Nature Play
Discover Nature Play at the Children’s Garden!
When: 10 am – 12 pm, Saturdays from October to April, no registration needed
Where: Children’s Garden
Cost: Free with admission
Unplug and Reconnect with Nature!
Join us for Nature Play at the Children’s Garden, where families can escape the screens and dive into the wonders of the great outdoors. Every Saturday, from October to April, bring your kids to explore, play, and learn using nature-based activites.
Outdoor play isn’t just fun; it’s essential! Benefits include:
Improved mental health
Increased physical activity
Prevention of myopia (near-sightedness)
Reduced risk of developmental delays
And so much more!
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to boost your child’s health and well-being. Best of all, it’s free with admission!
Local Time
- Timezone:> America/Phoenix
- Start Date: 5 Apr 2025
- End Date: 5 Apr 2025
- Start Time: 10:00:00 AM
- End Time: 12:00:00 PM
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Why are these desert plants behind bars? It`s not what you think.
These sunflowers know how to find the light. Watch them sway and shine. Proof that even in the heat, beauty blooms.
This fascinating hemiparasitic plant plays a surprising role in the desert ecosystem.
Boyce Thompson Arboretum will be closed on Friday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. We’ll reopen Saturday, July 5th from 6 AM to 12 PM. Wishing you a safe holiday!
Why are bees obsessed with this tree? It’s all about the blooms.
Agaves save all their energy for one epic bloom. Because for them, it’s now or never.
With a tongue longer than its body and a sweet tooth for nectar, the Mexican long-tongued bat is one of the desert’s most important — and least seen — pollinators.
By night, they hover like hummingbirds, sipping from saguaro and agave blooms — and in doing so, they pollinate the plants that define the Southwest.
Their work helps ensure the future of tequila, wildflowers, and entire desert ecosystems.
#MexicanLongTonguedBat #PollinatorWeek #SonoranDesert #NightPollinators #BoyceThompsonArboretum
Meet the cactus bee — a fuzzy, fast-moving specialist that’s only interested in desert blooms like saguaro and prickly pear.
They’re native. They’re solitary. And they’re vanishing.
Know them. Love them. Protect them.
#NativeBees #BeeAware #desertpollinators
📸 Thomas L