Events: Arizona - Phoenix - Scottsdale

Anyone interested in learning about the McDowell Sonoran Preserve are invited to the Summer Lecture Series from the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy.

There is no fee to attend.  No RSVP necessary. Classed run between 60 and 90 minutes.

Where:  McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Summer Lecture Series  

              Scottsdale Mustang Library Auditorium

              10101 N 90th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Magma’s Last Gasp!                                                             Wednesday, July 19, 5:30 pm

Did you know that all of north Scottsdale and vicinity once was part of a huge bubble of magma? More than a billion years ago, a huge bubble of 2,000 degree Fahrenheit magma got trapped 10 km beneath our feet and began to cool.  Learn what happened as the last bit of magma finally turned into solid rock and what that tells us about how the McDowells were formed. 

Presented by: Dan Gruber, Legacy Steward, McDowell Sonoran Conservancy