City of Flagstaff
Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Events
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Arbor Day!
Tuesday, 23 September 2025 | 06:00 AM | Flagstaff - throughout the City!
Celebrate Arbor Day in Flagstaff by caring for the trees that make our city special! As a proud T...
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Invasive Weed Identification, Removal & Reseeding
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 | 07:00 AM | Picture Canyon Natural & Cultural PreserveCome help us manage invasive weeds at Picture Canyon, to keep it the beautiful place that it is! Learn about invasive weeds, learn to identify them and the best ways to remove them, and help us spread native grass/flower seed to crowd out the inv... 8 assignments unfilledmore |
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Science in the Park - Plein Air Painting
Saturday, 20 September 2025 | 10:00 AM | Wheeler ParkJoin Open Space to staff the Plein Air table (outdoor drawing and painting) and easels at the Festival of Science's Science in the Park. It's always a BUSY time, getting paper, paints, brushes, pastels, and water cups to lots and lots of kids and... more |
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Open Spaces Commission meeting
Monday, 22 September 2025 | 04:00 PM | The AquaplexThis is a regularly-scheduled Open Spaces Commission meeting, to which the public is involved. Click "Volunteer" if you're a Commissioner, or click on "Sign Up" if you'd like to participate. For more information and for a link to the agenda, visit... more |
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Open Spaces Commission meeting
Monday, 22 September 2025 | 04:00 PM | The AquaplexThis is a regularly-scheduled Open Spaces Commission meeting, to which the public is involved. Click "Volunteer" if you're a Commissioner, or click on "Sign Up" if you'd like to participate. For more information and for a link to the agenda, visit... 12 assignments unfilledmore |
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Arbor Day!
Tuesday, 23 September 2025 | 06:00 AM | Flagstaff - throughout the City!Celebrate Arbor Day in Flagstaff by caring for the trees that make our city special! As a proud Tree City USA, we honor our forests and neighborhoods by planting new trees and nurturing the ones we have. Plant a tree in your yard, workplace, or sc... more |
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Field Notes: Edible Plants and Drawing
Friday, 26 September 2025 | 03:00 PM | Picture Canyon Natural & Cultural Preserve | Registration RequiredJoin Flagstaff Open Space as we celebrate the Flagstaff Festival of Science! We'll do a guided walk through Picture Canyon to explore the traditional uses of native plant species. Throughout the walk, we will stop at key locations to observe vario... more |
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Field Notes: Edible Plants and Drawing
Friday, 26 September 2025 | 03:00 PM | Picture Canyon Natural & Cultural Preserve | Registration RequiredJoin Flagstaff Open Space as we celebrate the Flagstaff Festival of Science! We'll do a guided walk through Picture Canyon to explore the traditional uses of native plant species. Throughout the walk, we will stop at key locations to observe vario... 1 assignments unfilledmore |
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Trail Restoration Work at Picture Canyon
Saturday, 27 September 2025 | 08:00 AM | Picture Canyon Natural & Cultural PreserveJoin T-Gen employees as we continue work closing unsanctioned social trails, and restoring them to their natural state. This is hard work, expect to get your workout in for the day! We'll hike in with wagons/wheelbarrows, loosen the soil on the un... 3 assignments unfilledmore |
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Trail Restoration Work
Thursday, 02 October 2025 | 08:00 AM | Picture Canyon Natural & Cultural PreserveJoin a group of NAU Young Southeast Asia Leaders as we do some trail restoration work at Picture Canyon! We will dig to loosen soil in the old trail/road 3-4," add mulch and native grass/flower seed, lay jute netting and slash (branches, pine need... 24 assignments unfilledmore |
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Full Moon Tarantula Trek!
Sunday, 05 October 2025 | 10:00 AM | McMillan Mesa Natural AreaPROSE - Open Space hosts a full moon walk (and sometimes bike ride) on one of our beautiful Open Space properties--a different spot each month. This month, we're doing two! For the kids, this Full Moon Tarantula Trek, during the day - 10am-noon -... more |
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