Caliche Globemallow (Ventana Canyon, February 26, 2016) — Images by kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Caliche Globemallow Leave a comment
Standing With Giants 6 comments
Kenne Turner, David W. Lazaroff, Steve Plevel, and Bob Barnacastle
Yesterday I was honored to be MC at the graduation event for sixteen new naturalists, which included recognizing the founders of the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN), David W. Lazaroff, Steve Plevel and Bob Barnacastle. In 1977 these guys began formulating what became SCVN. It was a pleasure to stand along side of such giants in our organization.Their continuing support is a reflection of the quality of SCVN.
Big THANKS to all who made yesterday’s event a great success.
kenne
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Last Day Of Class Leave a comment
New SCVN Naturalists and Their Mentors Wrap-up Training(January 11, 2016) — Image by kenne
The temperature was near thirty-two degrees at the Cactus Picnic Area in Sabino Canyon where the final day of training was scheduled. After spending time demonstrating some of their new skills, the new naturalists were treated to a surprise party at Rattlesnake Canyon Picnic Area near Sabino creek.
Graduation will take place this coming Saturday (January 16, 2016).
kenne
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Mama Spider and Hundreds of Little Ones 4 comments
Mama Spider and Hundreds of Little Ones — Image by kenne
Spotted this spider web on a wild cotton plant yesterday while hiking to Hutche’s Pool in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
kenne
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My Sky Islands 2 comments
Goldeneye In Pima Canyon — Grunge Art by kenne
My mountains,
Santa Catalina, one
of the Sonoran Desert’s
sky islands, presenting
a life zone tour
of desert,
grasslands,
oat woodlands,
and pine forest
where climate diversity
is equal to a drive
from Mexico to Canada,
with panorama views
of surrounding Sky Islands —
where less becomes more.
— kenne
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Hiking The Phoneline Trail Leave a comment
After spending most of the summer and early autumn at higher elevations in the Santa Catalina Mountains, this past Friday SCVN led their first Friday hike in Sabino Canyon and were welcomed with beautiful fall weather. The hike was to have been to Seven Falls, but because of high waters, the Phoneline Trail became the hike of choice.
View Up Into Sabino Canyon
Hikers On Phoneline Trail
Coming Upon Another Group of Hikers
Phoneline Trail
Phone Line Trail
A Rest Stop
Low Water Crossing
Low Water Crossing
View Toward the Tucson Basin
Phil Bentley Playing His Harp
Hiking The Phoneline Trail (October 23, 2015) — Images by kenne
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Hiking Green Mountain Trail To Guthrie Peak 3 comments
A fun hike with beautiful views north and south of the Santa Catalina Mountains can be experienced by hiking the Green Mountain trail out of the General Hitchcock campgrounds to the Guthrie Peak trail. The hike was the last scheduled hike for the SCVN Friday hikes at the cooler temperatures in the mountains before beginning our winter hikes in Sabino Canyon next week.
The morning forecast was for rain in the mountains, spreading to the lower elevations by late afternoon. This might explain why Tim and I had only one hiker (Deborah) with us, the least number in our experience guiding the SCVN hikes. Reasons for such a low number are sheer speculation at this date, however we will continue to evaluate the service SCVN is providing through our scheduled Friday public hikes.
Regardless, the weather was great and as you can see from the photos in this posting, we had another excellent hiking experience. This was Deborah’s first Guthrie Peak hike and what better way than with Tim and I giving her all our guide attention.
kenne
Panorama View from Guthrie Peak of Storm Clouds Moving Into The Tucson Area — Image by kenne
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Tim, Deborah and Kenne
Deborah & Tim On Green Mountain Trail
Deborah and Tim Climbing Guthrie Peak
Deborah and Tim Climbing Guthrie Peak
Tim & Deborah Descending Guthrie Peak
Tim & Deborah Descending Guthrie Peak
Southeast View From Guthrie Peak
View Of Thimble Peak From Guthrie Peak
Cutleaf Evening Primrose
Cutleaf Evening Primrose
“Hot Cross Buns”
“Over Easy”
“Over Easy”
Arizona Thistle
Wildflowers Along Green Mountain Trail
Mountain Marigold
Images by kenne
Guthrie Peak Computer Art by kenne
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Fall Classes Begin In Sabino Canyon Leave a comment
October through April of each year for over thirty years, Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) have offered K-6 classes science and social history programs in the canyon. Each program involves an hour of interactive content at a picnic table and an hour nature walk, each fitting into the teacher’s curriculum at the time of the field trip.
