Tucson Weekly: Outdoors (November 30

OUTDOORS

ARCHAEOLOGY TOURS. The Center for Desert Archaeology offers group or individual tours of the significant sites in the Tucson Basin. Choose from ancient rock art, Hohokam ballcourt villages and more. Call 885-6283 for information; reservations are requested 24 hours in advance.
NIGHT WALKS. Saguaro National Park East. 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail. Take a walk on the wild side with a naturalist-guided excursion into the Sonoran Desert twice a month on Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m. Naturalists discuss and demonstrate nighttime adaptations and scan the skies with an audible bat detector. The free program is open to all, and reservations are required. Call 733-5153 to reserve a space.
SABINO STARRY NIGHT. Sabino Canyon Visitors' Center ramada. Hike every Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. Glide through the night in Sabino Canyon, free from flash and artificial light, while enjoying the friendly company of kindred spirits. Reconnect with nature by disconnecting from any extraneous electronic devices and fomenting moments of silence, to experience genuine light, sound, and the presence of the darkened Catalina Cathedral. It's a 7.5-mile round trip, 600-foot elevation change. Co-sponsored by the Sierra and Southern Arizona hiking clubs. Free admission. Call Larry at 577-2444 for information.
TOHONO CHUL PARK. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Walk in the Park tours, overviews of the park's 48 acres and its flora and fauna, are offered at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and at 1 p.m. Sunday. Art in the Park tours, docent-guided looks at gallery exhibits, are at 11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The park offers additional guided tours for your enjoyment. Birds of Tohono Chul provides opportunities to observe the many species frequenting the park, and meets at 8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Grounds are open from 7 a.m. to sunset daily. Exhibit hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Greenhouse hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission is $2. Call 742-6455 for a daily event schedule.
TUCSON AUDUBON SOCIETY. Join experienced birders for several field trips each week visiting areas around Tucson and southeastern Arizona. Admission is free. Call 629-0510 for schedule and information.
WILDERNESS VOLUNTEERS. Experience the beauty of wild lands while reinvesting in them this fall. The group's spring 2001 volunteer service trip schedule is now available. Thirteen trips ranging from the islands of Georgia and Puerto Rico to the desert Southwest to the rainforest of Hawaii are planned. The Wilderness Volunteers is a non-profit organization that works with public land agencies to organize volunteer services to benefit U.S. wild lands. Trips are one week long and cost less than $200. For information, call 1-888-737-2888 or visit www.wildernessvolunteers.org.
WOMEN BUILD HOUSES. Help build a future by joining Habitat for Humanity's third annual Women's Build from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Friday and Saturday through December 22. Learn about framing, plumbing and drywall while making a family's dream home. This month, the group builds a straw bale wall. Female volunteers with all levels of experience are needed. Call 206-8000 for information. Habitat for Humanity is also looking for construction volunteers with expertise in carpentry, interior trim work and interior painting, as well as volunteers for office work. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit homebuilding association dedicated to providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families. To volunteer, call 326-1217. Construction volunteers should call the volunteer hotline at 566-1217 for construction times and locations.