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Ampitheater

Ecologically and responsibly designed to house various events such as performances, talks, discussions, and presentations. The adaptable structure is designed in a similar geodesic design that can be found in other field stations. The stained glass ceilings illuminate the sun's gaze and create vibrant displays of colors while providing shade so our guests may sit in the stone terraced seating. The walls of the amphitheater are welded together by a local metal worker including temperature watching to showcase the season changes in Bisbee.

Viewing/Observation Deck

Enjoy a birds-eye view of the whole Bisbee Backyard from this elevated vantage point!

Located on top of <a research station>, you can view the whole Bisbee Backyard and even the US-Mexico Border from here! Enjoy breathtaking panoramic-views while appreciating the biodiverse and historical landscape. And at night, it’s gorgeous for stargazing!

Science Center Plaza

This dynamic outdoor space offers interactive and educational displays made for hands-on learning and STEAM discovery. Here is where events and demonstrations are held for the community where one can explore the purpose and passion of the Bisbee Science Lab while meeting new people. Some of these events include Pie & Sky Astronomy Nights, Summer Camps, Science Fridays, and Copper Queen Library programming like the Ice Cream Social!

Pedestrian Entry

One of three accessible walkways for you to enter or exit the Bisbee Backyard!

Fun fact: we use specially compacted dirt, in each walkway to help promote water infiltration and environmental sustainability. Don't worry– each walkway is level and designed for inclusive mobility for each guest!

Ephemeral Pond

The Ephemeral Pond is comprised of seasonal basins that hold water after heavy rainfall. They are seasonal because there is a chance that with less rainfall, such as monsoons or snowmelt, they may dry up. We hope these ponds highlight the need for wetlands in arid regions for water scarcity.

Water Basin

A drainage system used to catch rainwater, which will allow for easier recycling to clean water usage throughout the property. The gathered water will be used to sustain the various gardens throughout the property.

Decomposed Granite Trail

Follow this trail for some light exercise in nature! The decomposed granite trail begins near the parking lot, then traces around the perimeter of the Backyard. Along the way, the trail leads visitors past water basins, a grassland meadow, the ephemeral pond, and more.

Note that this trail is not ADA accessible. Please check out the Literacy Walk as an accessible alternative.

Water Basin

A drainage system used to catch rainwater, which will allow for easier recycling to clean water usage throughout the property. The gathered water will be used to sustain the various gardens throughout the property.

Ephemeral Pond

The Ephemeral Pond is comprised of seasonal basins that hold water after heavy rainfall. They are seasonal because there is a chance that with less rainfall, such as monsoons or snowmelt, they may dry up. We hope these ponds highlight the need for wetlands in arid regions for water scarcity.

Ethnobotany & Culture Garden

This specialized botanical garden is dedicated to investigating the relationship between plants and people. These native plants have great significance to the indigenous cultures here in southwestern Arizona. The garden provides guided and unique interactive/educational opportunities to learn about the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) associated with each plant.

Want to learn more about ethnobotany gardens?

Click this link!

Edible Garden

The Edible Garden is a space comprised of native Southern Arizona food that is also popular within the communities surrounding it. This garden was designed to highlight the importance of gardening skills, education on food preparation and handling safety, and community gatherings.

Main Entrance: Welcome to Bisbee Backyard Project

Restroom

Clean and sanitary gender-neutral and family restrooms available and accessible for all visitors.

Located near the main building - we have two restrooms for our guests.

Decomposed Granite Trail

Follow this trail for some light exercise in nature! The decomposed granite trail begins near the parking lot, then traces around the perimeter of the Backyard. Along the way, the trail leads visitors past water basins, a grassland meadow, the ephemeral pond, and more.

Note that this trail is not ADA accessible. Please check out the Literacy Walk as an accessible alternative.

Grassland Meadow

The Grassland meadow is a multipurpose space designed with exercise in mind. It also serves as a natural and non-intrusive border for the baseball field. The goal of the grassland meadow is to demonstrate native ecosystems and plants that would be found within the grasslands near Bisbee.

Basketball Court

Similar to the workout station, the Basketball court can be a chance for visitors to exert some energy in a fun and competitive way. This can be a form of exercise for visitors who wish to use it and sits on the East side of the Science Lab.

Mobile Lab Workshop

Our mobile lab, called The Sky Island STEAM Express

The Sky Island STEAM Express features multiple different exhibits focused on different topics such as electricity, solar panels, and agrivoltaics! It visits various schools across Southern AZ and spreads awareness with interested community members, students, and partners. This space will allow us to work on these exhibits and build new ones as needed.

Literacy Walk

A unique walking path that takes you across the whole Bisbee Backyard.

