As the seasons change and the wilderness of Southern Arizona rises in humidity, so does the fire danger. According to Chris George, wildland coordinator for the Avra Valley Fire District, the drought has lead to a label of “Extreme” fire danger throughout Arizona. “It’s all moisture dependent. The lower elevations dry out quickly leading to a higher…
When Chris Moses moved to Benson as a child in the late 1970s, it was nothing but a dot on a map with a population of 4,000 people. Despite previous visions of economic prosperity with the opening of Kartchner Caverns State Park and a failed housing development proposal in 2008, the city hasn’t grown much since….
Some geographic ranges are naturally blessed with commodities that are heavy contributors to their economic success. California has timber, Nevada has gold, Wisconsin has cheese and Arizona has copper. Arizona has been a key contributor to the global economy since the ground-breaking of the first Arizona-based copper mine in 1872. It has since been…
