Enjoy beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's expert birders. We'll look for seasonal and resident birds and learn to identify some common calls and songs. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. (Click photo for event details)

$10. Join herbalist Pam Hyde-Nakai on a walk through the Michael Moore Medicinal Garden. Learn about herbs native to the greater Southwest Deserts, many of them local to our area, and the approach herbalists use to employing these herbs for good health. (Click photo for event details & ticket purchase)

Archaeologists come to Mission Garden with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Archaeology Southwest's Hands-on Archaeology program, hosted by Allen Denoyer, gives people opportunities to explore many ancient technologies and techniques. (Click photo for event details)

Mission Garden’s Maegan Lopez and Ajo CSA agriculturalist Sterling Johnson, both O’odham tribal members, discuss and demonstrate O’odham agricultural techniques and traditions. (Click photo for event details)

Enjoy beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's expert birders. We'll look for seasonal and resident birds and learn to identify some common calls and songs. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. (Click photo for event details)

(CLASS FULL) $35. This class will teach the best ways to harvest & dry herbs, infuse dried herbs into oils, and make the salve from our infused oils.. (Click the photo for event details & ticket purchase)

(CLASS FULL) $10. Herbalist Donna Chesner leads this walk in Mission Garden's Michael Moore Medicinal Garden, showing herbs native to the greater Southwest Deserts that are used in herbal medicine. (Click photo for event details & ticket purchase)

Archaeologists come to Mission Garden with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Archaeology Southwest's Hands-on Archaeology program, hosted by Allen Denoyer, gives people opportunities to explore many ancient technologies and techniques. (Click photo for event details)

Mission Garden’s Maegan Lopez and Ajo CSA agriculturalist Sterling Johnson, both O’odham tribal members, discuss and demonstrate O’odham agricultural techniques and traditions. (Click photo for event details)

Enjoy beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's expert birders. We'll look for seasonal and resident birds and learn to identify some common calls and songs. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. (Click the photo for event details)

(CLASS FULL) $10. Herbalist Diane Dearmore leads this walk in Mission Garden's Michael Moore Medicinal Garden. Learn about herbs native to the greater Southwest Deserts, many of them local to our area, and the approach herbalists use to employing these herbs for good health.(Click the photo for event details & ticket purchase)

Archaeologists come to Mission Garden with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Archaeology Southwest's Hands-on Archaeology program, hosted by Allen Denoyer, gives people opportunities to explore many ancient technologies and techniques. Old Pueblo Archaeology brings Sherry Eisner and others to help people learn pottery, rock art, and other skills. John Palacio demonstrates rock art techniques! (Click on the photo to LEARN MORE).

$10. Herbalist Linda Sherwood leads this walk in Mission Garden's Michael Moore Medicinal Garden. Learn about herbs native to the greater Southwest Deserts, many of them local to our area, and the approach herbalists use to employing these herbs for good health. (Click the photo for event details & ticket purchase)

Learn to cook Chinese vegetable dishes with chef Jin Ting Gow. This class will make vegetarian dishes with the kinds of vegetables Mission Garden grows in its Chinese Garden plot. (Click photo for event details)

Archaeologists come to Mission Garden with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Archaeology Southwest's Hands-on Archaeology program, hosted by Allen Denoyer, gives people opportunities to explore many ancient technologies and techniques. Old Pueblo Archaeology brings Sherry Eisner and others to help people learn pottery, rock art, and other skills. John Palacio demonstrates rock art techniques! (Click on the photo to LEARN MORE).

Enjoy beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's expert birders. We'll look for seasonal and resident birds and learn to identify some common calls and songs. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. (Click the photo for event details)

(Class FULL) Herbalist and native plant expert Donna Chesner leads a small group on a walk through Mission Garden looking at medicinal foods and herbs. Learn about the medicinal plants of Mission Garden as you stroll through the garden and visit the Michael Moore Medicinal Garden plot. She will talk about uses and preparations of local and regional herbal medicines. Free with suggested donation of $5 at the entrance. Spots limited. (Click the photo for event details & sign-up)

Archaeologists come to Mission Garden with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Archaeology Southwest's Hands-on Archaeology program, hosted by Allen Denoyer, gives people opportunities to explore many ancient technologies and techniques. Old Pueblo Archaeology brings Sherry Eisner and others to help people learn pottery, rock art, and other skills. John Palacio demonstrates rock art techniques! (Click on the photo to LEARN MORE).

