Desert Pulse Kickoff | Oct.GARD 11 & 12 DES ER TWeekend B OTANICAL EN Amphitheater Nature Journaling with Dakota Drake 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pick up a Desert Pulse nature journal and learn to capture your thoughts and reflections of the desert. Use your journal throughout your visit.
Center for Desert Living Trail Sustainable Communities
8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Learn about Culdesac Tempe, the first walkable neighborhood of its kind in the United States. See examples of sustainable development practices and how responsible community growth can protect our natural resources.
Photography Zone with Rick White-Pickett 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Step behind the lens of Desert Pulse and hear from photographer Rick White-Pickett, who spent a year taking daily scans for the exhibit. You can also get expert tips and learn to photograph the desert’s ever-changing beauty on your smartphone or camera.
Webster Auditorium Creature Feature
8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Join Liberty Wildlife and Southwest Audubon Society to learn more about the fascinating array of birds that call the desert home.
Eliot Patio AZ(LAND) Community Mural
8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Add your voice to a living mural that reflects your experiences of the day.
Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail Photography Zone with Ryan Parra
8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Get expert tips from nature photographer Ryan Parra and learn to photograph the desert’s ever-changing beauty on your smartphone or camera.