By K. Nepsa How did geologic processes affect our specific region? Lori Stiles, in an article in UA News titled, “New Guide to Geologic History of Tucson Mountains” references a book...
Category - Outdoors
They’ll See You Before You See Them
By Alisha Brewer If you are one of the few people to have spotted a mountain lion, consider yourself lucky! I know some people...
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AZ Adventures Outdoors: Sabino Canyon Crawler
By Rob Samuelsen For thousands of years, people have flocked to Sabino Canyon to use and enjoy the water because water is the...
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Highways & Byways for June 2021
By Tom Howard Houghton/I-10 InterchangeCrews have completed the switch of all the on and off ramps. Work continues the bridge...
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Looking Up – Tucson Mountain Ranges
By Rob Hallberg The Tucson area mountains are spectacular and very few US cities can boast they are “surrounded” by them. You can...
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Climate Review: December 2020 and Year End Climate...
By John Simpson December was warmer and drier than average to top off 2020; 2020 ended up being the driest year and second warmest in Tucson history. The Tucson airport only received 0.25”...
Desert Dwellers: Downy Doves and Snuggly Snakes
By Alisha Brewer Welcome 2021! Step outside and breathe it in. The air is crisp, cool and feels almost new doesn’t it? But, as I enjoy our winter air my nose starts to get that...
AZ Adventures Outdoors: Tanque Verde Falls Exposed
By Rob Samuelsen When you think of the Sonoran Desert the last thing that might come to mind are waterfalls. Yet, with our sky island mountain ranges the desert yields some beautiful...
In the Garden: Save the Community Garden
By Elizabeth Warburton-Smith Almost 10 years ago, we conceptualized the idea of a community garden in Rita Ranch. Three years ago I wrote about this process here in The Vail Voice as we...
Protect the Rain – Pick Up the Poop
After such a dismal monsoon, we were wondering if it would ever come. Watching the weather; looking up at the sky; crossing our fingers. Finally, some precious, life-supporting rain came to...
Skyward: January 2021
By David H. Levy Said the night wind to the little lamb:“Do you see what I see?Way up in the sky, little lambDo you see what I see?A star, a star, dancing in the nightWith a tail as...
AZ Adventures Outdoors: Calamity with Kestrels!
By Robert Samuelsen As you enter the historic Vail community, there is a sign that declares Vail to be an Arizona Trail Gateway Community. In southern Arizona, the 800-mile Arizona Trail...
In the Garden: Gardening: the Gift That Makes Us Smile
By Elizabeth Warburton-Smith During this unusual holiday season, it may seem like there are fewer reasons to smile. We find ourselves distancing from others instead of coming together in...
Flowering Beauty
By Rob Halberg Many people not familiar with the desert southwest are not aware of the color and beauty of our desert landscape. Incredibly, even our numerous cactus varieties produce...