Month: March 2024

Wild at Heart: Burrowing Owls Thriving in Their New Home

Posted on March 31, 2024 by

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Post and Photos by Jane Hunter, Cohort 8 Early each day in mid-March, Jean Boris, Arizona Master Naturalist, Pima County Chapter and volunteer coordinator, checks the schedule to see who will be feeding the owls that day. She also touches base with Greg Clark,… Continue Reading “Wild at Heart: Burrowing Owls Thriving in Their New Home”

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AZMN Association Annual Conference, January 27-28, 2024

Posted on March 30, 2024 by

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Contributions and Photos: Juanita Armstrong-Ullberg, Maricopa Parks Chapter Sponsor; Dana Hook, Pima Cohort 6; Deb Petrich, Pima Cohort 1 Post from Deb Petrich, Pima MN Chapter: This year the Central Highlands Chapter hosted our Arizona Master Naturalist Annual Conference up in beautiful Prescott, Arizona (the… Continue Reading “AZMN Association Annual Conference, January 27-28, 2024”

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Aqua Caliente Park Nature Walk

Posted on March 30, 2024 by

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‘I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.’ — John Burroughs On a beautiful, sunny, 80 degree day at the end of March, I decided to go for a little nature walk and do some… Continue Reading “Aqua Caliente Park Nature Walk”

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Naco Arizona

Posted on March 30, 2024 by

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By Franklin Lane, Cohort 1 Just like there are two Nogales’ (ambos Nogales) there is also a Naco, Arizona (pop. ~800) and a Naco, Sonora (pop. ~20,000). Both Nacos are located about (30) miles east of Sierra Vista and maybe (12) miles south of… Continue Reading “Naco Arizona”

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Pima Master Naturalist Presents at Tucson Festival

Posted on March 30, 2024 by

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Known as “The Tree of Wonders”, the agave has been celebrated in native cultures for centuries throughout the American Southwest and Mexico.  That tradition continues today in Tucson’s Agave Heritage Festival, April 17th – 21st, 2024.  Established in 2008 as a Cinco de Mayo… Continue Reading “Pima Master Naturalist Presents at Tucson Festival”

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The Hidden Threat of Death Pipes

Posted on March 30, 2024 by

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Kathe Sudano, Cohort 3 On Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, about a dozen of us volunteers signed up to assist Tucson Audubon’s Conservation Project Manager, Olya Weekly, to cap open vertical pipes in Catalina Regional Park.  Most of us had no idea the dangers these… Continue Reading “The Hidden Threat of Death Pipes”

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