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
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
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
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
The October Navigators species of the month is the Greater Roadrunner. A bird that is synonymous with the Sonoran Desert. You can find these birds all over the greater Phoenix area. In the summertime when I am out birding or taking a slow desert walk I will normally see one of these feathered friends. One
Our navigators program at UUCP is doing a new series called “Species of the Month”. This month will be the Arizona Poppy. Our Species of the month will be a way for the community to learn a little more about nature via our compass newsletter and social media. For folks that are not able to
