Category: PCMN posts
COMMUNITY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: MARANA PARKS & RECREATION
by Dan Collins and Dave DeGroot Whether your interests and abilities as a Sonoran Desert naturalist lean towards education and interpretation, citizen science, or stewardship, Marana Parks & Recreation offers ample opportunities for Arizona Master Naturalists (AZMN) to volunteer in ongoing programs and special… Continue Reading “COMMUNITY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: MARANA PARKS & RECREATION”
Desert Tortoise Monitoring in Tucson Mountain Park
By Melissa Mundt As part of the Multi Species Conservation Plan, Pima County Conservation Lands & Resources monitors populations of Desert Tortoises in the Tucson Mountains (learn more about this work here). I was able to go to support the Conservation Biologists and to… Continue Reading “Desert Tortoise Monitoring in Tucson Mountain Park”
Southwest Synchronous Fireflies at Tumacacori
By Chris Robie, Cohort 6 & Xerces Ambassador Growing up on a Pennsylvania farm, firefly shows were a common summer occurrence. Barefoot, we chased and captured them in glass jars, often forgetting about them until the tiny, lifeless bodies were dumped out the next… Continue Reading “Southwest Synchronous Fireflies at Tumacacori “
AZMN Field Trip to the Amerind Museum
Arizona Master Naturalists Join Our New Partner Eric Kaldahl, PHD, the President and CEO of Amerind, greeted each naturalist as we entered the impressive and expansive library. After a brief personal introduction, Eric spoke about the history of the land since its habitation by… Continue Reading “AZMN Field Trip to the Amerind Museum”
Pima Master Naturalists Happenings
By Dana Hook It is wonderful to be celebrating the monsoons in Tucson with an early rain on June 21st. The smell of greenness and sighs of relief show that moisture is in the air. I hope that all of you have a chance to… Continue Reading “Pima Master Naturalists Happenings”
Master Naturalist goes on the road with “Secrets of the Santa Rita Mountains”
A Cohort 2 Master Naturalist, Dave DeGroot, is gathering stories from years of hiking the Santa Rita Mountains. He will share them in fast-moving presentations in local libraries under the title “Secrets of the Santa Rita Mountains.” Libraries are booking his pesentation for dates… Continue Reading “Master Naturalist goes on the road with “Secrets of the Santa Rita Mountains””
Tucson air quality may be affected by huge new mine
By Dave Degroot A new open pit mine is being planned in the northern Santa Rita Mountains by the multinational Hudbay Minerals Corporation of Toronto, Canada. A final step in the approval process for the huge mine will probably begin in August, 2024. The… Continue Reading “Tucson air quality may be affected by huge new mine”
MN Book Club seeks more members!
The PC Master Naturalist Book Club is seeking more members. We meet 5 x per year, the 3rd Thursday evening of the month, at club member’s homes. We read non-fiction books about the Sonoran desert, and national and international issues that effect it, such as… Continue Reading “MN Book Club seeks more members!”
Learn how to catch and tag migrating monarch butterflies!!
Penny Miller presented a program at the April meeting, on her February trip to the high oyamel fir forests of Mexico to witness the over-wintering monarchs, which numbered in the hundreds of thousands! Key take-aways are that monarchs are found in AZ year round,… Continue Reading “Learn how to catch and tag migrating monarch butterflies!!”
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