2008 Flagstaff Festival of Science Day #3

Now for September 28, Sunday's possibilities during the Festival of Science.

Day trips:

From 9 a.m.–5 p.m., you can attend the Walnut Canyon National Monument Open House.

At 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., with *reservations, you'll be able to go on the 90-minute tour of the Interferometer at Anderson Mesa.

At 10 a.m., you can join a Coconino National Forest Lava River Cave Tour. *Reservations needed.

From 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. you can take the Hart Prairie Guided Nature Walk. Be sure to read the instructions about this beautiful and educational walk.

At 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m., you can tour the Elden Pueblo Project.

From 1–4 p.m., you can attend Fort Valley Experimental Forest Station Centennial Open House.

Closer to home in Flagstaff:

From 2-4 p.m., take the family to the Science Poetry Slam for Kids at East Flagstaff Public Library.

At 4 p.m., Judy Springer, of the NAU Ecological Restoration Institute, will talk about Creating Moon Gardens for Mystical Nighttime Enjoyment, at the Coconino Center for the Arts.

From 5:30 – 9:30 p.m., Lowell Observatory Open House gives you a chance to do a little star-gazing and learn about buying a telescope and observing.

At 7:00 p.m., you can learn about Fort Valley Experimental Forest at 100 Years from Historian Susan Olberding, at Riordan Mansion State Historic Park. In addition to the lecture, an exhibit of hand-tinted glass slides will be on display at West House from 6-7 p.m.

From 7:30-10:00 p.m., you'll have a third opportunity to Zoom into Planets, Stars, Nebulae & Galaxies at the NAU Campus Observatory.

*Telephone number for reservations is listed at Flagstaff Festival of Science Schedule.