Cami Schlappy

Locals are collaborating to save the historic Elgin/Mountain View Cemetery, which may have more inhabitants than was previously known.

Field trips to Camp Naco and the original Elgin School House imparted a sense of appreciation in members for not only the past, but for the work of conservation and preservation. 

Sears catalogs, chamber pots and green bean shuckers: Local 4-Hers have been learning about our shared Western history at various sites around the region.

Little birders raise big money in Sonoita.

An unkempt burial plot neat the Sonoita Fairground is now marked, tidied and fenced, thanks to the Mustang 4-H Club Clover Buds and metalworker Derrick Cass.

The annual event helps monitor the re-introduction of the keystone species into its historic natural habitat.

Photo by Cam Schlappy The Painted Grasshopper (Dactylotum bicolor) uses its bright coloration and bold stripes to warn predators to avoid them. Adults are present in late summer and early autumn. These grasshoppers eat low growing forbs and rarely attack crops. They use the sun to regulate their body temperature. In the morning they can […]