Learn how to harvest rainwater to keep your home cooler, lower utility bills, and support biodiversity in your backyard! In this class, we’ll explore water management, regulations and incentives, and home design strategies, highlighting practical solutions you can apply at home and throughout your neighborhood for a more sustainable future.

Dive into the theme “Water is Life,” as our Spadefoot Splash exhibit lets you explore some of the Museum’s conservation projects and endangered species, all while having fun. Stroll along our nature trail with hands-on activities, get creative with art and mindfulness projects, and don’t forget to splash around in our streamside play zone during your visit.

Think your home is a good fit for a desert tortoise friend? The Desert Museum's Tortoise Adoption Program (TAP), in partnership with Arizona Game & Fish, helps rehome healthy, unwanted desert tortoises in the Tucson area with qualified custodians—while promoting conservation, proper care, and the protection of wild populations.