Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz: Butterfly Workshop

Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz: Butterfly Workshop

by | Aug 25, 2025

Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz: Butterfly Workshop

Event Description

Maricopa County Parks’ fall butterfly monitoring program is now part of the National Recreation and Parks Association Parks for Pollinators bioblitz program. Attend the Butterfly Workshop on September 16, then put your skills to the test at one of the butterfly monitoring events held by Parks for Pollinators on September 20.

See the monitoring events here: https://cazca.org/events/parks-for-pollinators-bioblitz-butterfly-monitoring/

calendarDATE:
Sept 16, 2025
clockTime:
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
locationLocation:
Virtual

accessibility

CAZCA is dedicated to hosting inclusive, accessible events so all participants can engage in and enjoy the program. Please email us with your accessibility needs at cazca@dbg.org.

Do I need to Register?

Yes, please register for the event using our partner’s registration page.

Register

Event Partners

CAZCA functions through extensive partnerships to stand together and further our conservation efforts.

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Partner Event

Nature at Night

Mar 7, 2026

Join us at Chandler Nature Center's annual event, Nature at Night! This event is a ton of fund for attendees of all ages!

Desert Defender Invasive Species

CAZCA Speaker Series- Fire as a tool for Invasive Plant Management

Mar 11, 2026

Join us for an interesting conversation about how Alan Sinclair, President of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels, uses controlled fire application to target and manage invasive plants, like stinknet, and the impacts it may have on our Sonoran Desert Ecosystem.

volunteer event

Plant Swap Volunteer Days at Franciscan Renewal Center

Mar 13 - 15, 2026

Volunteer with CAZCA to help remove invasive fountain grass and replace it with native desert milkweed at our upcoming volunteer days at the Franciscan Renewal Center on March 13th and/or March 15th.

Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz: Butterfly Monitoring

Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz: Butterfly Monitoring

by | Aug 25, 2025

Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz: Butterfly Monitoring

Event Description

Join Maricopa County Parks & Recreation and the National Recreation and Parks Association for a Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz. Learn to identify local butterflies and help track their populations, species richness, and diversity. Take part in a national pollinator survey, master butterfly identification and monitoring, join hands-on events and more.

Register by clicking the specific event location below: 

Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Hassayampa River Preserve
Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Usery Mtn. Regional Park
White Tank Mtn. Regional Park
calendarDATE:
Sept 20, 2025
clockTime:
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
locationLocation:
Maricopa County at Multiple Parks

accessibility

CAZCA is dedicated to hosting inclusive, accessible events so all participants can engage in and enjoy the program. Please email us with your accessibility needs at cazca@dbg.org.

Do I need to Register?

Yes, please register for the event using our partner’s links above.

Event Partners

CAZCA functions through extensive partnerships to stand together and further our conservation efforts.

desert botanical garden
desert botanical garden
desert botanical garden
desert botanical garden
desert botanical garden

Other Events

Partner Event

Nature at Night

Mar 7, 2026

Join us at Chandler Nature Center's annual event, Nature at Night! This event is a ton of fund for attendees of all ages!

Desert Defender Invasive Species

CAZCA Speaker Series- Fire as a tool for Invasive Plant Management

Mar 11, 2026

Join us for an interesting conversation about how Alan Sinclair, President of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels, uses controlled fire application to target and manage invasive plants, like stinknet, and the impacts it may have on our Sonoran Desert Ecosystem.

volunteer event

Plant Swap Volunteer Days at Franciscan Renewal Center

Mar 13 - 15, 2026

Volunteer with CAZCA to help remove invasive fountain grass and replace it with native desert milkweed at our upcoming volunteer days at the Franciscan Renewal Center on March 13th and/or March 15th.

Become a SW-IFL Volunteer – Hestia Traffic App Training

Become a SW-IFL Volunteer – Hestia Traffic App Training

by | Apr 23, 2025

Become a SW-IFL Volunteer – Hestia Traffic App Training

Event Description

Join us to become a SW-IFL Volunteer and learn about the Hestia Traffic App and how you can help us collect data for this community science project! This is an in-person training at the S’edav Va’aki museum, registration is required.

