Ok. That bit about saguaros was only half-true
The subscribe-info for this blog mentions saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) and implies that you won’t read about them here. Well, that was the case before the …
Category: Nature in Tucson
Wild horses and braying burros for sale
The very controversial Bureau of Land Management, more commonly known in the West as the BLM, held an equally controversial sale of wild horses and …
Snow on the Santa Catalina Mountains outside Tucson
You can drive right up to the top of the Santa Catalina Mountains but maybe not today. The police have blocked access on the Catalina …
The Saguaro Census is underway and the Park Service wants your help
It started in 1941 when park rangers spread out into what was then called the Saguaro National Monument and began counting and measuring the saguaros …
A pumpkin warning for all Tucson homeowners
Newcomers to Southern California are warned that wandering coyotes will eat your small dogs and cats and that in foothill communities brown bears will eat …