ZZ Top on a gopher dig We have been invaded gophers…seemingly hundreds and hundreds, given the damage they are doing, but probably only three or four. Who knows really? While they may look cute, if you ever actually see one, don’t be fooled. The little monsters will eat the root balls of all the plants […]
Lynn Davison
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Wildlife Corridors: A Progress Report
The volunteer trailbuilding crew at work in Three Canyons. It has now been a year since a new organization called Wildlife Corridors (WC) purchased the former Three Canyons development, 1250 acres just north of Patagonia, with the goal of preserving and enhancing wildlife habitat in a critical piece of the corridor connecting the Santa Ritas, […]
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Reflections on Retirement
After three years out of the workforce, on most days I am really enjoying retirement. I got there with a little help from my friends.
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County Supports Major Conservation Grant Proposal
The Arizona Land and Water Trust (ALWT) is leading a large conservation effort with private landowners in Santa Cruz, Cochise, and Pima counties. In 2014, Fort Huachuca and ALWT received $5 million in Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) funds from the Department of Defense. That money, along with a smaller grant from the State […]
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An Update on Patagonia’s Water Strategies
Eureka . . . it’s raining! You probably have noticed more rain soaking our soils this winter than in the past few years. Last summer’s monsoon rains were pretty good, too. Wildflowers are blooming, and the cacti look plump. Is the drought over? Not exactly, but there are a variety of efforts coming together to […]
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Patagonia Museum Tour’s Weekend in Banamici
We are lucky to live in the culturally and ecologically rich borderlands between Arizona and Sonora. So why not take a trip across the line and visit a little of “Old Mexico” in the towns along the Ruta Rio de Sonora? That is what some 30 people did the weekend of March 6-8. The Patagonia […]
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Karaoke Virgins Take a Dive
Have you ever been to the Wagon Wheel on a Saturday night? If you were “lucky” enough to have been there a few weeks ago, you would have seen quite a spectacle—six women, all over 60 (so they should have known better), attempting to sing “Walking After Midnight” and then “Dancing Queen.” One young woman […]
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Promoting Community Conservation and Partnership
Larry Reese, Manager of the Patagonia/ Sonoita Creek Preserve In February 1966 The Nature Conservancy (TNC) purchased its first property in the state of Arizona – our own Patagonia- Sonoita Creek Preserve. The deal included 312 acres of the former San Jose del Sonoita land grant along Sonoita Creek. Year round water on the property […]
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CHOP Purchases Land for Affordable Housing
Community Homes of Patagonia plans to develop four to eight homes at Gopher Field and sell them to low and moderate income buyers.
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Meeting Provides a Closer Look at Three Canyons Project
Over 60 people attended the meeting at Cady Hall on December 16 to learn more about the purchase of Three Canyons. On December 16, Cady Hall was filled with people interested in learning about and influencing plans for the recently purchased Three Canyons property just outside Patagonia along Route 82. David Seibert and Ron Pulliam […]