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December is prime time to observe and (more importantly) listen to the handful of owl species wintering in the Sky Islands.

A recent increase in the number of concurrent service calls means the time is approaching when some difficult decisions about staffing may need to be made.

A new Patagonia Library exhibit highlights American photographer Edward S. Curtis, whose 20-volume set of plates and narrative on the Native Americans was lauded in the 1910s.

Can you identify this curio from The Patagonia Museum?

An Orion StarBlast 4.5’ telescope—as well as a trailcam and a nature exploration backpack—can be checked out at the Patagonia Library.

If you are seeking an isolated and seldom used route to the upper reaches of the Santa Rita Mountains, this is the trail you are looking for.

Here’s the story of the Solano family, who arrived in the Arizona territory in the late 1880s.

Observing and learning about nature’s winged things—from flying ants to white-throated swifts—can be truly awe-inspiring.

In Eastern Santa Cruz County, there are large pockets of land where there is no assured fire service. Here’s why that is—and what property owners in those areas can do about it.