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Monthly Community Day at SASI - 4th Saturday

January 28

9:00am
 Gate off Gates Pass Rd. opens.
9:30 - 10:15am
 Nature Walk - January Arthropods - We will search the SASI butterfly garden, surrounding desert, and some nearby wet spots for arthropods. We may see the beautiful Pima Orange Tip Butterfly, Anthocharis cethura pima.
10: 30 – 11:30am
 Pollinators - Stephen Buchmann Ph. D.
Steve is the international coordinator of the Pollinator Partnership and the author of 12 books including Pollinators of the Sonoran Desert. He is currently working on an illustrated field guide to bees of the southwest United States.
12:00 - 1:00pm
 Potluck Lunch: Bring a dish to share (but don’t worry if you don’t, we’ll still feed you!)
1:00 - 2:00pm
 Live Arthropod Presentations. Emily Francis and John Rhodes will show arthropods from the SASI collection. Featured this month are Painted Lady Butterflies and some new scorpions and tarantulas.
2:00 - 3:00pm
 Workshop - Painted Lady Butterflies
The Painted Lady Butterfly lives on all continents except Australia and Antarctica, and can be raised through its complete life cycle in captivity. In this workshop we will provide everything you need to raise Painted Ladies yourself. This activity is designed to be appropriate for all ages.

SASI Members may visit anytime 9 AM to 4 PM, Tuesday - Saturday by appointment.
Those wishing to see SASI in order to consider lending their support through a new membership are also invited to call to schedule a visit.

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Contact Us
Mailing Address
Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute
PO Box 5624
Tucson, AZ 85703-0624
Shipping Address
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Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute
2114 W. Grant Road, #39
Tucson, AZ 85745
Phone
520-883-3945
Voice Mail will take your call if no one is available
Fax 520-883-2578

E-mail inverticap@sasionline.org
Use this address for inquiries concerning the Invertebrates in Education and Conservation Conference (formerly Invertebrates in Captivity Conference). Emily Francis will be able to answer your questions.

members@sasionline.org
Emily Francis, Acting Director, answers inquiries concerning administrative and membership services and product orders.

jrbutterflymagic@aol.com
John Rhodes answers questions about and takes requests for School Programs.

MET@sasionline.org
Use this address for inquiries concerning the Medical Entomology Today! Conference. Emily Francis will be able to answer your questions.