Texas Canyon Nature Preserve Trail System Grand Opening
Saturday, October 7, 2023
9:00am – 4:00pm
Discover Amerind’s Nature Preserve! Join us for a celebration of Amerind’s newest attraction-the Texas Canyon Nature Preserve Trails. With 8 miles of new self-guided walking trails, you can experience the iconic and captivating landscape of Texas Canyon as never before.
Trail System Grand Opening & Amerind Museum Open House
9:00am Ribbon cutting & Opening remarks at the Amerind main picnic area
10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm- Expert talks highlighting Texas Canyon’s natural resources including ethnobotany, birds, and plant life with Jesus Garcia (Mission Gardens), Jefford Francisco (Tohono O’odham Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Office), and Dr. Lyn Loveless (Botany professor emerita College of Wooster)
Guided tours of the Amerind Museum with Associate Curator Dr. Maria M. Martinez
Tours of the Amerind founders’ home with Fulton family great-grandson Willie Adams
Tractor-pulled scenic wagon rides with Amerind staff
Grab a bite
All Day Explore the new trails!
Speakers
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Dr. Lyn Loveless
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Jefford Francisco
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Jesus Garcia