The Associated Press
Sonoran Desert
A section of the Sonoran Desert near Gila Bend, Ariz., is shown
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt led an
entourage onto the remote, pristine hilltop in the Sand Tank
Mountains on the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range to see why a
mix of environmentalists, Indians and government officials want him
to recommend that President Clinton create the Sonoran Desert
National Monument there. (AP Photo/John Miller)
Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 11:41 am
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Updated: 4:44 pm, Tue Jan 3, 2012.
Learn about the diverse Sonoran Desert
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Our Sonoran Desert is the most biologically diverse of North
America’s deserts, and you can learn all about its flora, fauna and
archaeology on Tuesday, Jan. 10 in downtown Gilbert.
The Desert Rivers Audubon is hosting an event where visitors can
find out more about the desert, the threats it faces and more.
The event features Thom Hulen, director of the Friends of the
Sonoran Desert Monument and former manager of the Desert Botanical
Garden’s Desert House conservation demonstration.
At the event, you can also learn about volunteering, including
at Gilbert’s burrowing owl habitat and hummingbird habitat.
The event is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Gilbert
Community Center, 130 N. Oak St.
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