The Mission of Boyce Thompson Arboretum is to instill in people an appreciation of plants through the fostering of educational, recreational, research, and conservation opportunities associated with arid-land plants.
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- Founded:
- 1925
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- Coati sighting -- check out br...
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Sunday, November 15 at 2:50pm - Live music festival Saturday N...
Boyce Thompson Arboretum picnic are...
Saturday, November 14 at 10:00am - Customer Service & Events Survey
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Friday, November 13 at 10:25am - Newsletter -- are you getting ...
lots of great info, pictures, etc
Monday, November 9 at 11:05am - Weekend Bird Walks Nov. 7 & 8
... and new bobcat photos by Rich D...
Saturday, November 7 at 8:30am - Bird walk with Kurt & Cindy Ra...
robins...and towhees... and flicker...
Saturday, November 7 at 8:30am - Queen Creek Canyon geology wal...
Hard Hats required!!
Friday, November 6 at 12:30pm - More bobcat pics...
photographed by Joe Marsala near th...
Tuesday, November 3 at 2:10am - Fall Color - Gila County
aspens, maples and sumacs -- oh my!
Monday, October 26 at 12:05pm - Fall Foliage Photography
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Saturday, October 31 at 9:00am
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Edible and Medicinal Plants Walk: Sunday, November 22 at 1:30 p.m.
Ethno-botanist and Choctaw Tribal Nation member Dave Morris returns as our special guest tour guide. Learn about desert plants and how they were used by Sonoran Desert peoples for over a thousand years. The walk lasts about an hour. **Please note: this ...tour explores the Curandero Trail, which has steep sections and are not suitable for visators who use wheelchairs or walkers.Read More
Ethno-botanist and Choctaw Tribal Nation member Dave Morris returns as our special guest tour guide. Learn about desert plants and how they were used by Sonoran Desert peoples for over a thousand years. The walk lasts about an hour. **Please note: this ...tour explores the Curandero Trail, which has steep sections and are not suitable for visators who use wheelchairs or walkers.Read More
Boyce Thompson Arboretum Birdwalk: Sunday November 22 at 8:30 a.m.Just a quick reminder that Marceline Vandewater will lead the birdwalk today. (Sunday)
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Plants Of The Bible Guided Walk: Saturday, November 21 at 1:30 p.m.
Bible scholar and Mesa resident David Oberpriller will lead this informative walk Saturday afternoon. You'll learn about botany, scripture, and history on this relaxing slow paced walk along trails which are flat and wheelchair accessible.
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Bird Walk: Saturday, November 21 and 22 at 8:30 a.m.
Sharpen your bird identification skills on one of our guided bird walks this weekend. Saturday your guides will be photographer Richard Ditch and Cindy West. Marceline Vandewater will lead the walk on Sunday, sharing her birding skills with the group.
These walks are included with regular admission of $7.50 ($3.00 for ages 5-12)
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Photographers and fans of AZ critters -- a lone adult coatimundi has been seen and photographed several times over the past week, most recently by brendon grice nov. 14 near the herb garden. check out his iphone video clip at http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdsnaz/41
Time:2:50PM Sunday, November 15th
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Tree Tour: Sunday November 15, 1:30 p.m.
"What's an arboretum"? Terry Mikel is our special guest as tour guide for a Sunday walk where visitors learn the answer to that often posed question during a leisurely tour of the forested areas of the arboretum. Join us for a chance to learn about the towering sycamore and cottonwood trees, native hackberry, mesquite, and many more.
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History Walk: Sunday, November 15 from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Did you know the arboretum once inluded a homesteader's stone "cave house"? Ever wonder how BTA founder Colonel William Boyce Thompson came to build this garden in the desert? Phoenix resident and history enthusiast Sylvia Lee will lead a tour lasting about an ho...ur sharing anecdotes from the colorful 7-decade history of the arboretum. Her 10:30 a.m. tour is included with regular admission of $7.50 ($3.00 for ages 5-12).Read More
Did you know the arboretum once inluded a homesteader's stone "cave house"? Ever wonder how BTA founder Colonel William Boyce Thompson came to build this garden in the desert? Phoenix resident and history enthusiast Sylvia Lee will lead a tour lasting about an ho...ur sharing anecdotes from the colorful 7-decade history of the arboretum. Her 10:30 a.m. tour is included with regular admission of $7.50 ($3.00 for ages 5-12).Read More
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¡ saludos, 'migos ! got a favor to ask -- have a minute to share your comments and help BTA improve our customer service? Take Arizona State Parks’ Survey:
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ASP's convenient online, anonymous survey takes <00:01:00 -- though you're welcome to spend an additional minute or ...two sharing more detailed
thoughts via the comment box before you exit the survey. Want to compliment Gonzalo, Sally, Rick, Chris or other staffers' professionalism, friendliness or customer service skills -- or share your thoughts about the gardens, trails, buildings or bathrooms? Care to suggest a photography class or a public event we're not currently offering?
