Rural Living in Arizona

Article Index

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Spring 2017

Featured Bird: Costa's Hummingbird
Featured Plant: Wooly butterflybush
Plant Life Forms
Trouble Shooting Problems of Bedding Plants in the Southwest
Local Foods in Arizona
Growing Strawberries in Home Gardens

Summer 2016

Featured Plant: Whorled Milkweed
Featured Bird: Elf Owl
Growing Herbs for the Health of It!
Giant Swallowtail
Watershed Basics
Veterinary Feed Directive Changes for Arizona Livestock Producers
School Garden Food Safety Resources

Spring 2016

Featured Plant: Foothill paloverde
Featured Bird: Lesser Goldfinch
Plant Selection and Selecting Your Plants
Drip Irrigation
Pruning Shrubs: In the Low and Mid-Elevation Deserts in Arizona
Mowing Turfgrasses in the Desert

Winter 2016

Featured Plant: Brittlebush
Featured Bird: Western Screech-Owl
Pruning Deciduous Shade Trees
Food Product Dating and Storage Times
Arizona Climate Zones & Their Application to Growing Plants
Season for Health: A Guide for Using Herbs and Spices for Your Home Cooking
Resistance Training: Health Benefits and Recommendations

Spring 2015

Featured Plant: Locoweed
Featured Bird: Gila Woodpecker
Landscape Vines for Southern Arizona
Mesquite: It's Food
Growing Grapes in the Home Garden
An Arizona Guide to Domestic ell Registration and Record Keeping

Summer 2014

Featured Plant: Pointleaf manzanita
Featured Bird: White-winged Dove
Pines of Arizona
Basics of Evaporation and Evapotranspiration
Bird of Paradise Shrubberies for the Low Desert
Food Allergies

Winter 2014

Featured Plant: Creosote bush, Greasewood
Featured Bird: Ash-throated Flycatcher
Mesquite & Palo Verde Trees for Urban Landscapes
How Seeds Work
Using Gypsum and Other Calcium Amendments in Southwestern Soils
Assessment of Doneness in Cooked Ground Beef
Arizona Wells: Low Yielding Domestic Water Wells

Spring 2014

Extension Centennial: Looking Back 50 Years
Extension Centennial: Cooperative Extension at 100
Arizona Cooperative Extension's Centennial 1914-2014

Winter 2013

Fall 2013

 
Title Author(s) Page #
Featured Plant: Sweet Acacia Curt Peters
2
Featured Bird: Barn Swallow Dan Fischer
2
Recognizing and Treating Iron Deficiency in the Home Yard James Walworth
4-5
Passive Water Harvesting Cado Daily, Cyndi Wilkins
6-8
Manure in the Home Garden James Walworth
9-10
Is Honey the Same as Sugar? Jennifer Kappico, Asuka Suzuki, Nobuko Hongu
11-13
Diagnosing Problems of Roses in the Landscape Jack Kelly
14-17
Salmonella  
18
eXtension.org  
19

 

Spring, Winter 2012

 
Title Author(s) Page #
Featured Plant: Honey Locust Jeff Schalau
2
Featured Bird: White-crowned Sparrow Dan Fischer
2
Arizona's Rock Art Kirk Astroth
4-8
Living with Coyotes Jeff Schalau
9
Weights, Measures and More When Feeding Horses William Schurg
10
Recognizing and Describing Plant Communities George Ruyle
11
Homeowner's "Inside and Out" Wildfire Checklist Tom DeGomez, Chris Jones
12-13
When It Rains It Runs Off: Runoff and Urbanized Area in Arizona Summer Waters, Kitt Farrell-Poe, Kristen Wagner
14-17
Maintaining Your Septic Tank Kitt Farrell-Poe
18-19
 

 

