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Moore Medicinal Garden Tour
Moore Medicinal Garden 3100 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesStep through the gate and discover a hidden gem at the Museum of Northern Arizona—the Moore Medicinal Garden. Tucked between MNA’s administration and anthropology buildings on the east side of Highway 180 (across from the Museum building), this quiet, fenced-in space offers a unique opportunity to explore the traditional and contemporary uses of native plants ...
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Native Plant Primer Launch
Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesAuthors Jack Dash and Luke Takata will be on hand at the Museum of Northern Arizona from 2-3 p.m. for a launch of their new book The Southwest Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden. The Southwest Native Plant Primer is your essential guide to 235 native wildflowers, grasses, vines, cacti, and trees ...
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Moore Medicinal Garden Tour
Moore Medicinal Garden 3100 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesStep through the gate and discover a hidden gem at the Museum of Northern Arizona—the Moore Medicinal Garden. Tucked between MNA’s administration and anthropology buildings on the east side of Highway 180 (across from the Museum building), this quiet, fenced-in space offers a unique opportunity to explore the traditional and contemporary uses of native plants ...
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Harvest Festival at Colton Garden
Colton Garden Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesJoin the Museum of Northern Arizona and Flagstaff Foodlink for a fun-filled harvest celebration at the historic Colton Garden. Saturday, September 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE for everyone. Enjoy a pueblo oven demonstration, food tastings, and kids' activities. This is a wonderful community event to celebrate the bounty of our unique region. Melons, squash, blue ...
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Stories of Place: Food, Culture, and Community Resilience
Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesJoin us this Saturday afternoon, 2-3:30 pm after this year's Colton Garden Harvest Festival for an inspiring afternoon of short films, produced by Shonri Begay, that explore the deep connections between food, land, and community resilience across the Colorado Plateau. Featured in the ArcGIS StoryMap Stories of Resilience and Diversity, these films highlight the voices ...
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Colton Garden Tour
Colton Garden Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesFree Colton Garden Tour (weather permitting) Colton Garden provides a space for people of all ages to learn about plants and reconnect with natural food sources. Located on the site of MNA founder Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton’s World War II Victory Garden the plots and greenhouses are supported by volunteers. Colton Garden includes several examples of ...
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Science Day & Open House
FeaturedMuseum of Northern Arizona 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesJoin Us at the Museum for Science Day! FREE admission all day. 📅 Saturday, September 27, 2025 ⏱️ 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Get hands-on with science! Make your own plant and flower press, learn about fall gardening and mulch, and dive into other activities inspired by our Shifting Life Zones exhibit. Museum researchers and ...
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Science Day Talk: Wild Gardens
All My Gardens are Wild: 30 Years of Ethnobotany Presented by Phyllis Hogan, founder of the Arizona Ethnobotanical Research Association Phyllis Hogan shares stories and insights from her three decades of work with native plants, traditional knowledge, and collaboration with the Indigenous communities of the Colorado Plateau. Her talk highlights the many traditional herbalists and healers she has ...
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Plant Providers Design Charrette
Join us in MNA's Pearson Hall (located near Colton Garden) for a discussion on the design of the Plant Providers section of Colton Garden. The section is being developed to grow locally sourced, useful, and beautiful native plants of the Colorado Plateau—species that benefit people, animals, and the earth. Many are edible, medicinal, fragrant, or ...
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Master Gardeners Plant Sale
Join the Coconino County Master Gardeners for their annual Plant Sale and Garden Festival at Colton Garden on the grounds of the Museum of Northern Arizona from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be plants, starts, and used tools for sale, plus food, gardening advice, and fun activities. Free admission and parking. No sales ...
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Moore Medicinal Garden Tour
Moore Medicinal Garden 3100 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesStep through the gate and discover a hidden gem at the Museum of Northern Arizona—the Moore Medicinal Garden. Tucked between MNA’s administration and anthropology buildings on the east side of Highway 180 (across from the Museum building), this quiet, fenced-in space offers a unique opportunity to explore the traditional and contemporary uses of native plants ...
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Moore Medicinal Garden Tour
Moore Medicinal Garden 3100 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesStep through the gate and discover a hidden gem at the Museum of Northern Arizona—the Moore Medicinal Garden. Tucked between MNA’s administration and anthropology buildings on the east side of Highway 180 (across from the Museum building), this quiet, fenced-in space offers a unique opportunity to explore the traditional and contemporary uses of native plants ...
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Moore Medicinal Garden Tour
Moore Medicinal Garden 3100 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, United StatesStep through the gate and discover a hidden gem at the Museum of Northern Arizona—the Moore Medicinal Garden. Tucked between MNA’s administration and anthropology buildings on the east side of Highway 180 (across from the Museum building), this quiet, fenced-in space offers a unique opportunity to explore the traditional and contemporary uses of native plants ...