TRES RIOS NATURE FESTIVAL: CONTACT INFO FOR VOLUNTEERING

REMINDER: A FUTURE EVENT: Tres Rios Nature Festival at Base and Meridian Wildlife Area on February 25, 2023 – February 26, 2023. The Festival is a couple of fun days with lots of people (over 3000 per day) especially families with kids. Volunteering is a way to get to know this
yearly Festival. Note: Sonoran Audubon’s “McBob” was a founding Festival Plan member on behalf of your Chapter!

Bob McCormick’s direct e mail contact: [email protected]

Tres Rios Nature Festival: Sonoran Audubon booth

The Sonoran Audubon Society is one of the founding sponsors of the Tres Rios Nature festival. At our booth we lead short bird hikes and hand out info on our organization and topics important to birds. This is our biggest event of the year and also our biggest exposure as around 3,000 people attend the festival each day.

Volunteers are needed for both positions. Shifts are 9:30-1:00 and 12:30 – 3pm. CONTACT: Bob McCormick at [email protected]

Booth help – Interact with festival goers. Help children with the festival scavenger hunt by playing the bird match game. Talk about Sonoran Audubon, plants for birds, handouts, etc. Two folks per shift is fine. Help with booth set-up and teardown is also requested.

Field trip leaders – lead short hikes around the B&M wildlife area and point out any birds seen. Most want to go to Barn Owl area. About a mile hike taking around an hour. It is preferable to have 3-4 folks per shift to give guides a break between walks.

We also host an early morning bird hike for the experienced birder that runs from7:30 – 9:30am. Anyone can attend but the early tours are not recommended for children under 12 unless they are avid birders.

https://www.avondaleaz.gov/government/departments/parks-recreation/events/tres-rios-nature-festival

DATES: Saturday, February 25 & Sunday, February 26, 2023

TIMES: 10AM – 3PM (BOTH DAYS)
LOCATION: Tres Rios Base & Meridian Wildlife Area
ADDRESS: 7602 Jimmie Johnson Dr. Avondale, AZ, 85323