Arizona Get Outdoors Expo

tournament put on by KB Kornhole Games. The tournament will run both days with advanced and social leagues. Participants must pre-register online to compete.

The catch and release pond is a great way for kids to get their first experience at fishing.

Arizona Game and Fish Department will be at the event with a variety of wildlife. In past years, they have brought owls, vultures, hawks, bobcats, prairie dogs and desert tortoises.

The folks from the Arizona Pure Water Brew Challenge will also be at the event with their advanced water purification system in a mobile truck. They will be performing demonstrations on how they can treat recycled community wastewater. They will also be giving away T-shirts and beer mugs.

“Our goal is to get out there and talk to the public and educate them about water,” says Channah Rock, University of Arizona cooperative extension water quality specialist. “We have the technology to treat wastewater to create pure water that is safe. It’s not a scary thing.”

To demonstrate how safe purified wastewater is, they have created the Arizona Pure Water Brew Challenge in which they will supply brewers across When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, July. 15-16. Where: WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale. Admission: $8 online purchase; free for children 12 and under, first responders and military. Details: azgetoutdoors.com. the state of Arizona with their purified wastewater to use to create beer. So far, 32 brewers have entered the challenge. Their beer will be judged in September.

The educational seminars and demonstrations also include Arizona Game and Fish Department talking about a variety of desert critters, Trout Unlimited doing a demonstration on the basics of fly fishing and the Scottsdale Police Department will be on-site with their canines doing a canine demonstration.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase from M Culinary Concepts. There will also be alcohol available for sale.