— kenne
Naturalist Phil teaching second grade students using the “Web of Life” elementary school instruction kit.
Naturalists Jeff and Alexa guiding students across one of the low-water crossing bridges in Sabino Canyon.
Naturalist Fran teaching a group of boys on a nature walk.
Naturalist Becky showing where a twig girdler beetle has cut into a Mesquite limb.
Becky explains why the twig girdler has cut the Mesquite limb. — Images by kenne
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Hiking and Partying Equal One With SCVN 1 comment
Having begun back in June, the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) summer hikes in the higher elevations of the Santa Catalina Mountains now has two hikes remaining on Mt. Lemmon before starting our trek down the mountain in October, offering our Friday hikes in the desert. This year our summer Friday hikes have experienced a good turnout, no storms and no injuries, and as usual fun has been had by all.
As an organization, SCVN is always ready to party, so in the middle of last Friday’s hike a spontaneous (plan by some) surprise birthday party for Rick and Maribeth took place in the Marshall Gulch picnic area. It was also an opportunity for some who have not been able to hike regularly this summer, to make it out and spend time together.
kenne
SCVN (and invited public) party in Marshall Gulch (August 14, 2015) — Images and video by kenne
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“SCVN has the best people in the whole world,
and anyone who hangs around with SCVN
are the best people in the whole world.”
— Rick Mensching
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Honey Bee On Hooker’s Evening Primrose Wildflower — Grunge Art 1 comment
Honey Bee Hooker’s Evening Primrose Wildflower — Image by kenne, Sunset Trailhead on Mt. Lemmon
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Hiking The Upper Box Camp Trail Leave a comment
View Down Through Sabino Canyon
Hikers on Box Camp Trail
View Toward Cathedral Rock
View Toward The Rincon Mountains
the Upper Box Camp Trail In The Santa Catalina Mountains — Images by kenne
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This past Friday the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) led hike was down the Box Camp trail for about 2 1/2 miles and back. This trail is one of several connecting trails leading down to the base of Sabino Canyon, and before the highway up to Summerhaven, was the main supply trail to Mt. Lemmon. The Box Camp trailhead is in a thick ponderosa forest at 8,000 feet and our planned hike took us down to a more open oak woodland area providing beautiful vistas of the Tucson basin. Later the fall, some of us are planning to hike the Box Camp trail and connecting trails to the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center (approximately 14 miles).
kenne
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Hiking On Mt. Lemmon 1 comment
June 19, 2015 SCVN Hike On Mt. Lemmon — Images my kenne
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First Summer Hike In The Santa Catalina Mountains, June, 2015 Leave a comment
The remnants of Hurricane Andres moved into southern Arizona yesterday bringing clouds, scattered showers and cooler weather to the area. Hikers gathered at the Lower Butterfly parking at the Bigelow trailhead in a light rain to begin the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) first hike of the summer in the Santa Catalina mountains. By the time we began our scheduled 9:00 am hike to Leopold Point, the rain had stopped and we were able to complete the four mile hike without rain. Temperatures in the fifties and occasional strong wind gusts made wind-breaker jackets standard apparel, it was a perfect day for hiking in the Santa Catalina’s.
kenne
Hike to Leopold Point Images by kenne (Click on any image to see larger view in a slideshow format.)
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Children Learning About Nature Leave a comment
Elementary school children enjoy looking down to Sabino creek with SCVN naturalist, Jan.
Naturalist, Jan with elementary school children in Sabino Canyon. — Images by kenne
