Division: Tours

Title: Biosphere 2

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Keywords: Biosphere, Biosphere2, Thursday and Tour

Session Description: Bus will take participants from Phoenix Conference Center to Biosphere2 in Oracle, Arizona (approximately 2 hours). The tour of the Biosphere2 will include a view of the history of the Biosphere2, a look at current soil formation and global warming experiments, and a guided tour of all of the biomes. The guided tour will be followed by a box lunch and self-guided tours of the Biosphere2 grounds, facilities, and gift shop. This tour is not to be missed!

Please note that the tour is a little under a mile of walking with over 150 stairs scattered throughout the Biosphere2 structure. Participants should wear comfortable walking shoes. Also recommended are sun hats and sun block.