The PRT Newsletter for the Week of August 21, 2024

A recent afternoon scene in Canelo. Photo by Bill Steen

In this week’s newsletter:

  • Clouds and cottonwoods, grass and chiggers, thunder and (maybe) rain: Canelo-based photographer/journalist Bill Steen contemplates ‘the exquisite beauty of southeastern Arizona’s monsoon season’
  • Reminder: ADEQ is holding a community meeting regarding the Hermosa Aquifer Protection Permit tonight from 6-9pm in Patagonia
  • The Patagonia Post Office’s Jackie Covey celebrates 30 (!) years with the Postal Service
  • Community Blood Drive this Saturday, Aug. 24, in Patagonia
  • Coronado National Forest and partners complete 149-acre ‘Duquesne Road Parcel’ acquisition in San Rafael Valley 
  • Wild animals doing wild animal things—a new trailcam video of local wildlife from independent videographer Jason Miller
  • From the PRT archives: “At Our Backdoor: News From the Front Lines,” a 2018 essay by India Aubry on helping Central American asylum seekers arriving at the Port of Entry in Nogales, Sonora

Plus: Upcoming local arts events, job listings, information on local farmers markets, church events and schedules, and much more

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