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 Golden Eagle Trailhead Last Hike for the Season

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.