A shot of the MSC outreach table at the Fountain Festival of Arts and Crafts. It’s one of the largest shows of the year but unfortunately, they put all the non-profits at the very end of a side street so we didn’t get a lot of traffic this morning.
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sentinels
Saguaro Cactus have been nicknamed The Sentinels of the Desert and it’s easy to see why. This morning we did a 5 1/2 mile hike through a forest of these amazing cactus and learned all about them thanks to our MSC hike leader, Dave Lorenz. One of the most fascinating things is that the Saguaro seed is smaller than a poppy seed! We don’t see many baby Saguaros because of the extraordinary set of circumstances that have to exist in order for them to germinate.
geology hike
We have the most amazing rock formations here like this area called the Amphitheater Rocks. Today’s hike featured how they were formed.
http://mcdowellsonoran.org/hiking.html
Coming soon!
Coming soon to the bookstore at the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy. A small Photo ID guide to flora in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve (sized for your backpack). Profits go to the Conservancy. Stay tuned!
McDowell Sonoran Preserve groundbreaking
The much anticipated groundbreaking for the Gateway to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve was held yesterday morning. Pictured from left to right are Len Marcisz (MSC board member), Carla (long time conservation advocate), Betty Drake (councilwoman), Jamie Drinkwater Buchanan (former Mayor Drinkwater’s daughter), Mary Manross (Scottsdale’s Mayor), Art Decabooter (president of SCC) and Jane Rau (MSC board member). Behind them is councilman Tony Nelssen on one of his mules.
Photo FYI: Canon 40D and Sigma 18-200mm lens. Shooting into the sun was a challenge. I converted to black and white to give it a journalistic look.
Petroglyphs
45 hikers enjoyed the hike through untouched Sonoran Desert to the Dixie Mine yesterday. A highlight of our MSC hike was a side trip to see Petroglyphs.