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 […]
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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, […]
South32 Hermosa Engages Tucson Bird Alliance for Pollinator and Restoration ...
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. Click here to see what Visit Arizona saw when their team paid […]
The “Visit Arizona” Team Spends Quality Time in Patagonia
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 […]
Tucson Bird Alliance’s Paton Center for Hummingbirds
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 […]
Dos Cabezas Celebrates 30 Years in Sonoita Wine Country
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The Patagonia Fall Festival – the 2nd week in October
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 […]
TNC’s Sonoita Creek Preserve Manager Wins Award
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 […]
Sonoita, AZ: “Is this small Arizona town the next Napa?”
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 […]
Get to Know Sonoita, Arizona’s First and Largest AVA
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 […]
Patagonia, AZ: “#5 on The Top 9 Small Adventure Towns”
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 […]
A Rare Sighting: A Timberdoodle Comes to Patagonia
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 […]
Pronghorn Pizza – Among the Yummiest in Southern Arizona
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 […]
Riparian Restoration along the Sonoita Creek Corridor.
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.
Arizona’s Most Gorgeous Wine Drive to the Queen of Cups
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 […]
Giant Hummingbirders at the Paton Center in Patagonia
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, […]
From Farm to Fair: A Celebration of Local Agriculture
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 […]
Chat with Us at the Paton Center for Hummingbirds!
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, […]
Patagonia’s Gary Nabhan – a Legitimate Expert on Agave
Author: Linda Jade Fong. Reprinted by permission of the Patagonia Regional Times. Maybe you’ve always wanted to have fun trying to one-finger play Garth Brooks or Taylor Swift tunes on the piano, or maybe you’ve always wanted to become a […]