In the month of May we will be running a contest with prizes! The person who has the most observations in the Phoenix region will be awarded a prize, and the top 15 participants will be put in a raffle for other prizes!

calendarDATE:
May 3, 2025
clockTime:
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
locationLocation:
S'edav Va'aki Museum, 4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85034

Accessibility

CAZCA is dedicated to hosting inclusive, accessible events so all participants can engage in and enjoy the program. Please email us with your accessibility needs at cazca@dbg.org.

Registration Required

Register

Event Partners

CAZCA functions through extensive partnerships to stand together and further our conservation efforts.

desert botanical garden

Other Events

Partner Event

Nature at Night

Mar 7, 2026

Join us at Chandler Nature Center's annual event, Nature at Night! This event is a ton of fund for attendees of all ages!

Desert Defender Invasive Species

CAZCA Speaker Series- Fire as a tool for Invasive Plant Management

Mar 11, 2026

Join us for an interesting conversation about how Alan Sinclair, President of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels, uses controlled fire application to target and manage invasive plants, like stinknet, and the impacts it may have on our Sonoran Desert Ecosystem.

volunteer event

Plant Swap Volunteer Days at Franciscan Renewal Center

Mar 13 - 15, 2026

Volunteer with CAZCA to help remove invasive fountain grass and replace it with native desert milkweed at our upcoming volunteer days at the Franciscan Renewal Center on March 13th and/or March 15th.

Become a SW-IFL Volunteer – Hestia Traffic App Training

Become a SW-IFL Volunteer – Hestia Traffic App Training

by | Apr 23, 2025

events

CAZCA EVENTS

Informative speaker series, fun service days and engaging partner workshops. CAZCA hosts a variety of events for our partners and the community to learn, collaborate, and participate in. Are you a partner seeking to share your event with us? Fill out the form!

CURRENT EVENTS

Partner Event

Nature at Night

Mar 7, 2026
Join us at Chandler Nature Center's annual event, Nature at Night! This event is a ton of fund for attendees of all ages!
Desert Defender Invasive Species

CAZCA Speaker Series- Fire as a tool for Invasive Plant Management

Mar 11, 2026
Join us for an interesting conversation about how Alan Sinclair, President of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels, uses controlled fire application to target and manage invasive plants, like stinknet, and the impacts it may have on our Sonoran Desert Ecosystem.
volunteer event

Plant Swap Volunteer Days at Franciscan Renewal Center

Mar 13 - 15, 2026
Volunteer with CAZCA to help remove invasive fountain grass and replace it with native desert milkweed at our upcoming volunteer days at the Franciscan Renewal Center on March 13th and/or March 15th.
Botanic Briefing

The Hassica An Garden: an ethnobotanical and research site in the Comcaac Land of Sonora, Mexico

Mar 17, 2026
The Botanic Briefings is a seminar series covering the research or conservation efforts going on at the Desert Botanical Garden (DBG), or outside groups / agencies / organizations working with someone in the Research, Conservation, and Collections department of DBG. This presentation will be given by Raul Puente from DBG.
Botanic Briefing

Safeguarding Our Desert Icon: Inside the Saguaro Initiatives at Desert Botanical Garden

Apr 15, 2026
The Botanic Briefings is a seminar series covering the research or conservation efforts going on at the Desert Botanical Garden (DBG), or outside groups / agencies / organizations working with someone in the Research, Conservation, and Collections department of DBG. This presentation will be given by Tania Hernandez from DBG.

Please contact our partners directly for more information about events tagged “Partner Event”.

Become a SW-IFL Volunteer – Hestia Traffic App Training

Become a SW-IFL Volunteer – Hestia Traffic App Training

by | Apr 23, 2025

Become a SW-IFL Volunteer – Hestia Traffic App Training

Event Description

Join us to become a SW-IFL Volunteer and learn about the Hestia Traffic App and how you can help us collect data for this community science project! This is a virtual training and registration is required (see the button below) so we can send you the zoom link.

In the month of May we will be running a contest with prizes! The person who has the most observations in the Phoenix region will be awarded a prize, and the top 15 participants will be put in a raffle for other prizes!

calendarDATE:
Apr 29, 2025
clockTime:
7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
locationLocation:
Zoom

Accessibility

CAZCA is dedicated to hosting inclusive, accessible events so all participants can engage in and enjoy the program. Please email us with your accessibility needs at cazca@dbg.org.

