Category: For Volunteers
Pima MNs in the Field: Firefly Atlas Field Trip, Empire Ranch
Firefly Atlas field trip at Empire Ranch, Sonoita/ Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, June 25th, 2026 (partly cloudy w cumulous clouds, 84 degrees and falling, Humidity 44% +/-) Childhood evening Faeries to Riparian/Cienega Canaries-in-the-mine, Fireflies hold our attention. A dozen Master Naturalists answered the… Continue Reading “Pima MNs in the Field: Firefly Atlas Field Trip, Empire Ranch”
Wild at Heart: Burrowing Owls Thriving in Their New Home
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”
Aqua Caliente Park Nature Walk
‘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”
The Hidden Threat of Death Pipes
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”
Love My Sonoran Eden
I love how the mountains rise from off the desert floorWhere strewn about in sand and rock, Cactus and Mesquite trees grow. And with them Creosote and Brittle Bush, Fairy Dusters and Mallow flower bloom each within their season. Here Jackrabbits and Desert Cottontail… Continue Reading “Love My Sonoran Eden”
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