OUTDOORS PADDLERS CLUB. The Southern Arizona Paddlers Club meets at 7 p.m. Monday, April 8, at The Dive Shop, 1702 E. Prince Road. Nancy Kanu presents Kayaking in Arizona. Call Bob Crawford at 544-3720 for information. GILDED WINGS. Richard Bailowitz presents Gilded Wings: The Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona, a layman's guide to identifying the wide variety of butterflies found in our corner of Arizona, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, in the Wilson Room. Cost is $2, free to park members. Reservations required. Call 742-6455 for information. BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY WALKS. Join Southwest Center for Biological Diversity naturalists for walks through Tucson's nearby riparian treasures. Experts answer questions on ecology, birds, plants, herbs and fish. The effects of different land management policies on riparian resources will also be discussed. All walks are free, and meet at 9 a.m. on the first and second Sunday of each month. The next walk is Sunday, April 14. Call 733-1391 for locations and information. NATURAL HISTORY LECTURES. A series of natural history lectures are offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout April at Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon. Cost is $15 per lecture and includes a light lunch. Reservations required. Take I-19 South to Exit 63. Follow the signs to Madera Canyon. Call (520) 625-8746 for reservations and information. FIELD STUDY. The Coastal Conservation Foundation of Tucson offers Proyecto Tortuga, a field study program on sea turtle restoration in Southern Mexico. Participants patrol beaches and work with eggs and hatchlings in a nursery. Program runs from July through October. CCF is a non-profit conservation organization. For information write: Dan Dasse, Coastal Conservation Foundation of Tucson, P.O. Box 3621, Tucson, AZ 85722; or call 798-1844 for information. ARCHAEOLOGY TOURS. The Center for Desert Archaeology offers half-day and full-day tours of the Romero Ruin in Catalina State Park and rock art tours of sites near Tucson. Contact Connie Allen-Bacon at 881-2244 for more information on tours. Individual, group and corporate rates are available. SAN PEDRO HIKES. Hikes along the river continue throughout the spring. Hikes range from five to seven miles and range from moderately difficult to strenuous. Bring a minimum of one quart of water per person, wear proper hiking shoes and dress appropriately. Sunscreen, sunglasses, hat and snacks are important. Not appropriate for small children. Pets prohibited. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $7.50 per hike. Call (520) 458-3559 for registration and information. BOYCE THOMPSON ARBORETUM. Check out the Spring Arid Land Plant Show and Sale through April 7. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Spring is the opportune time to catch the beauty of the desert in bloom. A number of tours, hikes and lectures are planned during April. Call for a listing of events. The Arboretum is 90 minutes north of Tucson via Highway 79. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for children ages 5 to 12, with reservations for hikes required. Call (520) 689-2811 for more information. TOHONO CHUL PARK. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Tohono Chul Park 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. Admission is $2. The park presents "Wildflower Tours" at 10 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. "Walk in the Park Tours" meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday. "Birds of Tohono Chul Tours" depart at 8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Tours last about one hour. "Art in the Park Tours," a docent-guided look at gallery exhibits, are offered at 11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday. A Xeriscape landscape tour is given at 11 a.m. April 20. Call 742-6455 for reservations and information. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. The museum is part botanical garden, part geology museum and part zoological park. Naturalistic settings house 1,386 plant species and 317 animal species. Live animal visits, botanical and raptor interpretations are given daily. During the month of April live animal interpretations start daily at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. A wildflower demonstration table is open daily from 1 to 3 p.m. Raptor Interpretations are held daily at 10:30 a m. Museum hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Saturday. Admission is $8.95 ages 13 and over, and $1.75 ages 6 through 12. Discount group rates are available. SINGLE CAMPERS. Wandering Single Campers is looking for new members. Single persons over age 40 are invited to join camping activities in the Tucson area. Call 750-0451, 294-0719 or 298-9779 for a newsletter and information.

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