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If you enjoy taking grandkids or out-of-town visitors for a stroll on a desert trail, get answers to your common questions about our beautiful desert with presenter Doris Evans. "Are those snake holes? Is that one of those cactuses that jump on you? How old is that saguaro? Which animal ate that cactus and how […]
If you enjoy taking grandkids or out-of-town visitors for a stroll on a desert trail, get answers to your common questions about our beautiful desert with presenter Doris Evans. "Are those snake holes? Is that one of those cactuses that jump on you? How old is that saguaro? Which animal ate that cactus and how […]
Experience Butch Farabee’s new 599-page book as he documents rural and wilderness search and rescue. Learn about this exhilarating history, from coal mine tragedies in the early 1900s to one wilderness rescue involving ten helicopters, from the advent of “911” to the first paramedics. Hear of southern Arizona's most daring rescues, tragic losses, and much […]
Experience Butch Farabee’s new 599-page book as he documents rural and wilderness search and rescue. Learn about this exhilarating history, from coal mine tragedies in the early 1900s to one wilderness rescue involving ten helicopters, from the advent of “911” to the first paramedics. Hear of southern Arizona's most daring rescues, tragic losses, and much […]
This informative, fun, and fascinating program delves into the behavior and antics of America’s best-known bird. Whether following hikers on trails, pecking windows for handouts, or harassing pet cats, the greater roadrunner intrigues desert residents and visitors alike. Part of the fascination is the roadrunner’s willingness to eat venomous animals, from rattlesnakes and coral snakes […]
If you missed seeing Shelby Tisdale at the Tucson Festival of Books, this is your chance to hear her discuss her book! In the first half of the 1900s, the canyons and mesas of the Southwest beckoned, and the burgeoning field of archaeology thrived. Among those who heeded the call, Marjorie Ferguson Lambert became one […]
If you missed seeing Curtis Freese at the Tucson Festival of Books, this is your chance to hear him discuss his book! Back from the Collapse is a clarion call for restoring one of North America’s most underappreciated and overlooked ecosystems: the grasslands of the Great Plains. This region has been called America’s Serengeti in […]
How was Oro Valley created 50 years ago? Jim Williams, local historian and author of Oro Valley: The First Fifty Years, will discuss the five-year struggle to incorporate Oro Valley as a town. Local leaders had to battle Pima County, Tucson, and many Oro Valley residents to establish the municipality. Books will be for sale […]
The Grand Canyon may be the most well-known destination in Arizona, but 18 other places in the state certainly give the national park a run for its money. See Arizona’s national monuments in this film previously enjoyed on public television. Learn more about Canyon de Chelly, Casa Grande Ruins, Chiricahua, Navajo, Montezuma Castle, Wupatki, and […]
The Grand Canyon may be the most well-known destination in Arizona, but 18 other places in the state certainly give the national park a run for its money. See Arizona’s national monuments in this film previously enjoyed on public television. Learn more about Canyon de Chelly, Casa Grande Ruins, Chiricahua, Navajo, Montezuma Castle, Wupatki, and […]
The Grand Canyon may be the most well-known destination in Arizona, but 18 other places in the state certainly give the national park a run for its money. See Arizona’s national monuments in this film previously enjoyed on public television. Learn more about Canyon de Chelly, Casa Grande Ruins, Chiricahua, Navajo, Montezuma Castle, Wupatki, and […]