Backyard Birds and More
Class | Available (Membership Required)
NOTE DATE! THIS CLASS OCCURS ON JANUARY 21! BRING A FRIEND OR NEIGHBOR TO INTRODUCE THEM TO NFLL AND RECRUIT THEM TO JOIN THE FUN AND LEARNING!
Learn about Sonoran Desert birds such as Cactus wren, Gambel's quail, Elf owl, Greater roadrunner and more of our soaring friends. Awarded the 2024 Sunland Village Earth Day citation, Jim Shepherd, our speaker, is an 11-year veteran tour guide at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum,
and author.
James Shepherd
Life-long naturalist, Boyce Thompson Arboretum docent, and author Jim Shepherd talks about Sonoran Desert plants, plant relationships/adaptations, survival techniques, keystone versus indicator species, medicinal benefits, and wildlife relationships in a one-hour program called “Unique Plants of the Sonoran Desert and Arid Lands.”