Events
Celebrate Tumamoc!
Saturdays and Sundays, January 21-22 and 28-29, 2012 from 10am to 5pm
Celebrate Arizona's Centennial by walking up Tumamoc Hill. Meet our scientists and browse the special displays inside and outside our historic buildings. We'll show you the history that has made us a National Historic Landmark. And we'll give you a glimpse of the archeology, ecology and conservation work that is still active today.
Enjoy the festive atmosphere as we bring you intimate, informal concerts with the cooperation and participation of the University of Arizona's School of Music and the rhythm and blues group, Shaky Bones.
- See art inspired by the Hill: tumamocsketchbook.com
- Enjoy live music from noon to 5pm.
- Look into the lives of saguaros and wildflowers.
- Meet the Hill's rarest plant, the Tumamoc globeberry.
- Learn the story of our ancient native cultures.
- Understand Arizona's rattlesnakes and Gila monsters.
- Peek into the future of sustainable life in Tucson.
- Discover how a century of science is being digitized.
- Learn of the world's oldest ecology study sites.
The program will change from day to day—even hour to hour.
Be a part of these two free weekend celebrations at 1675 W. Anklam Road just west of downtown. Enjoy this great outdoor experience by walking the hill. Sorry, no private vehicles or bicycles permitted. Limited parking on Anklam Road and limited transportation available for visitors unable to walk the hill.
Event Parking
Event parking is permitted in St. Mary's Hospital parking lots, but is limited to the two lots shown in green on the map above.
Tumamoc walk begins on West Anklam Rd.
The Science and History of a Desert Icon
A series of eight Wednesday lectures at 6pm at Tumamoc Hill.
All lectures are free to the public but seating is limited and reservations are required. To reserve a seat, email pamela@email.arizona.edu or call 520-629-9455.
For more information visit http://tumamoc.wordpress.com
September 15, 2010
Tucson Audubon Habitat Restoration and Urban Program
Kendall Kroesen
October 20, 2010
Landscape Change in Southwestern North America
Dr. Ray Turner
November 17, 2010
Tumamoc as a Cultural Landscape
Brooks Jefferies
January 19, 2011
4,000 Years of History, the 2007-08 Excavations at the San Agustín Mission
Homer Thiel
February 16, 2011
A Case Study of Natural Selection: The Evolution of Dark Color in Pocket Mice Living on Lava Flows
Dr. Michael Nachman
March 9, 2011
Tumamoc's Neighborhood: Tucson's Birthplace and the Development of Menlo Park, the City's First Red-lined Subdivision
Diana Hadley
April 20, 2011
A View from Tumamoc Hill: Managing Landmarks and Historic Districts in an Urban Setting
Dr. John Madsen
May 18, 2011
Students in the Tumamoc Citizen Scientists Program
