In 1949, a tour bus full of cattle growers from California, Nevada and Arizona spent a day visiting five ranches in the Patagonia/Sonoita area. Here’s what they found.
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Starstruck: The telescopes searching for life beyond Earth
What will it mean for us when we discover life exists on other planets?
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Take a hike!: El Pilar and Bathtub Tank
Here’s the shortest, easiest and most direct route to two landmarks in the upper basin of Adobe Cabin.
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Glimpses into our past: Dixie Collie Walker
A look at the life of an Arizona one-room schoolteacher in the early 20th century.
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Treasure trove of local works waiting to be discovered at Library’s reading room
The Patagonia Library carries books written by several award-winning local authors, including Philip Caputo, Gary Paul Nabhan and Jim Harrison.
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What Is That? (Feb. 2026)
Do you ever wonder who stood on the spot you’re standing on a hundred years ago? How about a thousand?
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Notes from SEFD: Fire services before SEFD
We owe a big debt to those individuals who began fire services in this area, literally beginning with nothing.Â
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Nature journeys: Build your own national park!
Whether you own ten square feet of barren turf or hundreds of wild acres, you have a genuine opportunity to bolster the biodiversity of the Sky Islands.
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Starstruck: Planetary alignments
Perhaps, now more than ever, it is crucial to understand the viewer just as much as what is being viewed.
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Our Most Remarkable Migrant Bird: Lawrence’s Goldfinch
Of all the migrant bird species that seasonally grace the Sky Islands region, perhaps the most remarkable one is Lawrence’s goldfinch. Everyone knows, of course, that in the northern hemisphere birds migrate south in autumn and north in spring. Many montane species also execute altitudinal migrations, moving to lower elevations as cold weather and its attendant challenges […]