restoration

Bisbee locals grapple with historic preservation

All StoriesJamie Verwys05/01/20180

More than two dozen unoccupied, potentially unsafe homes can be found along Old Bisbee’s historic main drag. An unofficial network of community members, contractors and residents are buying up the last of these homes to ensure the town preserves its aesthetic. They want “funky Bisbee” to remain “funky Bisbee.” Jon Sky, owner of The Parlor…

Restoration organizations band together for native plants

All StoriesEmily Huddleston04/14/20160

Francesca Claverie adores Heuchera, a hot pink and coral-red wildflower that calls to hummingbirds. She clings to Ratibida columnifera, a reddish-brown and yellow wildflower that grows in sunny, open grasslands. She cherishes Asclepias asperula, a perennial milkweed that monarch butterflies need to survive. Fastened to Claverie’s bright multicolored, striped apron is a pin that reads, “I love…