Nature & Heritage Festival 2012 | Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance

Questions? Please contact Linda Rushton, Santa Cruz Nature and Heritage Festival, Inc. at (520) 988-5425 or touraz4fun@msn.com. The Santa Cruz Nature and Heritage Festival, Inc. is not a program of the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance.

During 2011-2012, The Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance is helping community partners in Santa Cruz County to plan a birding festival. The Santa Cruz Nature and Heritage Festival, Inc. invites you to the join them May 3-6, 2012 at the Esplendor Resort in Rio Rico, AZ for the inaugural Nature and Heritage Festival: Birding and History Along the Santa Cruz.

The Nature & Heritage Festival is a celebration of International Migratory Bird Day and the rich heritage of the Santa Cruz River Valley in the U.S. and Mexico.

The Nature & Heritage Festival will introduce residents, tourists, educators, and professional tour guides to southern Arizona and northern Sonora’s safe, beautiful, diverse birding experiences.

SAMPLE LIST OF CLASSES:
Gardening for Butterflies and Hummingbirds
Introduction to Birding
Hydrologic Evolution of the Upper Santa Cruz River
Bats
Native American History
Children’s Nature Awareness Activities
Juan Bautista de Anza and the Expedition to California
Bird Banding
History Along the Santa Cruz
Colibri en Español

SAMPLE LIST OF TOURS:
Birding Tour on the Santa Cruz River, San Lazaro, Sonora, Mexico
Birding Tour at Peña Blanca Lake
Spanish Mission Archaeology
Food Traditions Tour
Ranching Tour
Nogales Historic Walking Tour
Nogales, Sonora Tour
Gardening for Butterflies & Hummingbirds
Rancho El Aribabi, Sonora, Mexico
Birding Tour in Patagonia
Tubac Presidio and Barrio History
Walk the Anza National Historic Trail