Belonging: The Natural History of People in the Southwest Fall 2023 - Winter 2024 The Natural History Institute presents a series of lectures, workshops, and a film screening exploring the relationship between people and place. Cultivate an appreciation for belonging, and discover the cultural diversity of the Mogollon Highlands. Traveling the Artistic Road Thursday, July […]
My Beloved West Louise Grunewald July 28th - October 13th My Beloved West is a series of works by Louise Grunewald featuring Solarplate viscosity prints, monotypes, and several hand-lettered books. With writings expressing personal experiences and images of emotional responses to the untamed landscapes of the American West, Louise Grunewald portrays a love of place. […]
Nature Niños is a free community program for families with children ages 0-8 in the Greater Prescott Area. Park Rangers and community partners (including NHI!) will lead child-centered play events at a different family friendly trail each month. At every Nature Niños event there will be take-home freebies, creative nature activities, storytime, a raffle, and […]
THREE ARIZONAS Speaker Series talk with David Gilligan Cactus Country, Creeks Country, Canyon Country: what we call Arizona today is comprised of three distinct geographic regions that differ remarkably physically, ecologically, and culturally. These regions are the Sonoran Desert, the Mogollon Highlands, and the Colorado Plateau. Join naturalist and explorer David Gilligan for a natural […]
MOGOLLON HIGHLANDS FIELD DAY Grab your binoculars and your botany book and head into the field for a day of natural history exploration of the Mogollon Highlands with naturalist David Gilligan. We will begin with an overview of vegetation maps to gain an appreciation for the significance of the region, then head out into the […]
2023 Wildflower Celebration Saturday, August 26th, 2023 8:00am - 11:00am FREE and Open to the Public Wildflowers rejoice in monsoon moisture; let's rejoice in their colorful blooms! Join naturalists, park rangers, & wildflower experts for a morning of exploring and learning at the Community Nature Center. There will be guided and self-led tours, […]
After monsoon season, did you ever notice the vast diversity of distinctive grasses on your walks and wonder what they were? Join NHI and local grasses expert Debbie DeWolf Allen, author of the book Common Grasses of the Central Arizona Highlands, for a morning walk to learn to identify some of the common grasses found in […]