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Water Awareness Month

Water Awareness Month is not only dedicated to promoting Arizona’s success in managing its water resources, it also is intended to encourage Arizonans to be conscious of every precious drop. After all, water is life to us all.

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Free Day in the Gardens
Prescott
April 1, 2018 - 9:00am
AZ Gives Day Party: Tucson
Tucson
April 3, 2018 - 5:30pm
SAHBA FALL HOME SHOW
Tucson
April 6, 2018 - 10:00am
Tucson Co-op Workshop: Big Tank in Little Garden
Tucson
April 7, 2018 - 7:00am
Science Saturday: Spring Celebration
Flagstaff
April 7, 2018 - 9:00am
SAHBA FALL HOME SHOW
Tucson
April 7, 2018 - 10:00am
Tucson Co-op Workshop: Gardening with Gravity
Tucson
April 14, 2018 - 7:00am
Tour gratis del Laboratorio Viviente y Centro de Aprendizaje
Tucson
April 14, 2018 - 9:00am
Family Nature Club Event
Mesa
April 14, 2018 - 9:00am
The Giving Tree: Desert Tree Care Class
Glendale
April 18, 2018 - 6:00pm
Tucson Co-op Workshop: A Yard That Would Make Father Kino Proud
Tucson
April 21, 2018 - 7:00am
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION 2018
Prescott
April 21, 2018 - 9:00am
UA Family Day
Sierra Vista
April 21, 2018 - 10:00am
Tucson Earth Day Festival
Tucson
April 21, 2018 - 10:00am
Tanque Verde Flow & Feast on Earth Day!
Tucson
April 21, 2018 - 5:00pm
Cruise the Canals
Tempe
April 22, 2018 - 5:30pm
SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION OF THE FILM "GROUNDWATER"
Flagstaff
April 25, 2018 - 5:30pm
April Pool's Day
Apache Junction
April 28, 2018 - 10:00am

Technology

Technology Events

BUILDING WITH EARTH & MASS IN THE DESERT
Scottsdale
April 5, 2018 - 7:00pm
CONTROLLING YOUR CONTROLLER
Phoenix
April 11, 2018 - 2:00pm
Laundry-to-Landscape and Beyond
Sierra Vista
April 14, 2018 - 10:00am

Watering

Watering Events

Clase de Cosecha de Agua de Lluvia (Reembolso de Tucson Water)
Tucson
April 5, 2018 - 5:00pm
Maximize Your Irrigation System
Gilbert
April 5, 2018 - 6:30pm
Rainwater Harvesting and Greywater
Tempe
April 7, 2018 - 9:00am
Drip Irrigation Clinic
Sierra Vista
April 7, 2018 - 9:30am
Landscape Watering
Phoenix
April 7, 2018 - 1:00pm
Advanced Smartscape: Irrigation
Phoenix
April 12, 2018 - 1:00pm
Drip Irrigation Design and Installation
Phoenix
April 14, 2018 - 9:00am
Rainwater Harvesting: What Goes Around, Comes Around
Prescott
April 14, 2018 - 3:00pm
Advanced Smartscape: Irrigation
Phoenix
April 19, 2018 - 1:00pm
Rainwater Harvesting Class (Tucson Water Rebate)
Tucson
April 21, 2018 - 9:00am
Self-Watering Containers
Tucson
April 23, 2018 - 5:00pm
Advanced Smartscape: Irrigation
Phoenix
April 26, 2018 - 1:00pm
DO IT YOURSELF DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM DESIGN & INSTALLATION
Chandler
April 26, 2018 - 6:00pm
Drip Irrigation Design and Maintenance
Tempe
April 28, 2018 - 9:00am

