Fountain Hills Preserve Event Hike Schedule

Winter/Spring 2010
Date Departure Area Hike Description
January 2 Golden Eagle Trailhead New Year Resolutions
January 17 Golden Eagle Trailhead Must Pre register for Sunday Hike *
January 30 Golden Eagle Trailhead Botany / Jennifer Work
February 6 End of Eagle Ridge Drive Amethyst / Gordana Kovac-Djordjevic
February 20 Golden Eagle Trailhead Animal and Plant Adaptation to Desert Living / Jennifer Work
March 6 Golden Eagle Trailhead Edible Plant and Desert Survival / Jennifer Work
March 13 End of Eagle Ridge Drive GPS, Geocaching and Map Reading / Paul Appledorn and Steve Flemming
March 20 Golden Eagle Trailhead Birding / Kathe Anderson
April 10 End of Eagle Ridge Drive Jeeps and Hike
April 17 End of Eagle Ridge Drive Geology of the McDowell Mountains / Dan Gruber

Preserve Stewards will be leading these hikes. All Hikes are scheduled to leave departure area at 8:00 AM. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes early to register. Remember to wear heavy soled shoes, sun protection, and carry 1 liter of water. Walking sticks are encouraged to help navigate steeper parts of the wilderness trails.

All hikes involve walking 2 miles each way plus personal choices of additional one to four miles on trails within the Preserve.

* Sunday hikes will require a pre-registration with Parks & Recreation Dept. no later than the prior Thursday. If fewer than four people register the hike will be cancelled.