VERMILION CLIFFS – Every year thousands of people gather at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument to watch one of conservation’s biggest spectacles – the release of captive-bred California Condors to the wild. Read more
Outdoors and Gardening
Arizona anglers: Fishing report information is in transition. Read more
PHOENIX — Delayed. Postponed. Or, just flat-out scrubbed. Read more
This bull elk peers through the trees and seems to feel hidden in the trees, although one never knows what any wildlife is actually thinking. Read more
A bull elk looks back to see who is following him and if they are a threat worth leaving his evening browse. Read more
A 6 x 6 bull elk enjoys his safety after jumping multiple fences with ease and grace. Read more
A federal judge has overturned the Trump Administration’s sweeping reinterpretation of the migratory bird treaty. Read more
The anticipation for squash is overwhelming. Read more
Bloomin’ cactus Read more
SHOW LOW — Second Knoll Target Range celebrates its four-year anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 22. Read more
A mule deer doe grazes along the road where the grass and tree branches get more sun. “Right now, mule deer fawns are being born and it’s a go… Read more
A mule deer buck and doe graze casually by the road until a vehicle comes along, causing them to retreat into the trees. Read more
A mule deer buck uses the trees for camouflage. The deer was grazing along the road with a doe. “Typically males (bucks) will be hanging with … Read more
It’s back to school on Monday. For some students, their classroom is on a computer or a big screen TV. For some children, it’s home schooling. Read more
The little bugger nearly takes my right ear off. Read more
Every summer the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension offices in Navajo and Apache counties field a lot of questions from gardeners abo… Read more
The 17th annual hummingbird banding event at Sipe Wildlife Area on Saturday, Aug. 8will be livestreamed on the Arizona Game and Fish Departmen… Read more
I watched and waited and watched and waited for two hours while more than 50 cows and calves filled the meadow. I just felt like a Big Velvet … Read more
PHOENIX — Earlier this month, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) received an alert from one of its solar-powered remote water sensor… Read more
Rain check Read more
Congress last week approved a bill that will provide nearly $1 billion annually to maintain national parks and buy additional land to protect … Read more
The intermingling ways of nature Read more
The thistle and the bee co-exist happily Read more
The long, expensive effort to return Mexican Gray Wolves to the wild continues its stutter step – forward and back, forward and back. Read more
PHOENIX — Winners of the 15th annual Arizona Big Game Super Raffle were announced Wednesday night, July 22, at Arizona Game and Fish Departmen… Read more
Ron Chaffin of Pinetop takes aim at a target during the White Mountain Bowhunters Second Annual Extreme 3D Competitive Shoot at the White Moun… Read more
ARIZONA —It is best not to feed wildlife. Read more
The life of a Monarch butterfly is solely based on the existence of one plant in the whole universe. It’s the milkweed. Read more
ARIZONA — Congress this week will likely vote on a bill that would provide nearly $1 billion annually to maintain national parks and buy addit… Read more
PINETOP — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is hosting its 17th annual High Country Hummingbird Festival virtually on Saturday, Aug… Read more
The White Mountain Bowhunters Second Annual Extreme 3-D Competitive Shoot will be held at the White Mountain Lake Airport on Saturday, July 18… Read more
It’s great outdoors! Read more
PHOENIX — Arizona hunters will have an opportunity to receive a hunt permit-tag for select 2020 deer, fall turkey and fall youth-only javelina hunts. Read more
White Mountain Community Garden grows a variety of vegetables and flowers, but we have not been successful at growing Milkweed, which is the o… Read more
PHOENIX — If you’re planning to head outdoors this summer, check out these tips from the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD). Whether you… Read more
ARIZONA — Granted, the pandemic’s no mass extinction. Read more
GILA COUNTY — Faced with a frightening fire season, national forests have reiterated tough fire restrictions and the Tonto National Forest has… Read more
SHOW LOW — Waste Management of Arizona reminds recyclers to keep it clean this summer and recycle right by putting only clean cardboard and pa… Read more
When you’re an Okie, you do a few gardening things differently in the White Mountains. Read more
Bighorn baby bonanza Read more
On Forest Road 96 looking toward Vernon from the rim of a canyon, Horacio Nevarez of Lakeside is capturing the beauty of this vista as well as… Read more
TUCSON — On April 15, the US Fish and Wildlife Service opened a 60-day “scoping” period to receive public comments on needed changes to a mana… Read more
ARIZONA — Officials for the Watchable Wildlife Program for the Arizona Game and Fish Department have made some changes to the calendar of even… Read more
Payson professional angler Clifford Pirch is thrilled to be back on the Bassmaster Elite Series after it was postponed for three months becaus… Read more
An old hay grinder renders the petrified cow manure into fine fertilizer chips. Read more
Some happy cows graze in a White Mountain pasture. This is the beginning of the manure process. Read more
One of the great things to do, especially during the pandemic, is to enjoy being in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests of the USFS Lakesid… Read more
Nora Isaacs displays a chunk of petrified cow manure. Read more
Nora and Nick of N&N Mulch and Manure. Find them on Craig’s List. Read more
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