Design

Design Events

Home Landscape Design Basics II
Phoenix
April 2, 2018 - 6:30pm
Lush and Low Water Landscapes
Tucson
April 3, 2018 - 12:00pm
FREE LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP: TREE AND SHRUB CARE
Surprise
April 3, 2018 - 2:00pm
Container Gardening
Avondale
April 5, 2018 - 6:00pm
Pest Management for Trees
Phoenix
April 6, 2018 - 7:30am
Best Vines for the Landscape
Phoenix
April 7, 2018 - 9:00am
Rain Gardens
Phoenix
April 7, 2018 - 2:00pm
Pruning Trees and Shrubs
Phoenix
April 8, 2018 - 2:00pm
ACLP Turf Care and Installation
Scottsdale
April 12, 2018 - 7:30am
Vegetable Container Gardening
Tucson
April 13, 2018 - 1:00pm
Creating a Desert Lush Landscape Part 1
Tempe
April 14, 2018 - 9:00am
FREE DROUGHT-TOLERANT LANDSCAPING WORKSHOP
Prescott
April 14, 2018 - 10:00am
Master Gardener Presentation: Shade Gardening
Tucson
April 14, 2018 - 10:00am
Inviting Monarch Butterflies to Your Yard
Prescott
April 14, 2018 - 11:00am
Best Landscape Plants: Cacti
Phoenix
April 15, 2018 - 10:00am
PALM CARE AND MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP (ACTC & ALCA)
Tempe
April 18, 2018 - 12:00pm
Master Gardener: Gardening for Pollinators
Goodyear
April 20, 2018 - 10:30am
Master Gardeners Presentation: Heat-Proofing Your Garden
Tucson
April 20, 2018 - 1:30pm
Creating a Desert Lush Landscape Part 2
Tempe
April 21, 2018 - 9:00am
Scottsdale Xeriscape Garden Tour
Scottsdale
April 21, 2018 - 10:00am
Full STEAM Ahead: Urban Gardening
Scottsdale
April 24, 2018 - 3:30pm

Environment

Environment Events

Sonoran Desert 101
Mesa
April 1, 2018 - 9:00am
Hike – Wildflower Hike on Cone Mountain Loop
Scottsdale
April 4, 2018 - 7:30am
Amazing Desert Plants Walk
Queen Creek
April 4, 2018 - 9:00am
Watering and Weeding in Bear Canyon
Tucson
April 8, 2018 - 8:00am
History Hike to Willow Canyon Springs and Farm Ruins and Farm Ruins
Surprise
April 9, 2018 - 8:00am
Take your Walk to the Desert
Surprise
April 9, 2018 - 8:00am
Wildflowers: What’s Bloomin’?
Tucson
April 10, 2018 - 10:00am
Anza Trail Hike
Sierra Vista
April 11, 2018 - 8:00am
Dragonfly Trail Exploration Hike
Phoenix
April 11, 2018 - 8:00am
How We Came to Love the Grand Canyon
Phoenix
April 11, 2018 - 7:00pm
Guided Plant Hike
Surprise
April 12, 2018 - 9:00am
Hiking through a Desert Forest
Peoria
April 13, 2018 - 8:00am
Life Along the Creek
Phoenix
April 13, 2018 - 8:00am
Desert Awareness-Desert Knowledge
Peoria
April 13, 2018 - 2:00pm
Water Ecology Discovery Station
Surprise
April 14, 2018 - 8:00am
Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory River Walk
Sierra Vista
April 15, 2018 - 6:30am
Desert Rivers Audubon Field Trip: Page Springs
Sedona
April 15, 2018 - 8:30am
Take your Walk to the Desert
Phoenix
April 16, 2018 - 8:00am
Birding Agua Caliente Park
Tucson
April 19, 2018 - 8:00am
We’re all in this Together Plant Hike
Surprise
April 19, 2018 - 8:00am
Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory River Walk
Sierra Vista
April 20, 2018 - 6:30am
Desert Wash Hike
Goodyear
April 20, 2018 - 8:00am
GRANITE CREEK CLEANUP 2018
Prescott
April 21, 2018 - 8:00am
The Art of Science: Native Pollinators
Flagstaff
April 28, 2018 - 9:00am

Basics

Water Basic Events

Workshop for Operators, Owners and Managers of Public Water Systems
Prescott
April 4, 2018 - 8:00am
Master Gardeners: How To Propagate Plants
Tucson
April 4, 2018 - 5:30pm
Workshop for Operators, Owners and Managers of Public Water Systems
Prescott
April 5, 2018 - 8:00am
Master Gardener Presentation: Warm Season Vegetable Gardening
Tucson
April 10, 2018 - 4:00pm
Vegetable Container Gardening
Tucson
April 16, 2018 - 5:00pm
Master Gardener Talks: Insects in Our Gardens
Tucson
April 17, 2018 - 12:00pm
Master Gardener Presentation: Plant Propagation
Tucson
April 17, 2018 - 2:00pm
Master Gardener's Presentation
Phoenix
April 18, 2018 - 8:15am
What’s Wrong With My Vegetable Garden?
Phoenix
April 18, 2018 - 10:00am
Prescott Water History
Prescott
April 18, 2018 - 12:00pm
Living Lab Field Studies: Rain Garden Care
Tucson
April 19, 2018 - 5:30pm
Herb Gardening for Beginners
Phoenix
April 20, 2018 - 6:30pm
Content Series - Earth Science
Scottsdale
April 21, 2018 - 10:00am
Water 101
Phoenix
April 21, 2018 - 1:00pm

