Meet the Monument 2026

Come celebrate with us Saturday April 4, 2026.

Time: 9am-1pm
Location: Waterman Restoration Interpretive Site, Marana, Arizona
Admission: Free and open to the public. No reservations required
Parking: Free
Facilities: Port-a-potties and hand washing stations

Interpretative Booths

Archaeology Southwest

Arizona Native Plant Society

Tucson Bird Alliance

Venomous Reptiles

Friends of Ironwood Forest, Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection, and Desert Fence Busters

Speaker Schedule

9:30 Chris Flanagan – Status of the Monument

10:00 Holly Griswold – Waterman Nature Hike

10:30 Skylar Begay – History of Indigenous people

11:30 Rana Murphy – Bighorn Sheep

12:30 John Scheuring – History & tour of the Waterman Restoration Interpretative Site

Location for Meet the Monument 2026

Participants should dress for the weather as all the activities take place outside.

Meet the Monument Flyer (feel free to download, print, and post publicly)