A bald Eagle sitting on a branch of a cottonwood tree with a blue background

November Navigators Update

Our November Species of the Month is the majestic Cottonwood Tree. In Maricopa County you will most likely encounter the Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) species. These trees can grow to be massive. The large gray trunks hug riverbeds and other riparian areas throughout Arizona, especially in Maricopa County. Walking a riverbed or creekside you will

A greater roadrunner bird near UUCP

October Navigators Update

The October Navigators species of the month is the Greater Roadrunner. A bird that is synonymous with the Sonoran Desert. You can find these birds all over the greater Phoenix area. In the summertime when I am out birding or taking a slow desert walk I will normally see one of these feathered friends.  One

A picture of orange flowers up close.

September Navigators Update

Our navigators program at UUCP is doing a new series called “Species of the Month”. This month will be the Arizona Poppy. Our Species of the month will be a way for the community to learn a little more about nature via our compass newsletter and social media. For folks that are not able to

Memorial Weekend Campout at SAWUURA

Next month will be the Memorial Day weekend campout at SAWUURA (Sierra Ancha Wilderness Unitarian Universalist Association). The dates for our May campout are from Friday May 24-Monday May 27. SAWUURA is our camp property near Young, AZ that provides a religious, educational, and spiritual center for members and friends of Unitarian Universalist congregations. We

A group of Navigator kids with Jezz and a board of posters behind them.

April Navigators Update

Our Navigators group has been meeting on Sundays this year and it has been going phenomenally well. Our classes have been working on social justice and outdoor learning. In January, our group learned about accessibility in the outdoors and practiced safe hiking practices. Also our group also learned how to use different types of identification

Navigators meeting

Sunday, September 24 - 12:00pm MST Join us after service on Sunday for a brief Navigators meeting. Meet up at the table in the back of the sanctuary with the Navigators poster. We will have a signup sheet for folks that are interested in joining our group. We will also have materials available to see what trips our group took last