On Earth Day in 2014, the small town of Bisbee passed an ordinance that put Arizona on the map for environmental consciousness. Bisbee- population 5,360- decided to ban single-use plastic bags in all retail stores throughout the city, requiring residents to use multi-use bags for all shopping needs. “Environmentally speaking, we have been able to…
The Old Bisbee Brewing Company has prided itself on the use of top quality ingredients from around the world, but a new addition to the menu is featuring hops from Bisbee’s mountainous backyard. Neomexicanus hops, native to New Mexico, have crept across the state border and are flourishing in the Mule Mountains as well as…
Southern Arizona’s climate seems like an unlikely choice for a winery. But in the Sonoita area, soil has tested nearly equal in quality to the soil in Burgundy, France — wine capital of the world. In 1973, Gordon Dutt, a soils and agricultural scientist, established the first experimental vineyard within the Sonoita and Elgin…
The parched and arid lands of Southern Arizona may soon see relief from water scarcity thanks to the people who believe help comes from the heavens above. Harvesting rainwater is one method for conserving ground and surface water, which has been depleting at a faster rate than it can be replenished. This depletion has taken…
In early October, when temperatures drop in the north, thousands of Sandhill Cranes flood to the warmer climate of Southeastern Arizona. Some of the cranes are domestic, traveling from Montana and Alaska; others are more worldly, coming from as far as Eastern Canada and Siberia. “They seek large bodies of standing water near agricultural fields,”…
