I have news! My book ‘Javelina Cousins and the Magic Compass’ published
Javelinas are wild animals that live in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, but not only out in wilderness areas. In Tucson, where I live, they …
Category: Nature in Tucson
Mechanical butterflies, model trains and–oh yes–lots of cacti
The Tucson Botanical Garden has been selected as one of the best “secret gardens” or small gardens in the United States more than once. In …
Project 2025 would kill 75,000 wild horses
[NOTE:Just introduced in Congress: a new bill regarding killing horses. See details at bottom.] Both free-ranging horses and burros captured in the wild by the …
A glimpse into Tucson’s past and present
Saturday was such a beautiful, warm (not hot) day that I took a walk along the bike trail along the south side of the Rillito …
$5 tree is waiting for you
As I have posted before, Tucson Electric Power provides a selection of trees for their customers to plant in their home gardens. The good news …
Orchids, Frida and a dragon
The Tucson Orchid Society held their annual show way out at the Mesquite Valley Growers Nursery. It was quite a drive but I decided to …
Fishing, birds and beautiful scenery
Since that raging fire at Agua Caliente Park on the far eastside of Tucson two years ago, I haven’t been back to that palm-tree encircled …
Tree killers claim: We did nothing wrong
NOTE: Two of the people responsible for the destruction of trees in Navajo Wash sued the City of Tucson for neglecting the area and not …
Shady path and reporting your new tree
If you are among the Tucsonans who have taken advantage of the TEP $5 trees and planted one or more in your yard, the time …
4 plant sales and a quince tasting this weekend
Normally, Fall planting should only begin after the average daytime high temperature drops below 90F. That rule of thumb is not really about air temperature …