Reprinted by permission of the SCVNHA team We’ve been out exploring even more of the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area! This month’s #SantaCruzValleyVoyager stops took us to a little bit of everything—from the Western National Parks Store and […]
Reprinted by permission of the Friends of Sonoita Creek Take a short nature walk through one of North America’s most biodiverse regions with the Patagonia Cemetery Trail audio tour—a half mile walk that reveals the natural and cultural heritage of the Sonoita […]
Reprinted by permission of the WorldAtlas. Home to about 800 people, Patagonia sits in the Sonoita Creek valley in Santa Cruz County, hemmed in by the Patagonia and Santa Rita Mountains. About seven miles south, Patagonia Lake State Park wraps […]
In recognition of National Pollinator Week, South32 Hermosa today announced a contract with Tucson Bird Alliance to restore five acres of habitat in the Town of Patagonia, creating new pollinator habitat, improving watershed function, and expanding opportunities for conservation, education, […]
In Patagonia, art thrives in unexpected ways. This episode of “Arizona Revealed” looks at how this tiny town nurtures the creative spirit, transforming ordinary spaces into extraordinary experiences. Many people know Patagonia as a birding sanctuary. Others consider it a stopover on […]
As the temperatures rise, the Santa Cruz Valley offers places where water, shade, and wildlife come together in remarkable ways. Just about an hour south of Tucson in the charming town of Patagonia, the Paton Center for Hummingbirds is one […]
Three decades of high desert winemaking Dos Cabezas WineWorks turns 30 this year, a significant milestone in Arizona wine country. Since 1995, the Sonoita winery has helped define modern Arizona wine and mentored a new generation of winemakers. From state […]
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Reprinted by permission of the Patagonia Regional Times. Author and photographer – Mary Tolena One morning in May, Aaron Mrotek, manager of The Nature Conservancy’s Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, got a big surprise when he opened his email. Mrotek had […]
Reprinted by permission of The Phoenix New Times – Author, Sarah Crocker An 800-person town in southeastern Arizona with some of the state’s oldest wineries may be on the precipice of becoming the “next Napa,” according to Wine Enthusiast. The magazine featured […]
Reprinted by permission of Wine Enthusiast – Author, Naomi Tomky The Arizona sun beats down on Sonoita, its powerful rays crossing the short distance to the small collection of vineyards about 45 minutes from Tucson. Arizona’s first and largest AVA hugs its […]
Reprinted by permission of Outside Online.com – Author, Graham Averill Patagonia, Arizona Population: 789 Why I Love It Start in Tucson, then head an hour south (almost to the Mexican border) and you’ll find tiny Patagonia, a former mining town […]
Reprinted by permission of the Patagonia Times. Author and photographer – Tom Brown, manager of the Paton Center for Humminbirds Last week, the Patagonia area got a very unusual visitor in the form of an American woodcock. Affectionately known as a […]
Reprinted by permission of the Phoenix Magazine Caviar Snack Tray at Pronghorn PizzaIt initially took form as an elegant canapé for the release of Dos Cabezas WineWorks’ sparkling wine Prínciprana, but the caviar snack tray at winery-affiliated Pronghorn has a […]
Reprinted by permission of the Tucson Audubon Society Join us in celebrating two ambitious projects and the Tucson Audubon field crew and volunteers who did the work! As 2024 comes to an end, so do two of our major projects […]
Tucked around a corner and down an alley in Patagonia in southeastern Arizona, Queen of Cups is a treasure to be unearthed, a reward for a long day’s expedition.
Written by Tom Brown and reprinted by permission of the Tucson Audubon Society Another Southeast Arizona Birding Festival is in the books, and by all accounts, it was a smashing success! Knowing we would be hosting several field trips each […]
Reprinted by permission of the Patagonia Regional Times This year’s County Fair promises to be a spectacular celebration of our agricultural heritage. Under the theme “From Farm to Fair—Celebration of Agriculture,” the fair will showcase the best of local farming, […]
Written by Tom Brown and reprinted by permission of the Tucson Audubon Society The Webster’s Dictionary definition of the word chat: to talk lightly, glibly, or flirtatiously. But to us here at the Paton Center for Hummingbirds, it is: to […]
Nabhan Nabs James Beard Award for Agave Book Author: Jay Babcock and Carrie White. Reprinted with permission from the Patagonia Regional Times. Patagonian ethnobotanist and author Gary Nabhan won a prestigious James Beard Award last Saturday for ‘Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, […]