Flagstaff Fridays

A desert sunflower, NOT Flagstaff

Happy April 1st, otherwise known as, April's Fools Day! For some reason I don't like this day. Actually I know why. I am very gullible. From my Mom walking me up at o'dark thirty for a phone call to my sister short-sheeting me (even tho I was too short to notice), I have fallen for every prank and joke. Our hometown newspaper, Arizona Daily Sun, comes out with a "fake" story every April 1 and I believed it the first few years. Now I prep myself in the days before so I remember not to go, "Why would someone do that! That's ridiculous!" Okay... it's kind of fun.

Now, back to Flagstaff Fridays.
It's going to be a record breaker today, maybe, temperature-wise. Possibly reach 70 degrees F (no joke), so it will be a nice night for First Friday Artwalk. Come and join the fun downtown. It's sure to be jam-packed with all of the spring feverish folks.

Jack, as always, has a full slate of activites:

FRIDAY 1 APRIL 2011 This is not an April Fool Joke!
Bald Eagle Talk
Location: Arizona Game and Fish Office
3500 South Lake Mary Road
Time: Noon - Bring your lunch!

SATURDAY 2 APRIL
5 K Walk for Willow Bend on the NAU campus
Blue Key Walk the Talk for the Environment
Start Location: South Field on NAU campus
Time: Walk starts at 9:00 AM
Registration between 7 AM and 8:45 AM
Check the Willow Bend web site for more information: www.willowbendcenter.org

SATURDAY 2 APRIL
The Rio de Flag Walk Series
Wildcat Reach - a section of the Rio in need of help
Start Location: Front Home Depot Parking Lot - East End
Time: 3:00 PM
A much abused section of the Rio after it goes under Highway 40 and Route 66.

SUNDAY 3 APRIL
Rio de Flag Walk Series
The Rio through Picture Canyon
Start Location: On the paved road between the Wildcat Waste Water Treatment Plant and The Gas Company
Time: 3:00 PM
Lot's to explore here. The recently restored of the Rio de Flag meander above and below Flagstaff's only water fall. Native American Glyphs and great views. Don't miss this one!

TUESDAY 5 APRIL
Walk Into Spring
Start Location: Adult Center
Time: 9:00 AM
About three total miles in and around the surrounding neighborhood

THURSDAY 7 APRIL
Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting
Location: City Hall upstairs in the Staff Conference Room
Time: 4:30 PM
Discussion of local bicycle issues

THURSDAY 7 APRIL
Friends of the Rio de Flag Meeting
Location: Adult Center
Time: 6:00 PM
A presentation by Jessica Hall, "The LA Creek Freak" who will talk about the importance of restoring local waterways back into their natural surroundings. Update on the Rio de Flag Walk Series also.

FRIDAY 8 APRIL
Walk Into Spring
Start Location: FUTS parking area at the corner of Lone Tree Road and John Wesley Powell
Time: 9:00 AM
About 3 total miles of walking in the surrounding neighborhood. Expect a few hills

FRIDAY 8 APRIL
Condor Presentation
Where? Arizona Game and Fish Office
3500 South Lake Mary Road
Time: Noon - Bring your lunch
Information about the recovery program for the California Condor in Arizona

SATURDAY 9 APRIL
Work Day at Logan's Crossing
Logan's Crossing is a Rio de Flag birding site located off Townsend-Winona Road
For details about the work day check the Friends of the Rio de Flag web site or attend the Friends of the Rio de Flag meeting on Thursday 7 April for a complete copy of the schedule. You can also contact Kathie Satterfield at: k.satterfield at yahoo dot com

SATURDAY 9 APRIL
Rio de Flag Series
The Rio through Doney Park
Start Location: Peaks View County Park located near the corner of Koch Field Road and Silver Saddle Road
Time: 3:00 PM
A walk in Doney Park along the Rio de Flag where it makes its way toward Logan's Crossing.
Some great views of the Peaks and some perfectly awful looks at the Schultz Fire burn area

SUNDAY 10 APRIL
Rio de Flag Walk Series
Logan's Crossing
Start Location: To be Announced
Time: 3:00 PM
See the great work done by Kathie Satterfield and her band of Weed Warriors and Thistle Thugs in cleaning up this wonderful Rio de Flag Canyon that is a prime site for a Bird Sanctuary Program