Registration Required

Register

Event Partners

CAZCA functions through extensive partnerships to stand together and further our conservation efforts.

desert botanical garden

Other Events

Partner Event

Nature at Night

Mar 7, 2026

Join us at Chandler Nature Center's annual event, Nature at Night! This event is a ton of fund for attendees of all ages!

Desert Defender Invasive Species

CAZCA Speaker Series- Fire as a tool for Invasive Plant Management

Mar 11, 2026

Join us for an interesting conversation about how Alan Sinclair, President of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels, uses controlled fire application to target and manage invasive plants, like stinknet, and the impacts it may have on our Sonoran Desert Ecosystem.

volunteer event

Plant Swap Volunteer Days at Franciscan Renewal Center

Mar 13 - 15, 2026

Volunteer with CAZCA to help remove invasive fountain grass and replace it with native desert milkweed at our upcoming volunteer days at the Franciscan Renewal Center on March 13th and/or March 15th.

City Nature Challenge 2025

City Nature Challenge 2025

by | Apr 1, 2025

City Nature Challenge 2025

Event Description

 The City Nature Challenge is a friendly, global competition to see which city can document the most wildlife using iNaturalist! From April 25-28, the Greater Phoenix Area is joining cities worldwide to explore nature in our urban spaces. The CNC is a unique event that serves to connect people to their local nature in urban or metro areas worldwide. The hope of the event is to grow volunteer community science documentation while collecting urban biodiversity data that are available to managers and scientists but most importantly have fun spending time outside!

calendarDATE:
Apr 25-28, 2025
clockTime:
All Day
locationLocation:
Greater Phoenix Area

Accessibility

CAZCA is dedicated to hosting inclusive, accessible events so all participants can engage in and enjoy the program. Please email us with your accessibility needs at cazca@dbg.org.

Do I need to Register?

No registration is required but, make sure to join the “City Nature Challenge 2025: Greater Phoenix Area” project on iNaturalist to participate!

Join the iNaturalist Project

Event Partners

CAZCA functions through extensive partnerships to stand together and further our conservation efforts.

desert botanical garden
desert botanical garden
desert botanical garden
desert botanical garden
desert botanical garden

Other Events

Partner Event

Nature at Night

Mar 7, 2026

Join us at Chandler Nature Center's annual event, Nature at Night! This event is a ton of fund for attendees of all ages!

Desert Defender Invasive Species

CAZCA Speaker Series- Fire as a tool for Invasive Plant Management

Mar 11, 2026

Join us for an interesting conversation about how Alan Sinclair, President of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels, uses controlled fire application to target and manage invasive plants, like stinknet, and the impacts it may have on our Sonoran Desert Ecosystem.

volunteer event

Plant Swap Volunteer Days at Franciscan Renewal Center

Mar 13 - 15, 2026

Volunteer with CAZCA to help remove invasive fountain grass and replace it with native desert milkweed at our upcoming volunteer days at the Franciscan Renewal Center on March 13th and/or March 15th.

Fotofauna – A Community Science Wildlife Monitoring Program with Sky Island Alliance

Fotofauna – A Community Science Wildlife Monitoring Program with Sky Island Alliance

by | Mar 10, 2025

Fotofauna – A Community Science Wildlife Monitoring Program with Sky Island Alliance

Event Description

Join Sky Island Alliance, in collaboration with CAZCA and McDowell Sonoran Conservancy to learn about and add to the growing network of wildlife cameras and help observe presence, absence, and seasonal movements of species in the Sky Islands of the U.S. and Mexico. This data will help Sky Island Alliance and our partners study when and where wildlife is present so we can better protect their habitats and pathways.

There will be a presentation and Q & A from 9-10:30, and then an optional workshop from 10:30-11:30. Please register for one or both.

calendarDATE:
Apr 4, 2025
clockTime:
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
locationLocation:
Dorrance Hall, Desert Botanical Garden

Accessibility

CAZCA is dedicated to hosting inclusive, accessible events so all participants can engage in and enjoy the program. Please email us with your accessibility needs at cazca@dbg.org.

Do I need to Register?

Yes, registration is required.