Enjoy a relaxing walk down this windy path that travels through the entire Bisbee Backyard. Along the route, enjoy a view of all the different aspects of the space, as well as various educational signs. The Copper Queen Library will select books and create a charming story walk for readers of all ages that will guide you through the Backyard. ADA Accessible.

Living Wall

The living wall surrounds a raised area of the park to maintain views of the vista. Constructed of dirt and native plants, the living wall looks like a small hillside that blends into the natural environment.

Water Basin

A drainage system used to catch rainwater, which will allow for easier recycling to clean water usage throughout the property. The gathered water will be used to sustain the various gardens throughout the property.

Water Basin

A drainage system used to catch rainwater, which will allow for easier recycling to clean water usage throughout the property. The gathered water will be used to sustain the various gardens throughout the property.

Literacy Walk

A unique walking path that takes you across the whole Bisbee Backyard.

Enjoy a relaxing walk down this windy path that travels through the entire Bisbee Backyard. Along the route, enjoy a view of all the different aspects of the space, as well as various educational signs. The Copper Queen Library will select books and create a charming story walk for readers of all ages that will guide you through the Backyard. ADA Accessible.

Parking Lot

Free parking during operational hours. The lot provides plenty of space for our visitors, including accessible or even compact vehicles. To decrease emissions, we encourage carpooling when given the chance. Fun Fact: The parking lot is composed of compacted dirt, not asphalt, an effort made to remain environmentally friendly!

Pedestrian Entry

One of three accessible walkways for you to enter or exit the Bisbee Backyard!

Fun fact: we use specially compacted dirt, in each walkway to help promote water infiltration and environmental sustainability. Don't worry– each walkway is level and designed for inclusive mobility for each guest!

Water Basin

A drainage system used to catch rainwater, which will allow for easier recycling to clean water usage throughout the property. The gathered water will be used to sustain the various gardens throughout the property.

Terraced Seating

The terraced seating is shaded for our community members to relax and commune, with an emphasis on engagement and wellness. This area allows our community to connect with each other and provides opportunities for our younger visitors to play and exercise.

Playground

The Playground allows young children to gather with one another, creating interpersonal relationships at a young age. It also provides exercise and growth for cognitive strength. We hope it is used well and loved greatly by our guests!

North Entrance: Welcome to Bisbee Backyard Project

Northeast Entrance: Welcome to Bisbee Backyard Project

Community Kiosk/Storage

The community kiosk/storage is located next to the Mobile Lab Workshop in the parking lot. Serving as a welcome spot for visitors, this is the place where community members can find general information about the Backyard and the location of important features.

Boardwalks

The boardwalk is a welcoming area, with a goal of allowing visitors to converse and enter the Backyard through an arch entwined with native Sonoran desert plant species. With opportunities to learn and engage with native environment, visitors will be welcomed as they walk through a beautiful and accessible garden arch.

Viewing/Observation Deck

Enjoy a birds-eye view of the whole Bisbee Backyard from this elevated vantage point!

Located on top of <a research station>, you can view the whole Bisbee Backyard and even the US-Mexico Border from here! Enjoy breathtaking panoramic-views while appreciating the biodiverse and historical landscape. And at night, it’s gorgeous for stargazing!

Composting Station

The Backyard compost station seeks to redirect household food scraps and green waste, including yard debris, into compost production. Compost is a rich organic material that can be used as fertilizer for gardening. Composting food and green waste reduces landfill volume and greenhouse gas emissions, which benefits Bisbee’s environment and reduces climate change.

Composting Basics: EPA

Community Composting: EPA

Garden Arch

The garden arch is a beautiful way to welcome the community of Bisbee to the Backyard. Native plant species such as the Featherplume and Whitethorn acacia grow through the arch, creating a stunning visual that engages and greets visitors.

Featherplume

Whitethorn Acacia

Pedestrian Entry

The pedestrian bridge adds a little dynamic to the backyard which sits on the designated pathway for visitors to navigate as they explore what the Backyard Project has to offer. The bridge sits between an ephemeral pond on each side and connects the grassland meadow to the South East side of the Bisbee Science Lab.

Viewing/Observation Deck

Enjoy a birds-eye view of the whole Bisbee Backyard from this elevated vantage point!

Located on top of <a research station>, you can view the whole Bisbee Backyard and even the US-Mexico Border from here! Enjoy breathtaking panoramic-views while appreciating the biodiverse and historical landscape. And at night, it’s gorgeous for stargazing!

STEAM Station

These 5 STEAM field stations provide space for ongoing research projects focusing on Agrivoltaics, Water, Food, Shelter, and Renewable Energy. As part of the Backyard’s participatory science, these projects aim to involve the community, and include areas for recreation, contemplation, experimentation, and gathering. Designed with educational considerations, these innovative field stations will be developed in partnership with local educators to incorporate citizen science and research.

