders that exist in caves. Completing the exhibitions are the Hummingbird Aviary, the Desert Garden walk, and a visit to one of the most diverse desert botanical gardens ever re-created.
During your visit, stop at any Docent station where trained volunteer naturalist offer animal presentations explanations and interactions with the habitants of the desert. The Museum also features daily raptor birds of prey presentations.
Ocotillo Café offering relaxed and casual dining, open seasonally for lunch in winter and spring, and for dinner on Cool Summer Nights. We focus on locally sourced ingredients to create regional southwest cuisine.
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM - REPTILES
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM - Part 1 - REPTiLES
If you travel to Tucson Arizona be sure to visit its number 1 tourist attraction - the ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM. No don't even think about it, this is a must-see that will leave a lasting impression and appreciation of the the Sonoran flora and fauna.
There are many things to see at the outdoor indoor museum but in Part 1 of my vlog I have keyed on the two main attractions - the raptors. In part 2 the emphasis is reptiles - SNAKES
When you go the website of the museum you will find:
The mission of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert.
The Desert Museum is ranked on TripAdvisor.com as one of the Top 10 Museums in the country and the #1 Tucson attraction. Unlike most museums, about 85% of the experience is outdoors!
The 98 acre Desert Museum is a fusion experience: zoo, botanical garden, art gallery, natural history museum, and aquarium.
21 interpreted acres with two miles of walking paths through various desert habitats
242 animal species
Plants from 1,200 taxa — 56,000 individual specimens
One of the world's most comprehensive regional mineral collections
Beyond merely an attraction, the Museum's conservation and research programs are providing important information to help conserve the Sonoran Desert region.
The Desert Museum's Art Institute inspires conservation through art education and gallery exhibits. The Museum's publishing division, ASDM Press, has produced over 40 books and guides on the natural and cultural history of the Sonoran Desert region.
Founded in 1952, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is widely recognized throughout the world as a model institution for innovative presentation and interpretation of native plants and animals featured together in ecological exhibits. The Museum is regularly listed as one of the top ten zoological parks in the world due to its unique approach in interpreting the complete natural history of a single region (in our case this is the Sonoran Desert and adjacent ecosystems). This represents a significant achievement, as the Museum’s collections and size are smaller than many of its counterparts. Not a “museum” in the usual sense, it is an unparalleled composite of plant, animal, and geologic collections with the goal of making the Sonoran Desert accessible, understandable, and valued.
Today, this approach can be most easily understood by noting that the Museum’s living animal collection contains 4,892 specimens of 242 species. Plants number 56,000 specimens of 1,200 taxa; mineral and fossil collections include 16,853 specimens. Represented in the living collections are 110 to 120 species considered to be of conservation concern.
William H. Carr inspired and founded the Museum with the support of his friend and the Museum's initial benefactor, Arthur Pack, conservationist and editor of Nature Magazine. Carr had earlier founded the Bear Mountain Trailside Museums and Nature Trails in New York State, which was affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History. It was at Bear Mountain that Carr developed his ideas of working with native plants and animals to create a regionally focused collection.
Carr moved to Tucson in 1944 where he found “a gross lack of knowledge [about the desert] among the local populace as well as in the national mind.” He became acquainted with local naturalists, and then affiliated with the Pima County Park Committee. This connection eventually led to the establishment of the “Arizona-Sonora Desert Trailside Museum,” today called the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Carr faced “tremendous opposition” because the local knowledge of zoos was largely limited to the “terrible, little roadside snakefarms” which at that time were often seen along highways in the southwest.
The site selected was 12 miles west of Tucson in the Tucson Mountains -- much further from the Tucson of 1952 -- with no paved roads and over Gates Pass. The site was mostly natural desert with a few buildings, known as the Mountain House, originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. These structures are still in use today as part of the Museum's entry. The 98 acres of the Museum continue to be owned by Pima County and leased to the Museum, which is governed by an independent Board of 24 members.
Carr's view and vision set the tone for displays as can be understood from his description of the first mammal enclosures that were designed, in his words, “as a balance between animal comfort, ability for the visitor to see the animals, and interiors that would be kept as much like the natural habitat of the animal as our scanty funds would permit.”
Opening day was on Labor Day 1952, and the crowds came over the dirt road confirming Carr and Pack's hopes that the community was anxious to learn more about the Sonoran Desert.
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Saguaro Cactus National Park East Tucson Arizona USA
Biking through Cactus Forest and hiking Tanque Verde Trail at Saguaro National Park East (#10/419)
We spent two days at Rincon Mountain District in Saguaro National Park East. On the first day, we did an 8-mile bike ride on the Cactus Forest Loop Drive. This was the first time we took out the bikes since we hit the road and went for a bike ride together.
On the second day, we hiked Tanque Verde Ridge trail. It is a long in-and-out trail, but we did just a portion of it. Along the way, we saw some deer that made very weird sounds!
Here is the link to our blog post on how we carry the bikes on our RV.
Here is our other video about Saguaro National Park West:
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Arizona Illustrated Episode 439
A look at 'Monsoon Wildlife' and how summer rains nourish desert wildlife. Two brothers share their experience in 'Farming Poultry. A visit to 'Picacho Peak' where history and geology meet.
CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT--HEART OF ROCKS LOOP TRAIL
My last day and my last hike at Chiricahua National Monument. This hike was definitely the grand finale of the whole trip! The strenuous 7.3 mile Heart Of Rocks Loop Trail contains the park's coolest pinnacles and rock formations! Duck Rock, Camel's Head Rock and Pinnacle Balance Rock just to name a few! This hike definitely kicked my butt, yet the things I saw were just amazing!