Register

More information on Sky Island Alliance’s Fotofauna project:

More Info

Event Partners

CAZCA functions through extensive partnerships to stand together and further our conservation efforts.

desert botanical garden
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy logo
Sky Island Alliance Logo

Other Events

Partner Event

Nature at Night

Mar 7, 2026

Join us at Chandler Nature Center's annual event, Nature at Night! This event is a ton of fund for attendees of all ages!

Desert Defender Invasive Species

CAZCA Speaker Series- Fire as a tool for Invasive Plant Management

Mar 11, 2026

Join us for an interesting conversation about how Alan Sinclair, President of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels, uses controlled fire application to target and manage invasive plants, like stinknet, and the impacts it may have on our Sonoran Desert Ecosystem.

volunteer event

Plant Swap Volunteer Days at Franciscan Renewal Center

Mar 13 - 15, 2026

Volunteer with CAZCA to help remove invasive fountain grass and replace it with native desert milkweed at our upcoming volunteer days at the Franciscan Renewal Center on March 13th and/or March 15th.

SW-IFL Volunteer Field Training 5- Community Science Opportunity!

SW-IFL Volunteer Field Training 5- Community Science Opportunity!

by | Feb 24, 2025

SW-IFL Volunteer Field Training 5- Community Science Opportunity!

Join us to learn about the SW-IFL project and how you can help track pollution in the Phoenix Metro Region!

Did you know that we can identify fossil fuel emissions in the air by sampling annual plants?

Join us for the launch of this year’s community science project! We will be meeting at Desert Botanical Garden for our last field training. 

Registration is required, please register below.

calendarDATE:
March 23, 2025
clockTime:
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
locationLocation:
Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85008

Accessibility

CAZCA is dedicated to hosting inclusive, accessible events so all participants can engage in and enjoy the program. Please email us with your accessibility needs at cazca@dbg.org.

Register:

Register

Other Events

Partner Event

Nature at Night

Mar 7, 2026

Join us at Chandler Nature Center's annual event, Nature at Night! This event is a ton of fund for attendees of all ages!

Desert Defender Invasive Species

CAZCA Speaker Series- Fire as a tool for Invasive Plant Management

Mar 11, 2026

Join us for an interesting conversation about how Alan Sinclair, President of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels, uses controlled fire application to target and manage invasive plants, like stinknet, and the impacts it may have on our Sonoran Desert Ecosystem.

volunteer event

Plant Swap Volunteer Days at Franciscan Renewal Center

Mar 13 - 15, 2026

Volunteer with CAZCA to help remove invasive fountain grass and replace it with native desert milkweed at our upcoming volunteer days at the Franciscan Renewal Center on March 13th and/or March 15th.

SW-IFL Volunteer Field Training 5- Community Science Opportunity!

SW-IFL Volunteer Field Training 3 – Community Science Opportunity!

by | Feb 24, 2025

SW-IFL Volunteer Field Training 3 – Community Science Opportunity!

Join us to learn about the SW-IFL project and how you can help track pollution in the Phoenix Metro Region!

Did you know that we can identify fossil fuel emissions in the air by sampling annual plants?

Join us for the launch of this year’s community science project! We will be meeting at Sonoran Preserve Desert Vista Trailhead for this field training. 

Registration is required, please register below.

calendarDATE:
March 9, 2025
clockTime:
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
locationLocation:
Sonoran Preserve Desert Vista Trailhead, 1901 W Desert Vista Trail, Phoenix, AZ 85085

Accessibility

CAZCA is dedicated to hosting inclusive, accessible events so all participants can engage in and enjoy the program. Please email us with your accessibility needs at cazca@dbg.org.

Register:

Register

Other Events

Partner Event

Nature at Night

Mar 7, 2026

Join us at Chandler Nature Center's annual event, Nature at Night! This event is a ton of fund for attendees of all ages!

Desert Defender Invasive Species

CAZCA Speaker Series- Fire as a tool for Invasive Plant Management

Mar 11, 2026

Join us for an interesting conversation about how Alan Sinclair, President of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels, uses controlled fire application to target and manage invasive plants, like stinknet, and the impacts it may have on our Sonoran Desert Ecosystem.

volunteer event

Plant Swap Volunteer Days at Franciscan Renewal Center

Mar 13 - 15, 2026

Volunteer with CAZCA to help remove invasive fountain grass and replace it with native desert milkweed at our upcoming volunteer days at the Franciscan Renewal Center on March 13th and/or March 15th.

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