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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

The butterfly garden in Patagonia, which hosts artwork and mosaics dedicated to butterflies. (Photo by Alexandra Pere/El Inde).

Patagonia, an essential pit stop for monarch butterflies

May 5, 2020

By Alexandra Pere/ El Inde When Gary Nabhan was growing up in the Indiana Dunes, Indiana, he remembered being sleepy in the middle of his class one day. Looking out the window, he studied the leaves...

Francesca Claverie, the nursery manager at Borderlands Restoration, holds... All photos by Emily Huddleston

Restoration organizations band together for native plants

Emily Huddleston April 14, 2016

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...

The rare violet-crowned hummingbird seen at Paton's in Patagonia, Ariz. Photo by Cathy Rosenberg/Arizona Cat's Eye

A Birdwatcher’s Haven Saved

Cathy Rosenberg May 13, 2014

  TUCSON (Arizona Cat’s Eye) – Paton’s Birder Haven in Patagonia, Arizona is a prime destination for bird watchers from all over the world. About 30,000 people come here each year to see the...

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