Adventure Backpacks for Families and Small Groups
These are prepared activities for use by small groups, including families, scout groups, home school groups, Mom's groups, etc. The group works at its own pace through self-guided activities. Rental fee for each adventure is $5.00 per day. To reserve an Adventure Backpack call (480) 503-6744, (602) 696-1195 or contact Scott Cleaves.
Adventures include:
1. Biodiversity Scavenger Hunt
Learn about… What is biodiversity? A biodiversity scavenger hunt; Using your senses; Biodiversity in the Sonoran Desert
2. Birding at the Preserve
Learn about …Observing birds; Bird beaks; Birds of the wetlands
3. Butterfly Research Detective
Learn about … Studying Monarchs; Monarch senses; Tagging Monarchs
4. Fish Fever
Learn about … Adaptation; Threatened and endangered fish; Fishing at the preserve
5. Incredible Plants
Learn about … Plant communities; Identifying plants; Plant adaptations; An ethnobotanical garden
6. The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Learn about … Water use; Aquifers; Water recharge at the preserve; Riparian areas; Life in a pond
7. Mysteries of the Past
Learn about … What is archaeology? Context when searching for artifacts; Tools of the archaeologist; Assembling and classifying artifacts