Specters of the Past: Arizona’s Ghost Towns – Cottonwood

Deadhorse Ranch State Park - 675 Dead Horse Ranch Rd., Cottonwood, AZ, United States

The promise of unimagined riches is what brought many of the earliest colonizers to the Arizona Territory. Following the trail to the discovery of the mother lode, they built, then dismantled and finally abandoned communities when mines played out – leaving behind tantalizing clues of difficult hardships. Some towns survived like Bisbee, Jerome, Tombstone and […]

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Life on the Lazy B as Lived by an American Cowboy and Rancher – Payson

Payson Public Library 328 N McLane Rd, Payson, AZ, United States

In 1880, Alan Day’s grandfather homesteaded the Lazy B ranch.  This dusty dry tract of land produced a Supreme Court Justice, a lauded Arizona state senator, and a career rancher, cowboy, and land conservationist. Alan explores the ranching and cowboying life from the chuck wagon years of his childhood, through his adult years of increasing […]

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Hydrology and Water Resources 101 – Bisbee

Copper Queen Library 6 Main St., Bisbee, AZ, United States

Tuesday, May 22 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Copper Queen Library 6 Main St, Bisbee, AZ 85603 Hydrology and Water Resources 101 with Victoria Hermosilla As we move into the 21st century, our water resources and management will need to become more adaptive under the pressures of population growth and less predictable weather patterns.  This interactive […]

Water/Ways Bisbee Kickoff – Bisbee

Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum 5 Copper Queen Plz, Bisbee, AZ, United States

Join us for the Arizona debut of Water/Ways! More info on the Water/Ways http://waterwaysaz.org/events/water-ways-bisbee-kickoff/website: The Water/Ways exhibit will be open through July 15: http://waterwaysaz.org/host-sites/bisbee/

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Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibit – Bisbee

Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum 5 Copper Queen Plz, Bisbee, AZ, United States

The Water/Ways exhibit is open daily from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Learn more on the Water/Ways website. http://waterwaysaz.org/water-ways/explore-bisbee-water-ways-programs/

Arizona: Land of the Water Haves and Water Have-nots – Phoenix

Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Wednesday, June 6 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Avenue - Phoenix, AZ 85004 Arizona: Land of the Water Haves and Water Have-nots “Water certainty,” that is, a resilient, long-term water supply, is crucial to our prosperity and quality of life. Yet, some communities in the state lack water certainty. These communities […]

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FRANK Talks: School Choice in Arizona – Tucson

Kirk-Bear Canyon Library 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

School Choice in Arizona Dr. Angelina Castagno, Northern Arizona University, Educational Foundations Arizona is one of the nation’s most “choice friendly” states regarding educational opportunities at the K-12 level. “School choice” is a term for K–12 schooling options in the U.S. describing a wide array of alternatives to public schools, including charter schools. The expansion of […]

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Water Conservation Through Xeriscaping – Bisbee

Goar Park, Bisbee Historic District Review Alley, Bisbee, United States

An interactive xeriscaping workshop for adults based on horticultural information appropriate for Cochise County environments. Supported by our community partners at Cochise County Master Gardeners More info: http://waterwaysaz.org/events/water-conservation-through-xeriscaping/

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FRANK Talks: School Choice in Arizona – Tucson

Pima County Public Library - Main Library 101 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

School Choice in Arizona Dr. Angelina Castagno, Northern Arizona University, Educational Foundations Arizona is one of the nation’s most “choice friendly” states regarding educational opportunities at the K-12 level. “School choice” is a term for K–12 schooling options in the U.S. describing a wide array of alternatives to public schools, including charter schools. The expansion of […]

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How Bisbee’s Wastewater Treatment Facility Works to Secure our Water Future – Bisbee

Copper Queen Library 6 Main St., Bisbee, AZ, United States

How Bisbee’s Wastewater Treatment Facility Works to Secure our Water Future Date and Time: Tuesday, June 12th, 5:30 – 7:00 pm Venue or Location: Copper Queen Library Community Partners: City of Bisbee Administration, City of Bisbee Public Works Department Description: Faced with the environmental hazard of raw sewage moving from Naco, Sonora, northward, this presentation […]

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