By Fiona de Young, Community Relations Manager As we come upon the most festive time of year, we join our community in celebrating a hard-earned holiday season. Now is a time to rejoice, to...
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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Skyward: The long summer of 2020
By David H. Levy When Earth crossed the summer solstice on June 21, 2020, we were all mired in the midst of the most serious pandemic in more than a century. Summer is the most important...
Climate Review: December 2020
By John Simpson Hot and dry summed up October, just like much of the year. No big surprise, right? The Tucson airport recorded its 5th hottest October since the 1880s, and with only a trace...
Climate Review November 2020
By John Simpson Here comes the broken record and I can make September 2020’s climate report short. The Tucson Airport and my home in central Del Lago both recorded not a drop of rain for...
Highways and Byways
By Tom Howard Rita Rd Emergency Closure at I-10 This project is completed, no further restrictions are expected. Valencia Extension to Old Spanish Trail The Pantano Wash bridge deck was...
Notes From Italy: Olive Harvest
By Suzanne Saluti It’s colder than it looks like it should be as we head down the hill to the olive grove near the garden. The sun is shining, but the Fall colors of green-gold and the low...
Bring Home the Gold
Bring Home the Gold By Kevin McDermott The High Desert Pickleball Classic was held in Sierra Vista on September 24 – 26. This event was the first sanctioned pickleball tournament in...
Skyward: Hello, Bennu!
By David H. Levy Not long ago OSIRIS-REx, a spacecraft sponsored by the University of Arizona and flown by NASA, gently touched the surface of asteroid No. 101955, an asteroid named Bennu...
In the Garden: What is the Difference Between USDA...
By Elizabeth Smith Organic and all its variations are labels that are exploding on our grocery store shelves these days. But what exactly do they all mean? I am often asked this question by...
Thrive and Grow
By Lisannette Ruiz Even though summer temperatures don’t seem to want to end, it’s time to plant for the cool season. 100-degree days can discourage some from planting or...