Travel & Taste: Magical Tucson: Hummingbirds & More

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Hours:	Dinner at 6:30 pm, Lecture at 7:30 pm.
Ages:	Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Lectures/Discussions

Southern Arizona, only 60 miles from the Mexican border, appears at first glance to be only a mix of rugged mountains and barren desert. However, life teems in this area when you look closer.

Tiny hummingbirds can be found calling for mates and nesting in shrubbery, while giant saguaro cactus provide homes and food for a variety of bird life including cactus wrens.

Animals including venomous gila monsters, road runners and even mountain lions have adapted to survive in this challenging environment.

Just north of Tucson is the unique experimental site Biosphere 2. Here, a closed environment allows scientists and students to study biological systems including rainforests, oceans, savannahs, grasslands in an effort to better understand the workings of these ecosystems.

Location-themed dinner and lecture or lecture only. Dinner at 6:30 pm, Lecture at 7:30 pm. Pre-registration required for dinner.

COST

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Dinner/Lecture: $24M;$28NM/Lecture only: $10M; $12NM (7:30 start)

WEBSITE

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www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Broadmoor/listing.php?program_code=1126-BR12WI1

LOCATION

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280 Eliot St, Natick, MA, 01760 map
Phone: 508-655-2296

See our website www.massaudubon.org/broadmoor for complete directions and additional information