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Canoe Excursions
Join us “Down by the River” to learn about safe canoeing from Arizona Game and Fish boating safety instructors and experience the joy of paddling your own canoe around the small lake at the Festival Area. Enjoy the serenity of being on the water, get close to birds and animals, watch the fish below you and generally enjoy the great weather and natural surroundings!

Early Birding Tours
Join volunteers from the Sonoran Audubon Chapter for a dawn tour of the festival vicinity along the Salt and Gila Rivers. This is your chance to see the birds and other wildlife of the area at their best, prior to the arrival of the festival crowd. Participation is by pre-registration only and is limited to 15 participants each day. Pre-register by email to McBobAZ@aol.com or phone to 602-237-3951. Please state which day (Saturday or Sunday) you plan to attend this activity. Bring your binoculars, field guides and comfortable hiking shoes.

Hikes
Guided and self-guided hikes will be offered during the festival. Staff from Estrella Mountain Regional Park will lead hikes several times daily into the trail system, identifying plants and animals (or their “sign”) as you walk. Or, you can walk on your own through the trail system during the beautiful spring weather expected for the day. Find the “Hiking” station in your daily program and check for the next available guided tour.

Fishing Clinic
Enjoy two opportunities to “wet a line” at the Tres Rios Nature and Earth Festival, and learn about fishing from Arizona Game and Fish Department Fisheries staff. For the little ones there is a tank in the center of the festival grounds that offers plenty of fast action and a never-fail chance to catch that first fish of a lifetime! For older children and adults, jump on our hay wagon transporter and ride down to the river to our fishing dock where instructors will set you up and get you fishing as a first experience or a repeat of a familiar one! No license required for this event!

Nature Trail & Beginning Bird Watching The Sonoran Audubon Society will be holding free Basic Birding Classes each day, teaching about binocular usage, identifying local birds, and where to find them. Experienced Birders may want to join volunteers from the Sonoran Audubon Society for a dawn tour of the festival vicinity along the Salt and Gila Rivers. Pre-registration required. Learn More >>

Field Stations Free Basic Birding Classes Loaner Binoculars Nature Walks Haywagon Rides

'Recycling' Fashion Show
The search is on for America’s Next Top ‘Recycling’ Model to show off this season’s “trashiest” outfit created from recyclable materials! The Fashion Show will be hosted Saturday of the event at 11:30am at the Festival. Any interested child in grades Kindergarten through 6th Grade may enter this fun competition.

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