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OUTDOORSEvents This Week TOHONO CHUL PARK TOURS. 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. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and at 1 p.m. Sundays. Art in the Park tours, docent-guided looks at gallery exhibits, are at 9 a.m. Tuesday and Thursdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays. Birds of Tohono Chul provides opportunities to observe the many species frequenting the park, and meets at 8 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Grounds are open from 7 a.m. to sunset daily. Exhibit hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Greenhouse hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission is $2. Call 742-6455 for a daily event schedule. Out of Town BYE BYE BUZZARDS. Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Highway 60. Superior. Watch the turkey vultures roosting in the trees, sunning themselves on rocky cliffs and searchiing for carrion before they leave the area for the winter. Early opening at 7 a.m. on Saturday, September 14 includes bird watching, trail tours and educational programs about all the Arboretum birds. Admission costs $6 for adults and $3 for kids. Call 689-2811 for details.
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