Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Plants Hike

Walk the roughly 3-mile round trip Slate Trail and have a chat about some of the plants that grow along the way. We’ll discuss cacti for sure including the towering saguaro, the menacing cholla, delicious prickly pear, and the smaller statured hedgehog. Shrubs and herbs will also be starring in our show as creosotes, brittlebushes, desert lavender and more await us along the way. While they may not be blooming yet, we can figure out where to look later in the year for those lovely bursts of color from some of the wildflowers too perhaps. Water bottles and closed toed shoes required. Sunscreen and hat strongly recommended. No pets please but feel free to bring whatever hiking gear makes you feel comfortable. MEETING LOCATION: Slate Trailhead Limit 10 participants. To register, please call the Nature Center at (602) 506-2930 ext. 8 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 12/11/2024.