The STEAM Approach

STEAM Station

These 5 STEAM field stations provide space for ongoing research projects focusing on Agrivoltaics, Water, Food, Shelter, and Renewable Energy. As part of the Backyard’s participatory science, these projects aim to involve the community, and include areas for recreation, contemplation, experimentation, and gathering. Designed with educational considerations, these innovative field stations will be developed in partnership with local educators to incorporate citizen science and research.

The STEAM Approach

Food Forest

The food forest is an area to explore different ways to cultivate crops while providing free nutrients and resources to the Bisbee community. With an emphasis on engagement and education, this area demonstrates the innovative ways in which food can be grown. Being in a food desert, this is especially important for improving Bisbee community members’ access, both geographically and economically, to fresh, healthy, and affordable foods.

What is a Food Desert?

What is a Food Forest?

Desert Wash and Basin

The desert wash and basin are located under the pedestrian bridge between the Science Center Plaza and the Literacy Walk. The landscape of the Backyard is designed to direct stormwater runoff into the wash, where it will eventually collect in the basin. The desert wash and basin are examples of sustainable water harvesting strategies in desert environments.

Garden Arch

The garden arch is a beautiful way to welcome the community of Bisbee to the Backyard. Native plant species such as the Featherplume and Whitethorn acacia grow through the arch, creating a stunning visual that engages and greets visitors.

Featherplume

Whitethorn Acacia

Geology Tunnel

This part of the backyard is a chance for kids to learn a little bit about geology in a fun and interactive way that is relevant to the geology around the town of Bisbee. The layers of the walls will be representative of Bisbee’s geological and mining history.

Water Basin

A drainage system used to catch rainwater, which will allow for easier recycling to clean water usage throughout the property. The gathered water will be used to sustain the various garden throughout the property.

Pedestrian Entry

The pedestrian bridge adds a little dynamic to the backyard which sits on the designated pathway for visitors to navigate as they explore what the Backyard Project has to offer. The bridge sits between an ephemeral pond on each side and connects the grassland meadow to the South East side of the Bisbee Science Lab.

Southeast Entrance: Welcome to Bisbee Backyard Project

Water Basin

A drainage system used to catch rainwater, which will allow for easier recycling to clean water usage throughout the property. The gathered water will be used to sustain the various gardens throughout the property.

Baseball Field

Our Baseball Field was made to offer exercise and community bonding through sports like baseball, kickball, and softball. The field could also be used to host events for community members!

Ecology Habitat Garden

Designed to display the beautiful hardiness of local habitats that are native to southern Arizona, which also support native wildlife species and pollinators. One of our many gardens gets replenished from our waterbasins.

Vehicular Entrace

Located off Melody Lane

One entrance and exit that are operational from dawn to dusk. Located at the front entrance on Melody lane.

Edible Garden

The Edible Garden is a space comprised of native Southern Arizona food that is also popular within the communities surrounding it. This garden was designed to highlight the importance of gardening skills, education on food preparation and handling safety, and community gatherings.

Pollinator Gardens

These botanical gardens contain native Arizonan plant species that are especially loved by our fantastic local pollinators! These gardens will attract native bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds, and in return, these pollinators will contribute to the overall health and flourishment of every garden at the Bisbee Science Lab. Please be mindful of our pollinator friends as they visit the gardens.

Why Are Pollinators Important?

Giving Tree

The Giving Tree is a locally constructed tree that showcases donor contributions in a unique and creative way. Everything you see, from the branches to the leaves and animals, is made to represent each donor and their contributions. We appreciate our contributors and want to honor them in a beautiful way!

Parking Lot

Free parking during operational hours. The lot provides plenty of space for our visitors, including accessible or even compact vehicles. To decrease emissions, we encourage carpooling when given the chance. Fun Fact: The parking lot is composed of compacted dirt, not asphalt, an effort made to remain environmentally friendly!

South Entrance to The Backyard Project

Workout Station

If you want the opportunity to do some bodyweight workouts while you’re in the backyard then this workout station is exactly that! Originally it was meant for the fire station next-door to the science lab but has now been integrated into the Bisbee Backyard which is conveniently located North of the basketball court.

STEAM Station

These 5 STEAM field stations provide space for ongoing research projects focusing on Agrivoltaics, Water, Food, Shelter, and Renewable Energy. As part of the Backyard’s participatory science, these projects aim to involve the community, and include areas for recreation, contemplation, experimentation, and gathering. Designed with educational considerations, these innovative field stations will be developed in partnership with local educators to incorporate citizen science and research.

The STEAM Approach