Tails and Trails: Desert CSI (Critter Scene Investigators)

Join Maricopa County Park Rangers and Phoenix Zoo Outreach staff on a wild search to find out what desert animals have crossed our path. Whether you're a biologist conducting research or just an amateur wildlife watcher, tracks, scat, feathers, fur, and lots of other evidence found at a "critter-scene" can be revealing and helpful. Come ready to learn and help investigate the clues that animals leave behind, go home an expert Critter Scene Investigator! If you've ever wanted to be a CSI - a Critter Scene Investigator - now is your chance! Maricopa County Park Rangers and the Phoenix Zoo Outreach staff have teamed up to provide this wild experience. We will start with a live animal presentation by the Phoenix Zoo that will get you ready for the adventure. Next you'll explore a secret area of the park looking for clues like bones, tracks, and scat. We will use our CSI skills to decide what elusive critter has been there. Who knows what will be around the next corner! Appropriate for ages 7-12 years accompanied by caregiver(s). This special program will allow young children with their families to explore the Sonoran Desert and have an up-close experience with the animals that call this wonderful environment "home." More Information

Date: 3/20/2010
Hours: 9-11am
Admission: Adult $8; Child $12 Participants will have a program confirmation sheet sent to them via mail or email. When arriving at the park, participants will need to show their printed confirmation sheet for entrance and will then be directed to the program location. Once at the location, guests will check-in at a registration table and receive further instructions. Location

San Tan Mountain Regional Park
6533 West Phillips Road
Queen Creek, AZ.Sponsoring Organization

Phoenix Zoo
455 N. Galvin Parkway Papago Park
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Phone: 602 914-4301