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Nicodemus’ noted culinary star was Ernestine VanDuvall. She passed in 2004 at the age of 83. Her grandmother, Emma Williams, came with her parents and two siblings and was with the first settlers arriving at Nicodemus in 1877. Emma was the mother of...

Board Member John Koprowski Earns The Wildlife Society’s Aldo Leopold Memorial Award Tucson, Arizona (December 29, 2022)—One of the nation’s most prestigious environmental awards was presented to Western National Parks Association (WNPA) board member...

Award recipients recognized for contributions to WNPA and national parks Tucson, Arizona (December 16, 2022)—On November 9, 2022, Western National Parks Association (WNPA) announced the recipients of its annual awards. For more than 30 years, WNPA...

From the grassy mall on the University of Arizona, one can look east and gaze upon the pine-topped peaks of the Rincon Mountains east of the sprawling city of Tucson. I often stand on that mall and imagine what that same scene may have looked like in...

The end of the school year is always awash with excitement, but particularly so for the fourth graders at Sanford-Fritch Elementary in Texas. Each spring, 40-plus students spend the day outdoors at Lake Meredith National Recreation Area learning...

Imagine the unblinking eyes of a half-buried plastic baby doll staring up at you from the beach sand. Looking out toward the ocean, you see a dozen baby doll heads bobbing before you. It happens—and only a stone’s throw from Padre Island National...

Contents of Mexican Spotted Owl Pellets Inform Forest Management Policy in Walnut Canyon National Monument By Susan E. Swanberg, Associate Professor, Associate Director, School of Journalism at the University of Arizona In the fall of 2021, more than...

What do you see in an ocotillo? What do you think about a Sinagua cliff dwelling? Do you hear voices of the past at a Hohokam great house? Participants will learn how to put voice to thoughts and experiences in a 2023 series of poetry workshops at...

Research for this article was far ranging. The parks, monuments, and other archeological sites discussed sit on the ancestral homelands of the Hopi Tribe, Pueblo of Zuni, the Navajo Nation, the Ute Indian Tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Ohkay...

Educators have known for years that helping children develop core social and emotional strengths, like self-regulation, self-awareness and social awareness, is necessary for students to succeed in school and other areas of life. That’s why two years...