Free public lecture will separate myth from science, and offer practical guidance for coexisting safely with one of the desert's most misunderstood residents SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.: Desert Foothills Land Trust and Valley of the Sun J will present "Rattlesnakes, Fact and Fiction" as part of their Sonoran Speaker Series, a free lecture presented by Bryan Hughes of Rattlesnake Solutions. The event will be held on Tuesday, October 13 at 6 p.m. at Valley of the Sun J, 12701 N. Scottsda

Dr. Ken Sweat of Arizona State University to present "Story of Cacti" on October 6 at the Holland Center CAVE CREEK, Ariz. — The Desert Foothills Land Trust (DFLT) and the Holland Center will kick off this year's Foothills Speaker Series with "Story of Cacti," a lecture by Dr. Ken Sweat of Arizona State University. The event takes place Tuesday, October 6, at 6 p.m. at the Holland Center, the first of several talks running through April. Covered in spines and thriving in some