 

Activities/Programs Events

Free Day in the Gardens
Prescott
April 1, 2018 - 9:00am
AZ Gives Day Party: Tucson
Tucson
April 3, 2018 - 5:30pm
SAHBA FALL HOME SHOW
Tucson
April 6, 2018 - 10:00am
Tucson Co-op Workshop: Big Tank in Little Garden
Tucson
April 7, 2018 - 7:00am
Science Saturday: Spring Celebration
Flagstaff
April 7, 2018 - 9:00am
SAHBA FALL HOME SHOW
Tucson
April 7, 2018 - 10:00am
Tucson Co-op Workshop: Gardening with Gravity
Tucson
April 14, 2018 - 7:00am
Tour gratis del Laboratorio Viviente y Centro de Aprendizaje
Tucson
April 14, 2018 - 9:00am
Family Nature Club Event
Mesa
April 14, 2018 - 9:00am
The Giving Tree: Desert Tree Care Class
Glendale
April 18, 2018 - 6:00pm
Tucson Co-op Workshop: A Yard That Would Make Father Kino Proud
Tucson
April 21, 2018 - 7:00am
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION 2018
Prescott
April 21, 2018 - 9:00am
UA Family Day
Sierra Vista
April 21, 2018 - 10:00am
Tucson Earth Day Festival
Tucson
April 21, 2018 - 10:00am
Tanque Verde Flow & Feast on Earth Day!
Tucson
April 21, 2018 - 5:00pm
Cruise the Canals
Tempe
April 22, 2018 - 5:30pm
SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION OF THE FILM "GROUNDWATER"
Flagstaff
April 25, 2018 - 5:30pm
April Pool's Day
Apache Junction
April 28, 2018 - 10:00am

Design Events

Home Landscape Design Basics II
Phoenix
April 2, 2018 - 6:30pm
Lush and Low Water Landscapes
Tucson
April 3, 2018 - 12:00pm
FREE LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP: TREE AND SHRUB CARE
Surprise
April 3, 2018 - 2:00pm
Container Gardening
Avondale
April 5, 2018 - 6:00pm
Pest Management for Trees
Phoenix
April 6, 2018 - 7:30am
Best Vines for the Landscape
Phoenix
April 7, 2018 - 9:00am
Rain Gardens
Phoenix
April 7, 2018 - 2:00pm
Pruning Trees and Shrubs
Phoenix
April 8, 2018 - 2:00pm
ACLP Turf Care and Installation
Scottsdale
April 12, 2018 - 7:30am
Vegetable Container Gardening
Tucson
April 13, 2018 - 1:00pm
Creating a Desert Lush Landscape Part 1
Tempe
April 14, 2018 - 9:00am
FREE DROUGHT-TOLERANT LANDSCAPING WORKSHOP
Prescott
April 14, 2018 - 10:00am
Master Gardener Presentation: Shade Gardening
Tucson
April 14, 2018 - 10:00am
Inviting Monarch Butterflies to Your Yard
Prescott
April 14, 2018 - 11:00am
Best Landscape Plants: Cacti
Phoenix
April 15, 2018 - 10:00am
PALM CARE AND MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP (ACTC & ALCA)
Tempe
April 18, 2018 - 12:00pm
Master Gardener: Gardening for Pollinators
Goodyear
April 20, 2018 - 10:30am
Master Gardeners Presentation: Heat-Proofing Your Garden
Tucson
April 20, 2018 - 1:30pm
Creating a Desert Lush Landscape Part 2
Tempe
April 21, 2018 - 9:00am
Scottsdale Xeriscape Garden Tour
Scottsdale
April 21, 2018 - 10:00am
Full STEAM Ahead: Urban Gardening
Scottsdale
April 24, 2018 - 3:30pm

Technology Events

BUILDING WITH EARTH & MASS IN THE DESERT
Scottsdale
April 5, 2018 - 7:00pm
CONTROLLING YOUR CONTROLLER
Phoenix
April 11, 2018 - 2:00pm
Laundry-to-Landscape and Beyond
Sierra Vista
April 14, 2018 - 10:00am

