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SUMMARY:Wild Connections Week - Explore the Santa Cruz River Wildlife Ramp
DESCRIPTION:As part of Wild Connections Week — Tour the NEW one-of-a-kind project that helps wildlife move to and from the Tucson Mountains. Plus\, visit the proposed site for a future wildlife bridge over I-10. Light refreshments will be provided. Local experts will be joining us – stay tuned! \nWhen: Monday\, April 13\, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM \nWhere: West of the Avra Valley Road exit on I-10 in the Tucson-Tortolita Mountains wildlife linkage \nWhat: Up to one-mile walk on uneven terrain\, with stops to learn about and view the wildlife ramp\, wildlife funnel fencing\, wildlife jumpouts\, remote wildlife cameras\, erosion berms and french drains\, custom erosion markers\, and more. Includes a view of the full wildlife linkage from a pedestrian bridge. \nSign up here!
URL:https://www.sonorandesert.org/event/wild-connections-week-explore-the-santa-cruz-river-wildlife-ramp/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260414T070000
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SUMMARY:Wild Connections Week - Cross the CAP canal in Avra Valley
DESCRIPTION:As part of Wild Connections Week — Tour the custom-built wildlife bridge that helps wildlife cross over the CAP (Central Arizona Project) Canal in Avra Valley\, one of our priority project areas. \nThis will include learning about the nearby Tucson Mitigation Corridor\, where two desert bighorn sheep have been spotted!\, the goals and successes of the Desert Fence Busters\, the threat of the I-11 West Option through Avra Valley\, and results from nearby roadkill surveys and what they teach us. Light refreshments will be provided. \n \nWhen: Tuesday\, April 14\, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM \nWhere: Saguaro National Park West — Red Hills Visitor Center. From there\, we will carpool and follow each other to an area just west on Sandario Road in the Coyote-Tucson-Ironwood wildlife linkage. \nWhat: Up to one-mile walk on uneven terrain\, with stops to learn about and view the custom-built wildlife bridge over the CAP canal. Hear stories about wildlife moving through this area\, including their movement through the Tucson Mitigation Corridor (and what the mitigation corridor is!) and what we’ve learned from nearby roadkill surveys on Sandario Road. The walk will also include a visit to one of our remote wildlife cameras and views of Avra Valley and the proposed location of the I-11 West Option. \nSign up here!
URL:https://www.sonorandesert.org/event/wild-connections-week-cross-the-cap-canal-in-avra-valley/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260416T070000
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SUMMARY:Wild Connections Week - Why didn’t the tortoise cross Picture Rocks Road?
DESCRIPTION:As part of Wild Connections Week — Scout for Sonoran Desert tortoises and their burrows in the scenic Tucson Mountains! \nLearn about how the traffic on Picture Rocks Road threatens the movement of tortoises\, and many other creatures\, across the Tucson Mountains and within Saguaro National Park West. We’ll talk about what’s making traffic worse\, and what can be done. Local experts\, including staff from Saguaro National Park\, will be joining us – stay tuned! \nWhen: Thursday\, April 16\, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM \nWhere: Parking lot off Picture Rocks Road near the Cam-Boh Trail in Saguaro National Park \nWhat: Up to a 1.5 mile walk on rocky terrain to find local tortoises and their burrows\, with stops to learn from local experts about challenges to wildlife movement and to visit one of our remote wildlife cameras. \nSign up here!
URL:https://www.sonorandesert.org/event/wild-connections-week-why-didnt-the-tortoise-cross-picture-rocks-road/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260417T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260417T193000
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SUMMARY:Wild Connections Week - Sunset at the wildlife bridge\, 10th anniversary celebration!
DESCRIPTION:A special event as part of Wild Connections Week — Celebrate 10 years of the Sonoran Desert’s first wildlife crossing bridge\, completed in April 2016! Featuring special guests Pima County District 1 Supervisor Rex Scott\, the Town of Oro Valley Mayor Joe Winfield\, and more! \nThis is a rare chance to see and explore Southern Arizona’s only wildlife bridge and hear about its successes. \nWhen: Friday\, April 17\, 6:00 PM -7:30 PM \nWhere: Next to the Ann Day Memorial Wildlife Bridge in the Catalina-Tortolita Mountains wildlife linkage \nWhat: A short walk uphill on gravely terrain to view the top of the wildlife bridge. Celebrate this widely successful bridge with a cake cutting\, a toast\, and with words from special guests. Light refreshments (in addition to cake!) will be provided. \nSign up here!
URL:https://www.sonorandesert.org/event/wild-connections-week-sunset-at-the-wildlife-bridge-10th-anniversary-celebration/
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