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Mental Health and the Outdoors

Sunday, March 23 - April 13, 2025 - 12:00pm MST This Spring our Navigators have been learning about mental health. Youth that join us for Navigators will take a brief walk along our nature path. On our walks we will be pausing and reflecting on different emotions and aspects of mental health. We have been learning about deep listening and reflecting as a group. In

Navigators Garden Party!

Our Navigators program had a very fun garden day last week! Our group planted a variety of flowers, herbs and vegetables in our garden bed. These plants will be tended to and harvested throughout our programming calendar year.   Thank you everyone that came and helped out. It was a very successful multigenerational event! As our

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December Species of the Month

Welcome to the Navigators Species of the Month! The December Species is the Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre.In doing this monthly series it is my hope to introduce folks to both new species you have never heard of as well as common species you might want to learn more about. This month’s species is abundant in

Navigators flyer for December activities

Second Navigators Update for November

I am excited to announce our Navigators program will be starting back up on Sunday November 24th. To welcome our Navigator class back we will be having a garden day after service for our youth and parents that wish to participate.  For families that would like to join us there will be seeds available to

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November Navigators Update

Our November Species of the Month is the majestic Cottonwood Tree. In Maricopa County you will most likely encounter the Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) species. These trees can grow to be massive. The large gray trunks hug riverbeds and other riparian areas throughout Arizona, especially in Maricopa County. Walking a riverbed or creekside you will