2006 Docent Training Class

• Monday, August 28 Introduction and Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum History & Mission
• Tuesday, August 29 AZA/APGA & Conservation Messages
• Wednesday, August 30 Interpretive Concepts
• Thursday, August 31 Interpretive Techniques; Customer Relations
• Tuesday, September 5 Deserts
• Thursday, September 7 Deserts
• Tuesday, September 12 Interpreting Earth Sciences
• Thursday, September 14 Paleontology
• Tuesday, September 19 The Local View: Geology of the Sonoran Desert
• Thursday, September 21 Mineralogy and Rock Classification Lab (Interpretation--12:30-3:00pm)
• Tuesday, September 26 Introduction to Botany
• Thursday, September 28 Plant Adaptations
• Tuesday, October 3 Natural History of the Saguaro; Pollination Ecology
• Thursday, October 5 Interpretive Techniques
• Thursday, October 12 Interpretive Techniques (12:00-2:00pm Native Food Lunch)
• Monday, October 16 Invertebrates
• Tuesday, October 17 Invertebrates (Interpretation—12:30-3:00pm)
• Thursday, October 19 Ecological Concepts; Packrat Middens
• Tuesday, October 24 Fishes and Amphibians
• Thursday, October 26 Riparian Habitats; Species Diversity (12:30-1:30pm Q&A Review)
• Tuesday, October 31 Mid-term Exam
• Thursday, November 2 Introduction to Reptiles: Lizards
• Tuesday, November 7 Venomous Lizards and Front-fanged Venomous snakes (Reptile Program--12:15-1pm)
• Thursday, November 9 Turtles; Behind-the-Scenes Tour; (Lunch 11:30-12pm; 12-1pm tour)
• Tuesday, November 14 Non-venomous and Rear-fanged venomous snakes (Interpretation--12:30-3:00pm)
• Thursday, November 16 Bird Biology
• Tuesday, November 21 Bird Identification
• Tuesday, November 28 Bird Walk (8:00-12:00pm)
• Thursday, November 30 Mammals; Animal Habitats
• Tuesday, December 5 Mammals; SSP; Endangered Species; Reintroduction Programs; Animal Enrichment
• Thursday, December 7 Interpretive Techniques
• Monday, December 11 Peoples of the Desert (9:00-3:00pm)
• Tuesday, December 12 Question & Answer Session
• Thursday, December 14 Final Exam
• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, January 2--5 Interviews with Marie Long
• Saturday, January 6, 2007 Docent Graduation Ceremony