https://vimeo.com/showcase/10500469/video/390097776 This is a wonderful video about the history and culture along the Santa Cruz River. It follows the headwaters and journey south to Mexico and then back north to the United States, where it slowly disappears as it nears Tucson. Read our short timeline of the Santa Cruz River … Continue reading
Mike Foster is an educator dedicated to furthering cultural and environmental knowledge about our unique Sonoran Desert. Recently he and former educators from the Sierra Vista Unified School District compiled a list of Mike’s videos for school children in Cochise County. However, I have found these videos can be fascinating … Continue reading
Cottonwoods are the largest trees in Arizona. This video, explaining the cottonwood at length is part of an educational series, by the Friends of the San Pedro River. With the building of the border wall and recent legislation, the future of the San Pedro and these trees is in question, … Continue reading
From Southeastern Arizona to Sonora, Mexico, and the Sea of Cortez, Mike Foster documents the wide variety of birds, both common and rare in his video, Faces of the Landscape. Avid birders, as well as armchair adventurers, will appreciate the large variety of birds that Mike has been able to capture … Continue reading
This video was first published in August 2017. We are all hopeful that the life-giving rains of the monsoon season will soon be with us. The summer rains are awesome indeed, but must be treated with respect. Over the years, 68 people have lost their lives at or near Carr … Continue reading
San Pedro River Videos are important to keeping the history and culture of the Sonoran Desert alive. Mike Foster seeks to preserve the memory of endangered cultures and the environment. The Friends of the San Pedro River work tirelessly to preserve this historical and environmental treasure. Please support them by … Continue reading
Ted DeGrazia was a world-renowned artist who, with his Native American friends, built one of the world’s most unique art galleries to showcase his work. However you describe his art, I’m sure your visit to the DeGrazia Gallery In The Sun in Northeast Tucson will be a most interesting and enjoyable outing.
Continue readingMike Foster talks about the visitors to his backyard, the coati. I have always been enamored of the coati. Such a curious critter but have only been fortunate to have seen one once in Bonita Canyon in the Chiricahua Mountains near the National Monument’s Visitors Center. Colossal Cave Mountain Park … Continue reading
One year ago our friend Dr. Jay got restless giving the same old history tour of Tombstone. So he branched out to start filming the American West. This time he ventures out close to Yuma to tell you about Castle Dome City. If you like this video, you can see … Continue reading
Paul Hopman is a local Tucson artist who uses scratchboard to illustrate the beauty and spirit of animals, be they a wild mustang or a pet dog. Paul is passionate about using his unique artform to teach about and preserve the wild creatures. Many of his subjects are endangered species, such as wolves, tigers & gorillas. But he also does commission work for those who want a stunningly beautiful framed portrait of their favorite pet.
In this video, Paul shows you how he does it, one scratch at a time.
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