In addition to covering the range and characteristics of the species, this presentation addresses the challenges involved in managing the black bear population in southeast Arizona.  Specifically examined is the effect of the Monument Fire in 2011 on black bears in the Huachuca Mountains west of Sierra Vista. 

Take a virtual reality field trip of SE AZ butterflies & their food & nectar plants!

Tom Miscione, herpetologist, will help us learn not to fear these important members of the local eco-system. His many live specimens will let you get up close and personal with a diverse number of snakes and lizards.  Always popular, be sure to come early.

Sierra Vista is at the center of the Sky Island Archipelago – a collection of mountain ranges that rise high above the deserts and grasslands. They provide critical habitat to an incredible array of flora and fauna that give this region the reputation of one of the most biologically diverse areas in the country. In […]

Climate is shifting worldwide at a historically unprecedented pace. In Arizona, as elsewhere, the 21st century will be a time of adaptation and recovery from coupled climatic and economic upheavals. Unprecedented extreme weather may be an economic breaking point for parts of our country that fail to prepare.

This dramatically illustrated PowerPoint presentation will discuss the current and past history of jaguars and other native wildlife species in the Borderlands area of Arizona, Sonora, New Mexico and Chihuahua.  The discussion will describe current efforts to protect the northernmost breeding population of highly endangered jaguars in northern Mexico, and the challenges faced in maintaining […]

Rick spent 8 summers beginning in 1977 conducting research on the life history and ecology of Elegant Trogons in Arizona.  His studies soon led him south of the border to look at populations of these and other trogons, and in 1980 he founded Borderland Tours, an international birding tour company dedicated to responsible ecotourism.  Rick […]

Let your creativity flow. Come join Carolyn Yeutter, artist and teacher, as she leads you to walk and sketch in nature. Please bring paper and pencils.