Wonder – Explore – Discover
The Highlands Center, a Prescott nature center, is a hub for lifelong learning, designed to invite discovery of the wonders of nature.
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THIS TUESDAY! Get up close and personal with an incredible animal!
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November's best meteor shower will peak this weekend
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The Leonid meteor shower will peak Saturday; it will best be viewed after midnight, local time.Thanks for sharing!!
I saw a bright green orb appear in the sky last night about 4 AM south east of Prescott that have been a meteor?
We experienced the Leonid storm of 2001 ... pitch black skies at 7800 feet elevation in the foothills of northern Colorado ... it was phenomenal, and quite a memory!!! 😊
I’ll take a shower when I’m good and ready. Already took one this month. 😆
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Fall may mean migration, but one bird’s north is just another bird’s south.www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2019/11/researchers-place-6-trillion-value-mental-health-benefits-p...
Researchers Place $6 Trillion Value On Mental Health Benefits Provided By Protected Areas
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It's often noted that getting out into nature is good for the soul, both from physical and mental health standpoints. A team of researchers in Australia has put a dollar figure on the mental health be...
Kudos to our facilities crew and volunteers: Bob S., Ken B., Jess T., Cal H. and Dave H. for all their hard work the past 24 hours. They stripped, cleaned, polished, and buffed the floor in the Kieckhefer Classroom. The floor looks warm and beautiful and we are ready for our next line-up of indoor programs and events.
Very nice
I love the classes held in that room. Such a good vibe in there.
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Good job!
"Does exposure to nature actually, lastingly improve our mental health? Two groundbreaking new studies have, in part, helped to answer that question." www.outsideonline.com/2397694/nature-mental-health?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_camp...
The Incredible Link Between Nature and Your Emotions
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More and more evidence suggests that nature does something essential for our mental healthwww.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/coyote-and-badger-hunt-together?fbclid=IwAR1z3P5lOe-dGuAr...
Why coyotes and badgers hunt together
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The two predators were recently photographed collaborating in Colorado, a fascinating example of interspecies teamwork.
Anna’s Hummingbirds Are Expanding Their Range With Human Help
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Once restricted to southern California and the Baja Peninsula, the species' success is tied to an increase in flowery landscaping and nectar feeders.
FACT: Young people’s connection to nature drops sharply starting at the age of 11. But, as they get older, kids need the #benefits of #nature more than ever. How to keep #nature in the picture as your child gets older.
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A clown-faced western woodpecker with a complicated social structure, living in small colonies. Best known for its habit of hoarding acorns: the birds drill small holes in a dead snag, then harvest ac...
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.” - John Muir.
Indeed
Yes, please!
Take me home, country roads!!
Paul Sheehy
Micki Clark Anderson
Adam Bissell
And Forest Service has no idea how it reappeared..? Huh?
There's a reason it has that name. Do you know it's history?
Antonia Salas
Magic! 😉
Megan Wood Hilton
Don't Miss These EXCITING Events
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BAT WEEK OCTOBER 24 – 31, 2019 Bat Week is an annual, international celebration of the role of bats in nature BAT WEEK IS AN ANNUAL, INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION OF THE ROLE OF BATS IN NATURE Why Bats ...love bats...
"...the intact bones of an owl’s pellets offer a particularly exquisite insight into what it’s recently eaten. Students at all levels puzzle over them like forensic detectives, to learn hands-on about the food chain, animal anatomy, and principles of ecology."
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Unable to digest the teeth, bones, and feathers of prey, owls regurgitate the remains in a single nugget.
Take a break from yardwork this fall and #leavetheleaves!
As leaves decompose, they form a natural mulch and help fertilize the soil. They also can provide important habitat for pollinators.
Leave SOME of the leaves... 🍁🍁🍁🍁
Fall brings changes out at the Highlands Center for Natural History's campus in the Prescott National Forest, which inspires this image and poem by Sonya Wood Mahler, our Membership Database and Volunteer Coordinator:
"Scarred by the fires
But still standing unabashed
She proudly wears
Her crimson sash."
The crimson sash that causes a rash
Sonya Wood Mahler is a valuable new addition to the HCNH team!
Animal Encounters
One of the best things about living in the wildland-urban interface of the Central Arizona Highlands is the opportunity for wildlife encounters. Whether we are hiking the trails or out in the yard, there is always the potential to meet one of our wild neighbors. By...
The Highlands Center for Natural History
Prescott Nature Center
In our classroom without walls you will discover Ponderosa Pine covered mountains, deeply shaded riparian habitats, chaparral and woodland, remarkable geologic formations, and amazing vistas, in addition to all manner of forest inhabitants. With educational programming, hiking trails, and a botanic garden, our Prescott nature center has activities for all ages.
1375 S. Walker Road, Prescott, AZ 86303
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