Environment Events

Sonoran Desert 101
Mesa
April 1, 2018 - 9:00am
Hike – Wildflower Hike on Cone Mountain Loop
Scottsdale
April 4, 2018 - 7:30am
Amazing Desert Plants Walk
Queen Creek
April 4, 2018 - 9:00am
Watering and Weeding in Bear Canyon
Tucson
April 8, 2018 - 8:00am
History Hike to Willow Canyon Springs and Farm Ruins and Farm Ruins
Surprise
April 9, 2018 - 8:00am
Take your Walk to the Desert
Surprise
April 9, 2018 - 8:00am
Wildflowers: What’s Bloomin’?
Tucson
April 10, 2018 - 10:00am
Anza Trail Hike
Sierra Vista
April 11, 2018 - 8:00am
Dragonfly Trail Exploration Hike
Phoenix
April 11, 2018 - 8:00am
How We Came to Love the Grand Canyon
Phoenix
April 11, 2018 - 7:00pm
Guided Plant Hike
Surprise
April 12, 2018 - 9:00am
Hiking through a Desert Forest
Peoria
April 13, 2018 - 8:00am
Life Along the Creek
Phoenix
April 13, 2018 - 8:00am
Desert Awareness-Desert Knowledge
Peoria
April 13, 2018 - 2:00pm
Water Ecology Discovery Station
Surprise
April 14, 2018 - 8:00am
Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory River Walk
Sierra Vista
April 15, 2018 - 6:30am
Desert Rivers Audubon Field Trip: Page Springs
Sedona
April 15, 2018 - 8:30am
Take your Walk to the Desert
Phoenix
April 16, 2018 - 8:00am
Birding Agua Caliente Park
Tucson
April 19, 2018 - 8:00am
We’re all in this Together Plant Hike
Surprise
April 19, 2018 - 8:00am
Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory River Walk
Sierra Vista
April 20, 2018 - 6:30am
Desert Wash Hike
Goodyear
April 20, 2018 - 8:00am
GRANITE CREEK CLEANUP 2018
Prescott
April 21, 2018 - 8:00am
The Art of Science: Native Pollinators
Flagstaff
April 28, 2018 - 9:00am

Watering Events

Clase de Cosecha de Agua de Lluvia (Reembolso de Tucson Water)
Tucson
April 5, 2018 - 5:00pm
Maximize Your Irrigation System
Gilbert
April 5, 2018 - 6:30pm
Rainwater Harvesting and Greywater
Tempe
April 7, 2018 - 9:00am
Drip Irrigation Clinic
Sierra Vista
April 7, 2018 - 9:30am
Landscape Watering
Phoenix
April 7, 2018 - 1:00pm
Advanced Smartscape: Irrigation
Phoenix
April 12, 2018 - 1:00pm
Drip Irrigation Design and Installation
Phoenix
April 14, 2018 - 9:00am
Rainwater Harvesting: What Goes Around, Comes Around
Prescott
April 14, 2018 - 3:00pm
Advanced Smartscape: Irrigation
Phoenix
April 19, 2018 - 1:00pm
Rainwater Harvesting Class (Tucson Water Rebate)
Tucson
April 21, 2018 - 9:00am
Self-Watering Containers
Tucson
April 23, 2018 - 5:00pm
Advanced Smartscape: Irrigation
Phoenix
April 26, 2018 - 1:00pm
DO IT YOURSELF DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM DESIGN & INSTALLATION
Chandler
April 26, 2018 - 6:00pm
Drip Irrigation Design and Maintenance
Tempe
April 28, 2018 - 9:00am

Water Basic Events

Workshop for Operators, Owners and Managers of Public Water Systems
Prescott
April 4, 2018 - 8:00am
Master Gardeners: How To Propagate Plants
Tucson
April 4, 2018 - 5:30pm
Workshop for Operators, Owners and Managers of Public Water Systems
Prescott
April 5, 2018 - 8:00am
Master Gardener Presentation: Warm Season Vegetable Gardening
Tucson
April 10, 2018 - 4:00pm
Vegetable Container Gardening
Tucson
April 16, 2018 - 5:00pm
Master Gardener Talks: Insects in Our Gardens
Tucson
April 17, 2018 - 12:00pm
Master Gardener Presentation: Plant Propagation
Tucson
April 17, 2018 - 2:00pm
Master Gardener's Presentation
Phoenix
April 18, 2018 - 8:15am
What’s Wrong With My Vegetable Garden?
Phoenix
April 18, 2018 - 10:00am
Prescott Water History
Prescott
April 18, 2018 - 12:00pm
Living Lab Field Studies: Rain Garden Care
Tucson
April 19, 2018 - 5:30pm
Herb Gardening for Beginners
Phoenix
April 20, 2018 - 6:30pm
Content Series - Earth Science
Scottsdale
April 21, 2018 - 10:00am
Water 101
Phoenix
April 21, 2018 - 1:00pm

Outreach Materials

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