Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Blooms and Butterflies Hike

Join Ranger Nikki on an easy to moderate terrain hike to look for flowering plant life and a variety of pollinators, including butterflies. Ranger Nikki will lead you on a hike to look for cactus blooms, wildflowers and pollinators visiting flowers. Learn how to document your findings on the citizen science app, iNaturalist, and how to join app-based local and worldwide biodiversity projects. We will also talk about the Parks Department butterfly monitoring initiative and you will receive an identification handout to help with your own observations. The route follows part of NoSo Trail south and returns on the upper portion of Amigos Wash Trail. The terrain ranges from smooth and level to rocky and uneven on NoSo Trail and is a deep sandy wash on Amigos. Wear closed-toe shoes and bring snacks and plenty of water. Bring a camera and notebook to log your observations. If you would like to learn how to document via iNaturalist, please download the free app at home and register with a username prior to arrival. Restrooms and water are available at the Trailhead Staging parking lot. MEETING LOCATION: Trailhead Staging, NoSo Trailhead on the south end Map of meeting location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QkbpiF36Svnz5FW8A Limit 20 participants. To register, please call the Usery Nature Center at (602) 506-2930 ext. 4 with your name, phone number and number of people attending. If you find you cannot attend a program after you have registered, please call the Nature Center ASAP so we may contact those on the waiting list. Registration for this program will close on 4/15/25.