Glendale Water Awareness Day

Glendale Main Library 5959 W Brown St, Glendale, Arizona

Join us for a timely discussion about the city of Glendale’s water resources, Drought Management Plan and stormwater, led by our Water Services Department. This free, family-friendly event will also include crafts for the kids, desert-wise landscape classes for the adults, water conservation resources and a plant/seed exchange. Glendale cares about the water we share! For full event schedule and …

Free

Glendale – Pruning Trees & Shrubs

Glendale Main Library 5959 W Brown St, Glendale, Arizona

Proper pruning is essential to keep trees and shrubs healthy, functional, and attractive. Jonathan Manning, certified Arborist and local Nurseryman, will cover pruning cuts, how to prune young trees for optimal structure, an common mistakes.

Free

Tempe – Tour the Garden – Tree Planting for Success and Arbor Day Celebration

Tempe Women's Club Park 1265 N. College Ave., Tempe, AZ, United States

Visit the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden, at Tempe Women’s Club Park, to learn about the Seven Principles of Xeriscape and watch a tree planting demonstration by Tempe’s Urban Forester. The Tempe Public Library will also be on site with various resources and seeds from the seed library. 

Free

Celebrate Mesa Spring 2023

Celebrate Mesa and all it has to offer at this FREE family festival! Some of the fun family activities include: Live Entertainment Main Stage: Coming Soon FREE Bounce Houses and Kids Games Living Green Village Food Trucks Location: Pioneer Park 526 E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85203

Chandler – Landscape Design: Basic Yard Makeover

City of Chandler Downtown Library 22 S Delaware St, Chandler, AZ, United States

For people planning on removing grass, or for those wanting to redesign their landscape. Learn how to design a more coherent landscape, especially in the areas where grass has been removed. Learn how to convert your sprinkler system to a drip system and how to create a theme in your landscape.

Free

Chandler Earth Day Celebration

Show Mother Earth some love and do a world of good. Discover ways to live an eco-friendly lifestyle through crafts, activities, and information booths featuring a variety of organizations promoting “green” products, conservation, and sustainability. Location: Chandler Nature Center 4050 E. Chandler Heights Road Chandler, AZ 85249 Price: Free

Carefree – Earth Day Celebration

In honor of Earth Day, the Town of Carefree, Arizona will host a free community event. This FREE, family-friendly event will feature live presentations, hands-on activities, information on birds, reptiles and plants native to our area, and water management. You do not want to miss this fun, engaging, informative day!  Location: Sanderson Ford Pavilion at Carefree Town Center (outdoors)  Cost: …

Earth Day Extravaganza 2023

Join Green Living Magazine and the City of Phoenix as we celebrate Earth Day Extravaganza to support our ongoing efforts to spotlight the impact of climate disasters and help our event-goers learn what actions they can take to minimize the effects. Enjoy exhibits, entertainment, live demos, live music, and more! LOCATION: Heritage Square Park 115 N 6th St, Phoenix, AZ …

Tucson – Earth Day \ History and Ecology of Acequias in the Sonoran Desert

Join us for a celebration of Earth Day that focuses on water resources and the tradition of canals, or acequias, in local traditions. The day will feature talks by ethnoecologist Jesus Garcia, Tohono O’odham Language and Culture Instructor Gacelle Ramon-Sauberan, ethnohistorian Michael Brescia and biologist and artist Dennis Caldwell. There will also be science activities for youth led by science …

Peoria – Tree Benefits – How to Protect Your Landscape Trees

Peoria Rio Vista Recreation Center 8866 W Thunderbird Rd., Peoria, AZ, United States

Urban trees clean air, offer stormwater protection, increase property values, and reduce home energy costs. Trees are a wonderful investment to your property and their value gets higher the longer they live. Protect your tree investment by providing the proper care for our desert region. An arborist and landscape expert will dive into the benefits of trees and how to …

Free

Glendale – Rainwater Harvesting

Glendale Main Library 5959 W Brown St, Glendale, Arizona

Rainwater – it’s free, fresh, and filling! Soak up all the benefits and enhance your landscape with passive rainwater techniques. Clint Culberson and Michael Gettens with Galaxy Gardens will share how to direct rainwater to your plants by creating a series of berms, basins, and swales.

Free

Peoria – Irrigation Controller Programing

Peoria Rio Vista Recreation Center 8866 W Thunderbird Rd., Peoria, AZ, United States

Did you know that your plants’ water needs change monthly, as should your irrigation controller settings? If you are unsure how to adjust or program your irrigation controller, an irrigation and water efficiency expert will cover some basic functions and programing abilities of a typical irrigation controller.

Free