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Upcoming outdoors events around Tucson.

Wednesday, October 21

Garden Story Time: The Crow and the Pitcher

Wed, Oct 21 · 10 AM–11 AM · Education Building Classroom

@ Garden Admission This event is free with Garden Admission This Week’s Book with Jim Weiss Storytelling: The Crow and the Pitcher This Week’s Activity: Handprint Crows Garden Story Time is back!

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Saturday, October 24

Mushroom Cultivation Workshop

Sat, Oct 24 · 10 AM–12 PM · Education Building Classroom

@ Register Here $45 Non-Member / $36 Member Class Capacity 18 In this 2-hour workshop, instructor Chad Borseth will discuss the role fungi and mushrooms play in our ecology and go over cultivation and propagation…

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Fall Haiku Walk: Autumn Light at Yume

Sat, Oct 24 · 11 AM–1 PM · Yume Japanese Gardens, 2130 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ

@ Register Here $30 Non-Member / $24 Member Capacity 15 As autumn settles gently over Yume Japanese Gardens, each path, stone, and tree offer an invitation to pause and notice.

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Wednesday, October 28

Cool Weather Crops: Gardening 101

Wed, Oct 28 · 9 AM–11 AM · TBG Greenhouse

@ Register Here $36 Non-Member / $29 Member Class Capacity 12 When most of the country is packing up their garden supplies for the season we are just getting started here in the desert in one of our favorite growing…

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Garden Story Time: Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos

Wed, Oct 28 · 10 AM–11 AM · Education Building Classroom

@ Garden Admission This event is free with Garden Admission This Week’s Book: Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos This Week’s Activity: Botanical Portrait Garden Story Time is back!

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Friday, October 30

Saturday, October 31

Garden Bathing: Cultivating Magic & Wonder

Sat, Oct 31 · 9 AM–11 AM · Porter Hall

@ Sign Up $25 A restorative horticultural therapy experience for caregivers Inspired by the restorative practice of nature immersion, this experience invites you to step into a slower rhythm of noticing, presence,…

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Sunday, November 1

Curator Talks With Dena

Sun, Nov 1 · 10 AM–11 AM · Mission Garden, 946 W Mission Ln, Tucson, AZ, 85745

Join us at Mission Garden for our wonderful “Curator talks with Dena” Sunday November 1st, 10 - 11am Our curator talks will always discuss a different topic relevant to the season, that can help expand our knowledge…

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Wednesday, November 4

Garden Story Time: The Seed and the Giant Saguaro

Wed, Nov 4 · 10 AM–11 AM · Education Building Classroom

@ Garden Admission This event is free with Garden Admission This Week’s Book: The Seed and the Giant Saguaro This Week’s Activity: Seed Planting Garden Story Time is back!

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Thursday, November 5

Saturday, November 7

Herb Walk

Sat, Nov 7 · 8 AM–9 AM · Mission Garden, 946 W Mission Ln, Tucson, AZ, 85745

Join a volunteer herbalist on a walk around the Michael Moore Medicinal Garden inside of Mission Garden.

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Native American Arts Fair

Sat, Nov 7 · 8 AM–4 PM · Mission Garden, 946 W Mission Ln, Tucson, AZ, 85745

You’re invited to Mission Garden’s annual Native American Arts Fair, a free event sponsored by Pima County Conservation that brings together Indigenous artists from across the region.

Free

Roots Unearthed: How Ancient Roman Botany Shaped the Plant Sciences

Sat, Nov 7 · 10 AM–11 AM · Porter Hall

@ Register Here Free with Gardens Admission-Registration Required Capacity 60 The expansion of the ancient Roman world yielded an abundance of knowledge about the variety of botanical life within and beyond its borders.

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Thursday, November 12

Bird Walk

Thu, Nov 12 · 8 AM–9:30 AM · Mission Garden, 946 W Mission Ln, Tucson, AZ, 85745

Join Mission Garden’s volunteer bird experts for a walk around the Garden.

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Garden Colored Pencil

Thu, Nov 12 · 1 PM–4 PM · Porter Hall

@ Register Here $55 Non-Member / $44 Member Class Capacity 12 Colored Pencils are not just for coloring books; new technology has made the colored pencil an accepted art medium.

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Friday, November 13

Seeds Saving, Harvesting, and Processing Workshop

Fri, Nov 13 · 9 AM–11 AM · TBG Greenhouse

@ Register Here $36 Non-Member / $29 Member Class Capacity 12 Explore a variety of seed harvesting and processing techniques and tools.

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Fuss-Free Desert Gardening

Fri, Nov 13 · 10 AM–12 PM · Zoom

@ Register Here $36 Non-Member / $29 Member A beautiful desert landscape doesn’t have to require constant work.

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Saturday, November 21

Sip & Settle: An Herbal Tea and Garden Meditation

Sat, Nov 21 · 9 AM–11 AM · Porter Hall

@ Sign Up $25 What lessons do herbs have for humans? Join us on an ethnobotanical tour around Tucson Botanical Gardens, learning about the medicinal properties of herbs.

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Saturday, December 5

Herb Walk

Sat, Dec 5 · 9 AM–10 AM · Mission Garden, 946 W Mission Ln, Tucson, AZ, 85745

Join a volunteer herbalist on a walk around the Michael Moore Medicinal Garden inside of Mission Garden.

Price: see link

Thursday, December 10

Bird Walk

Thu, Dec 10 · 8 AM–9:30 AM · Mission Garden, 946 W Mission Ln, Tucson, AZ, 85745

Join Mission Garden’s volunteer bird experts for a walk around the Garden.

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