During WWII a select group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines with a unique weapon. Using the Navajo language, they devised a secret code that the enemy never deciphered. For over 40 years a cloak of secrecy hung over the Code Talker’s service until the code was declassified and they were finally honored […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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/
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/
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 […]
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 […]
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/
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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