It is with considerable disappointment that lately I see little evidence of recycling activity in and around Patagonia.
Bob Brandt
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Friends of Sonoita Creek Hold Annual Meeting
FOSC leadership offered a review of the last year, along with news of what’s to come.
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Borderlands Groups Celebrate Conservation Successes
An address from Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Terry Root was one of the highlights of a dinner event highlighting conservation successes.
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Dirtbags Spearhead Effort to Rid State Park of Livestock
The recent unfortunate incident in which a birdwatcher was injured by a bull at Patagonia Lake State Park may turn out to be the event that finally leads to an outcome that birders and environmentalists alike have sought for many years: the removal of cattle from the park. Joe Watkins, one of the leaders of […]
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Recycling Service Set to Start
Working with the Town of Patagonia, the Patagonia Recycling Task Force has arranged for curbside recycling services to be available by subscription in Patagonia and Eastern Santa Cruz County where clusters of homes make the service economically feasible. The task force has been in discussions with Recyclops, whose business model should work for many households in […]
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Curbside Recycling Options Being Explored
After 18 months of research into options for reinstituting a regular recycling program and having sponsored monthly recycling events since last December, the Patagonia Recycling Task Force now reports that many residents of Eastern Santa Cruz County may soon be able to subscribe to a curbside recycling service. With Patagonia Town Manager Ron Robinson’s participation, the […]
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Town Street Improvements Continue
McKeown Avenue, will be the focal point of Phase II of the town’s nearly $2,000,000 multifaceted project to upgrade its street and roads, starting in early May. When the project is completed, around the end of August, according to Patagonia Town Manager Ron Robinson, townfolk will see a dramatically different landscape from the one that existed […]
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Meet the PRT Writers
This is the first of a series introducing the writers who regularly contribute articles and columns to the Patagonia Regional Times. Look for more profiles in upcoming issues. Bob Brandt A farm boy from Lancaster County, PA, after jitterbugging my way through high school,I earned B.S. and M.Ed. degrees at West Chester State College (WCSC) and […]
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Recycling Task Force Update
The Patagonia Recycling Task Force has scheduled its fourth monthly collection event for Saturday, March 27 from 10a.m. until noon, at which time it will again collect glass and only glass. Town Manager Ron Robinson reported that the town saved about $100 in landfill tipping fees as a result of the Jan. 23 glass collection […]
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CHOP Looking to Rebuild
Now that a recent affordable housing assessment has been completed, Community Homes of Patagonia (CHOP) has a new foundation on which it hopes to rebuild its organizational strength and increase the housing options for the community’s low to moderate income residents. Wendy Carter, principal consultant of Wendy Carter Development Consulting LLC, officially presented her final […]