News, listings and Old Man Willard photos for Elgin, Canelo, Sonoita and Patagonia
Eric Herman
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The PRT Weekly News Bulletin for April 1-7, 2026
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The long awaited tick study update
In 2021 the communities of Elgin, Sonoita and Patagonia began collecting ticks, gifted them to me, and they were shipped to the CDC to test for the bacteria that causes a form of spotted fever. Here’s an update on the CDC’s findings thus far.
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The PRT Weekly News Bulletin for Mar. 25-31, 2026
News, listings and tick study updates for Sonita, Elgin, Canelo and Patagonia
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See No Evil
Photographer Eric Herman gets a close look at a couple of Mexican spotted owls. But why are their eyes closed?
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Snake Versus Snake
Who won the 20-minute struggle between two lightweight snakes in Temporal Gulch?
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Mountain Lion: a photograph by Eric Herman
A composite photo from three photo bursts of a mountain lion in the Santa Rita Mountains last year.