Meet the Neighbors with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

115 N. Church Avenue,Tucson AZ 85701

16 November, 2021

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This presentation will teach you about the living habits and ecological roles of your non-human animal neighbors. Meet the Neighbors with Amy Orchard from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum! As a Sonoran Desert dweller, you have the privilege of living in close proximity to many plants and animals that may be unfamiliar or even scary to you. This presentation will teach you about the living habits and ecological roles of your non-human animal neighbors . We'll dispel some myths and offer practical guidance for how to accentuate the positive and minimize the negative encounters with urban wildlife. Amy Orchard has been an environmental educator since 1992. She has worked at Arches National Park as an interpretive ranger, at numerous river companies throughout the western US as a river guide and as an Education Specialist at the Desert Museum since 2000. Amy also is a registered yoga instructor (RYT 200) and loves teaching all ages and all levels of yoga. She enjoys her position at the museum working with the Junior Docent program and its 30 teen volunteers as well as the being the lead coordinator and instructor for the Earth Camp programs since 2005. The Pima County Historic Courthouse is among Tucson’s most beloved landmarks. Designed by architect Roy Place, this iconic Spanish Colonial Revival-styled structure was built in 1929 and remained in service for an 86-year span during which time it served as the backdrop for numerous wedding proceedings and became home to several County departments.