by Shannon Sampson | Jul 30, 2026 | Blog
A few years ago, I took a class called Gardening for Wildlife. In this class, we learned how to create a Certified Wildlife Habitat in our own yard. This program is sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation. Creating a habitat is a great way that we, as Master... 
by Jim Presley | Jun 25, 2026 | Blog
Little did we know what the future had in store for us. What started as a request for volunteers to help with the Butte Creek Restoration project in the fall of 2024 blossomed into four capstone projects for Cohort 4 spanning technology, education, community gardens,... 
by Jim Presley | Jun 25, 2026 | Blog
Local journalist Stan Bindell’s Preserving Arizona Wilderness YouTube channel focuses on Arizona’s 90 unique and beautiful wilderness areas. Preserving Arizona Wilderness encourages land conservation by providing world class videos about these areas,... 
by Gaye Oberlin | Jun 25, 2026 | Blog
Last month Gaye Oberlin, Cheryl Alfonse, Sally Davidson and others were successful in banding 5 beautiful kestrels, 3 males and 2 females. Tuk from AZGFD estimated they were about 22-23 days old, so they should be fledging from the box... 
by Jim Presley | Jun 25, 2026 | Blog
Based on Jenn Sherman’s contributions at Butte Creek, Mariana Althrichter nominated Jenn for an award from the AZ Department of Forestry & Fire Management. Jenn was a finalist and was selected as the Community Tree Advocate of the Year for 2025!... 
by John Huff | May 28, 2026 | Blog
by John Huff When putting together talks about the Central Highlands and Arizona flora and fauna knowing who did the Genus and Species classification is always a curiosity and can be important in knowing how that etymology happened. Finding that information many times...