TECH: LIKE NATURE? There’s an “APP” for that!

Being in the wilderness doesn’t always mean you should leave technology at home! Here’s one modern gizmo we recommend you bring along. A convenient new “app” helps nature enthusiasts in the Desert Southwest to identify bird and flower species. Based on the best-selling series of National Audubon Society field guides, Audubon Birds Desert Southwest and Audubon Wildflowers Desert Southwest come in a mobile package to put comprehensive information about the... Read More

FILM: ACTION AND ADVENTURE RECONSIDERED

POSTCARDS FORM THE PARK Postcards from the Parks was produced by four friends — Susan and Peter Culp, Jocelyn Gibbon and Sam Jansen — to chronicle their experiences visiting Arizona’s 27 state parks.  “In 2009, I was appointed to the Governor’s Sustainable State Parks Task Force,” explains Susan Culp, “and when we began our work, I was surprised to realize how few state parks I had visited.  I wanted to see them all before making any recommendations... Read More