Atascosa Highlands: Social Ecology Along the US-Mexico Border: A Virtual Story-telling Event
The Atascosa Highlands are an area of unmatched biological and cultural diversity, located along a rugged stretch of the US-Mexico border. Over the last three years, ecologist Jack Dash and […]
Jerome – Too Stubborn to Die – How the Town Survived Numerous “Near-Death” Experiences with Jar Mark
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Numerous fires, landslides, floods, labor strikes, polluted air, epidemics, Depression, recessions, financial collapse, one adversity after another. Any one of these might spell the end of a lesser […]
Take A Hike! Explore, Enhance, and Experience Your Understanding of Arizona with Rodo Sofranac
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION There are only eleven designated national scenic trails in the United States. Our Grand Canyon State has one of them—the Arizona National Scenic Trail! In this discussion, participants […]
Talking Code with a Secret Weapon: Navajo Code Talkers Speak with Laura Tohe
During WWII a group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines unaware that they would develop a secret code against the Japanese military. This select group of Code Talkers […]
Dark Skies Over Arizona with Kevin Schindler
There’s nothing like standing under a dark, star-spangled night sky to quiet the mind and reduce stress, share an experience of awe with family and friends, and to inspire creative […]
Seeing the Desert with Gregory McNamee
Most Arizonans are not originally from Arizona, and most come from places that are far greener and milder of climate than our desert. For many of us, it takes a […]
Arizona’s Vintage Signs: Lighting the Future with Marshall Shore
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Arizona has become a hotbed of preserving vintage signage and neon. No wonder, with the rise of Arizona and automobile travel in the 40s, 50s and 60s. Thousands […]
Border Geography: Key Context from the Arizona-Mexico Boundary with Scott Warren
The boundary that separates Arizona from Mexico extends 354 miles across land and 24 miles up the Colorado River. Arizona shares this boundary with two Mexican states and two Native […]
Border Geography: Key Context from the Arizona-Mexico Boundary with Scott Warren
The boundary that separates Arizona from Mexico extends 354 miles across land and 24 miles up the Colorado River. Arizona shares this boundary with two Mexican states and two Native […]
Box Cars to Jets: First Fifty Years of Arizona Aviation with Natalie Stewart-Smith
Arizonans quickly embraced the aviation advances of the early 1900s. Whether for fun, adventure, or science, they made their own planes and soared, sometimes with rough landings. The adventure, the […]
Indigenous Signs and Symbols: Pee-Posh/Kwatsan with Yolanda Hart Stevens
Native Americans in the U.S. are diverse, and their contributions have enriched our lives in countless ways. People do not always realize the origins of Native contributions to the language, […]