Here’s your opportunity! Please take a minute for this anonymous survey -- administrators will receive a transcript of all participants’ comments. Participants may opt-in for a drawing for a free pass to visit Kartchner Caverns State Park, if you’re interested.
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http://www.surveymonkey.com/ASPCustServE
ASP's convenient online, anonymous survey takes <00:01:00 -- though you're welcome to spend an additional minute or ...two sharing more detailed
thoughts via the comment box before you exit the survey. Want to compliment Gonzalo, Sally, Rick, Chris or other staffers' professionalism, friendliness or customer service skills -- or share your thoughts about the gardens, trails, buildings or bathrooms? Care to suggest a photography class or a public event we're not currently offering?
Here’s your opportunity! Please take a minute for this anonymous survey -- administrators will receive a transcript of all participants’ comments. Participants may opt-in for a drawing for a free pass to visit Kartchner Caverns State Park, if you’re interested.
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Time:10:25AM Friday, November 13th
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Photography Walk About: Sunday, Nov 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
East Valley Tribune photographer Tom Boggan will lead an informal outdoor photography class teaching basic skills including composition, lighting, and exposure. Workshop is limited to 10 students, prepayment required. Fee: $27.50, $20.00 for annual BTA members. Call the Arboretum to register at 520-689-2723
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Edible and Medicinal Desert Plants Guided Walk.
Saturday November 14 at 1:30 p.m.
Apache Junction authors Jean Groen and Don Wells return as tour guides sharing their knowledge about desert plants which have fed, healed, and clothed Sonoran Desert peoples for more than a thousand years. Please note: this tour explores th...e Curandero Trail which has steep sections which are not suitable for visitors who use wheelchairs or walkers.Read More
Saturday November 14 at 1:30 p.m.
Apache Junction authors Jean Groen and Don Wells return as tour guides sharing their knowledge about desert plants which have fed, healed, and clothed Sonoran Desert peoples for more than a thousand years. Please note: this tour explores th...e Curandero Trail which has steep sections which are not suitable for visitors who use wheelchairs or walkers.Read More
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BTA's annual live music festival is Saturday Nov. 14 from 10:00 a.m. til 5:00 p.m. and the complete list of performers is posted -- also announced in our newsletter. Are you receiving this free emailed newsletter? Sign up if you're not -- here's a link to a preview copy, and there are convenient "subscribe me" links ...at the bottom of the newsletter each week. Please forward it to a few friends, too, and encourge them to sign up:
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Time:11:05AM Monday, November 9th
Location:lots of great info, pictures, etc
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Its short notice on this event, but the Arboretum has a "Members Only" off-site hike Friday afternoon up Queen Creek Canyon just east of Superior (the canyon you drive up and through if you take highway 60 towards Globe). ASU Prof. Steve Semken will lead the hike and talk about the exposed geology and tectonic forces w...hich created this impressive canyon. Count on a moderately easy hike, but hard hats are required because of the possibility of rockfalls in the canyon. There's no charge, but the walk is limited to 20 -- so call the gift shop and register if you're interested. 520-689-2723 (ask for Chris). Have you ever seen the "Elvis Rock" at the top end of the Canyon? ~pwRead More
Time:12:30PM Friday, November 6th
Location:Hard Hats required!!
Boyce Thompson Arboretum More bobcat pics -- check out these shot which Joe Marsala shared. Joe followed Rich's directions later on Sunday morning, and got these shots a closer to noon. Staff and volunteers who observed the bobcat and her youngster report that both appears in good health -- and sufficiently wary of photographers and visitors who were checking them out Saturday. ~pw
Time:2:10AM Tuesday, November 3rd
Location:photographed by Joe Marsala near the Herb Garden Sunday
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BTA bird walk leader Rich Ditch shared another great image -- check out this bobcat photo from Nov. 1 near the Herb Garden! Complete details are on Rich's birding blog:
http://richditch.wordpress.com/2009/11/0
and more photos, too -- well worth a look. We have guided bird walks this coming w...eekend, Nov. 7 & 8. Fountain Hills authors Kurt & Cindy Radamaker guide the walk Nov. 7, then Kathe Anderson & Vera Walters are the guest tour guides Nov. 8. Bring your binoculars -- and your camera!
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http://richditch.wordpress.com/2009/11/0
and more photos, too -- well worth a look. We have guided bird walks this coming w...eekend, Nov. 7 & 8. Fountain Hills authors Kurt & Cindy Radamaker guide the walk Nov. 7, then Kathe Anderson & Vera Walters are the guest tour guides Nov. 8. Bring your binoculars -- and your camera!
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Time:8:30AM Saturday, November 7th
Location:... and new bobcat photos by Rich Ditch from sunday Nov. 1
