The below calendar is a list of events at Agua Caliente Park.
For all Conservation Lands and Resources (CLR) events, click on the below link (use browser back button when complete if it does not open in a new tab to return to the FOAC calendar).
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Pima County Conservation Lans and Resources (hyperlink)
Conservation Lands and Resources also has an online registration system. The system will allow you to register for leisure classes, tours, bird walks, nature hikes and other outdoor activities. You can also reserve a ramada for your next event. You will need to create an account to use it. Another cost saving option is available with the purchase of a $75 annual membership pass for free or reduced-rate registration for Tours & Outdoor Activities. To Register, use the below link
Events
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The Antiquity of Irrigation in the Southwest
Before 1500 CE, Native American cultures took advantage of southern Arizona’s long growing season and tackled its challenge of limited precipitation by developing the earliest and most extensive irrigation works
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Agua Caliente Park Stargazing
Agua Caliente Park 12325 E Roger Rd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesWhat: Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (TAAA) volunteers provide an introduction to the night sky and set up telescopes for celestial viewing. They will have several telescopes set up in the
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FOAC Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Friends of Agua Caliente Board and members will take place on Monday January 24th at 7 PM on Zoom. To participate, please email infofriendsofaguacaliente.org for
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Arizona from Conquistadores to the Railroad
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado crossed Arizona in 1542 looking for the Seven Cities of Gold, followed by missionaries, cattle ranchers, then 49ers headed for the California Gold Rush. Historian Jim
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Tasting History: The Kino Heritage Fruit Trees Project and Mission Garden
During the 17th and early 18th centuries, Jesuit missionaries such as Father Eusebio Francisco Kino and later Franciscans introduced European fruit trees to New Spain, now the United States–Mexico borderlands.
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The Pershing’s Chinese, Asylum Seekers Amid Chinese Exclusion
In 1917, Gen. John J. Pershing brought 527 Chinese refugees from Mexico. These men had attached themselves to the punitive expedition conducted by Gen. Pershing in pursuit of the Mexican
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Birds, Lizards, and Bighorns: The Hohokam and their Animal Icons
The Hohokam had an intricate relationship with animals of the Sonoran Desert that is revealed in their artwork. Their realistic, playful, and abstract depictions of creatures on pottery, carved stone,
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Geology of the Rincon Mountains
Learn about the geologic history of the Rincon Mountains from George Davis, Regents Professor and Provost Emeritus, University of Arizona. George ‘retired’ in 2020, 50 years after arriving at UArizona. As
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Agua Caliente Park Stargazing
Agua Caliente Park 12325 E Roger Rd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesWhat: Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (TAAA) volunteers provide an introduction to the night sky and set up telescopes for celestial viewing. They will have several telescopes set up in the
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Friends of Agua Caliente Park Board Meeting
The Friends of Agua Caliente Park Board Meeting will be held via Zoom at 7 pm. For additional information or to receive the Zoom link, email infofriendsofaguacaliente.org.
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Bridge & Main Pond Dedication Ceremony
Agua Caliente Park 12325 E Roger Rd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesJoin Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation (NRPR) and the Friends of Agua Caliente (FOAC) for a Bridge and Main Pond Restoration Dedication Ceremony. There will be short talks
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Friends of Agua Caliente Board Meeting
Agua Caliente Park 12325 E Roger Rd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesThe Friends of Agua Caliente Board meeting will meet at 10 AM Saturday May 21, 2022 in the Rose Cottage at Agua Caliente Park. This meeting is open to the
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Agua Caliente Park Stargazing
Agua Caliente Park 12325 E Roger Rd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesWhat: Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (TAAA) volunteers provide an introduction to the night sky and set up telescopes for celestial viewing. They will have several telescopes set up in the
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FOAC Board Meeting
The next FOAC Board Meeting will be held on Zoom September 19, 2022 at 7 PM on Zoom. If you want to attend, please email us at infofriendsofaguacalieente.org for the
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Park Closed due to Fire
Agua Caliente Park 12325 E Roger Rd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesAgua Caliente Park will be CLOSED for at least 30 days due to a Lightning Strike fire to several palm trees. No structures were damaged. Pima County Natural Resources parks
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Cienega Creek Natural Preserve Stargazing
Agua Caliente Park 12325 E Roger Rd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesMOVED TO CIENEGA CREEK NATURAL PRESERVE. 16000 E MARSH STATION ROAD. What: Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (TAAA) volunteers provide an introduction to the night sky and set up telescopes for
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Friends of Agua Caliente Park Board Meeting
Virtual ZoomThe Friends of Agua Caliente Park (FOAC) Board Meeting will be held via Zoom. If you want to attend, please email infofriendsofaguacaliente.org for the link. The meeting will go from
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Agua Caliente Park Stargazing
Agua Caliente Park 12325 E Roger Rd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesWhat: Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (TAAA) volunteers provide an introduction to the night sky and set up telescopes for celestial viewing. They will have several telescopes set up in the
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Agua Caliente Park Stargazing
Agua Caliente Park 12325 E Roger Rd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesWhat: Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (TAAA) volunteers provide an introduction to the night sky and set up telescopes for celestial viewing. They will have several telescopes set up in the
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The Shadow catchers: 150 years of Arizona Photography
Agua Caliente Park 12325 E Roger Rd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesThe Shadow Catchers: 150 years of Arizona Photography with Jim Turner Saturday, January 7, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. For more than a century and a half some of
