It turns out that when you’re planning your garden there are two factors that determine success or failure: insect pests and other plants that… Read more

PHOENIX — With more people getting outdoors to take advantage of the state’s warm, spring weather, it’s important to keep in mind that 13 spec… Read more

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has announced that Arizona continues to be clear of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fa… Read more

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) recently hosted a webcast to gather public input on proposed hunt recommendations for d… Read more

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has completed its random draw for 2021 elk and pronghorn hunt permit-tags. Read more

PINETOP — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) started to allow up to 50 vehicles to access Silver Creek for the April 1 opening of th… Read more

We’re officially planting at White Mountain Community Garden! We planted 94 tomato plants in the high tunnel on Saturday, March 20 and many en… Read more

Benchrest is a shooting sport that requires discipline and the dedication to achieve accuracy and precision. Read more

TUCSON — Conservation groups and the US Forest Service reached an agreement March 17 to protect meadows and streams in eastern Arizona’s White… Read more

Defensive Pistol League is a shooting club at the Second Knoll Target Range. Read more

The number of reintroduced Mexican gray wolves rose by 14% in 2020, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Read more

The last few winters have not been kind to cross-country skiers. The limited snow that has fallen will often last only for a few days before i… Read more

There’s nothing like seeing wildlife babies in the spring. Read more

Basic taxonomy of red wigglers

Kingdom: Animal

Phylum: Annelids – means “ringed,” referring to the series of segments on the body.

Class: Clitellata – means they reproduce at the Clitellum, the broad thick band on the body.

Species: Eisenia fetida Read more

This marks my third year of raising worms in order to collect the castings for my home garden. I have found that worm castings or worm poo, is… Read more

As an angler, I am always happy to see winter snowstorms. Yes, I have been known to be out in heavy snows happily casting for trout. Sometimes… Read more

PHOENIX – A peer-reviewed scientific paper published last week in the conservation journal Diversity and Distributions demonstrates that the M… Read more

PHOENIX  — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is accepting applications for 2021 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process fo… Read more

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 2021 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation schedule features five opportunities for grass-roots anglers to battle some of the c… Read more

What would happen if all of the grocery stores ran out of fresh produce? Something like this just happened about 10 months ago. Remember when … Read more

“Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching — even when doing the wrong thing is legal.” — Aldo Leopold. Read more

PINETOP — Biologists from the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) will be conducting helicopter deer surveys and elk captures in areas su… Read more

A COVID year— Read more

PHOENIX — There’s still time for Arizona hunters to take aim at some of the best wing-shooting opportunities the state has to offer — but the … Read more

This title is from an unknown author, but it is a fitting quote to start the new year. Yes, it’s winter and the ground is hard as a rock, but … Read more

A groundbreaking, high tech research project could not only save the watershed of the C.C. Cragin Reservoir – but boost the odds forest restor… Read more

Planting seeds by the phases of the moon has been practiced for centuries. Today, gardeners pay a lot of attention to how the phases of the mo… Read more

We are now in Persephone Days when there are 10 hours of sun each day and plant growth slows down, almost comes to a halt. This will last a fe… Read more

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has unveiled its 2021 wildlife calendar, which features eye-catching images of Arizona’… Read more

This has become a rallying cry by gardeners, natural landscape enthusiasts and ecologists. To let fallen leaves stay where they land in yards … Read more

It’s definitely Fall. It’s more like a Fast Fall. One day it was sunny with temperatures in the 70s, then plummeted down to 16 degrees in two … Read more

The day has settled with a sigh toward dusk. Read more

MARBLE CANYON — The National Park Service (NPS) and Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) are working with partners and seeking the public’… Read more