Enjoy beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's expert birders. We'll look for seasonal and resident birds and learn to identify some common calls and songs. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. (Click the photo for event details)

(CLASS FULL) Pam Hyde-Nakai is an herbalist and native plant expert from the team that manages Mission Garden's Michael Moore Medicinal Garden. She will lead a small group on a walk looking at medicinal herbs. Learn about the medicinal plants of Mission Garden, especially the Michael Moore Medicinal Garden plot. Pam will talk about preparations of these local and regional medicinal herbs. Free with suggested donation of $5 at the entrance. Limited to 10 people. (Click the photo for event details)

Archaeologists come to Mission Garden with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Archaeology Southwest's Hands-on Archaeology program, hosted by Allen Denoyer, gives people opportunities to explore many ancient technologies and techniques. Old Pueblo Archaeology brings Sherry Eisner and others to help people learn pottery, rock art, and other skills. John Palacio demonstrates rock art techniques! (Click on the photo to LEARN MORE).

Leisurely walk through Mission Garden looking for seasonal and resident birds with birder and Mission Garden Outreach Coordinator Kendall Kroesen. Learn some common calls and songs. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to see birds common to the greater Tucson area. (Click the photo for event details)

Leisurely walk through Mission Garden looking for seasonal and resident birds with Tucson Audubon Field Trip Leader Holly Kleindienst. Learn some common calls and songs. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to see birds common to the greater Tucson area.

Donna Chesner, an herbalist and native plant expert from the team that manages Mission Garden's Michael Moore Medicinal Garden, will lead a small group on a walk looking at medicinal herbs. Learn about the medicinal plants of Mission Garden, especially the Michael Moore Medicinal Garden plot. Donna will talk about preparations of these local and regional medicinal herbs. Meet at Mission Garden's front gate. Free with suggested donation of $5 at the entrance. Limited to 6 people. (Click on the picture of the plant for MORE INFO & to SIGN UP).

Walk around Mission Garden with expert birder, Kendall Kroesen, to look for resident and over-wintering birds. Learn to identify some common calls and songs of the birds here. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. (Click on the bird picture to LEARN MORE)

Walk around Mission Garden with expert birder, Linda Matson, to look for resident and summer birds. Learn to identify some common calls and songs of the birds here. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. Recent sightings have included red-tailed hawks, roadrunners, Abert's towhee, verdin, and adult and baby quails! (Click on the bird picture to LEARN MORE)

Have you thought of having your own chickens? There are challenges to keeping chickens in our climate and building the right kind of coop. Join Genevieve O’Gorman, chicken expert, for this class about caring for chickens. The class will start at Mission Garden’s chicken coop, and then go inside for an illustrated presentation. Genevieve will discuss building coops, how to keep chickens cool, and predator exclusion. Mission Garden’s coop is one example and she’ll point out strengths and weaknesses. (Click the photo for event details)

Walk around Mission Garden with expert birder, Kendall Kroesen, to look for resident and over-wintering birds. Learn to identify some common calls and songs of the birds here. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. (Click on the bird picture to LEARN MORE)

Donna Chesner, an herbalist and native plant expert from the team that manages Mission Garden's Michael Moore Medicinal Garden, will lead a small group on a walk looking at medicinal foods and herbs. Learn about the medicinal plants of our Michael Moore Medicinal Garden. The herbalist will talk about uses and preparations of these local and regional herbal medicines. Limited to 6 people. (Click on the picture of the plant for MORE INFO & to SIGN UP)

Herbalist and native plant expert Pam Hyde-Nakai will lead a small group on a walk through Mission Garden looking at medicinal foods and herbs. (Group limited to 10--sign up below.) Learn about the medicinal plants of Mission Garden as you stroll through the garden and visit the Michael Moore Medicinal Garden. (Click on the picture of the plants for MORE INFO & to SIGN UP)