Summer 2012

 
Title Author(s) Page #
Featured Plant: Wholeleaf Indian paintbrush Susan Pater
2
Featured Bird: Lucy's Warbler Dan Fischer
2
Capturing Mother Nature's Fireworks Eric Larsen, Curt Peters
4-5
Waiting for the Rain: Tracking Drought Status across Arizona Summer Waters, Michael Crimmins
6-8
Choosing a Bug Repellent Dawn Gouge, Carl Olson
9-11
Integrated Pest Management for the Home Garden Stacey Bealmear
12-13
Working the Bugs Out Dawn Gouge, Carl Olson, Paul Baker
14-17
Nutrients for Horses William Schurg
18-19

 

Summer 2011

Title Author(s) Page #
Featured Plant: Fourwing saltbush Coronado RC&D
2
Featured Bird: Eastern Meadowlark Dan Fischer
2
Food Safety in the Home Gardens Kurt Nolte, Stacey Bealmear 
4-5
Jerusalem Crickets Stephanie Shank
6
Eating for Bone Health Lynne Durrant, Vanessa Farrell, Linda Houtkooper
7-11
A Guide to Healthy Snack Ideas Vanessa Farrell, Hannah Berge 
12-13
Powdery Mildew Mary Olson
14-15

 

Spring 2011

Summer 2010

 
Title Author(s) Page #
Featured Plant: Ocotillo Jeff Schalau
2
Featured Bird: Greater Roadrunner Dan Fischer
2
Scorpions in Arizona Daen Gouge, Carl Olson
4-6
Small Pastures Uing AUM's - Part 1 George Ruyle
7
The Simple Pleasures of Homemade Bread Darcy Tessman
8-9
Hummingbirds in Arizona Linda Masters
10-11
Legal Status of Wildlife Cori Dolan, Bill Mannan
12-13
Nutrition for Senior Horses Bill Schurg
14-15
 

 

Spring 2010

Winter 2009

Title Author(s) Page #
Featured Plant: Mesquite Steve Archer, Steve Woods, Larry Howery
2
Featured Bird: Say's Phoebe Dan Fischer
2
Grasslands or Shrubland? Tipping the Balance Steve Archer, Steve Woods, Larry Howery
4-5
Go Dutch! Stephanie Shank
6-7
Arizona State Trust Land Willie Sommers
8-9
Ravens Jeff Schalau
10
Gray Water: Too Precious to Waste Channah Rock
11-12
Fencing for Wildlife Cori Dolan, Bill Mannan
12-13
Planning Tips for Irrigated Pasture Bill Brandau
14-15
 

 

Fall 2009

Summer 2009

 
Title Author(s) Page #
Featured Plant: Quaking Aspen Tom DeGomez
2
Featured Bird: Cactus Wren Dan Fischer
2
Invasive Grasses: Cause for Concern Travis M. Bean, Christine A. Hannum
4-5
Well Water Testing & Understanding the Results Kitt Farrell-Poe, Lisa Jones-McLean, Scott McLean
6-9
Cooking with the Sun Valerie McCaffrey
10-12
Brush Management: A Balanced Perspective Larry Howery, Steve Archer, Steve Woods
13-14
Selecting Hay for Horses William A. Schurg
15-16
Photography Basics - Plants and Landscapes Willie Sommers
16-17
Energy Savings Telly Stanger
18
 

 

Spring 2009

 
Title Author(s) Page #
Featured Plant: Globemallow Kim McReynolds
2
Featured Bird: Curve-billed Thrasher Dan Fischer
2
USA-NPN Gary Woodard
4
Chiropteras are Bats Jim Riggs
5-6
Get Bugged in Arizona Stephanie Shank
7-8
Arizona Rain Gardens Kathryn Hahne
9-10
Netiquette for Your Backyard, boardroom & Beyond Amy Parrott
11-13
A Rattlesnake Medley Randall D. Babb
13-14
Creating a Wildlife Habitat Garden Cheri Melton
15-19
 

 

Fall 2008

Title Author(s) Page #
Featured Plant: Juniper Larry Howery, Steve Archer, Steve Woods
2
Featured Bird: Rufous Hummingbird Dan Fischer
2
New Extension Website for Rural Landowners Erik Glenn
4
Riparian Areas, Floods and Droughts in Arizona George Zaimes
5-6
Plant Communities, Mountains and Climate in Arizona Steve Archer, Larry Howery, Steve Woods
7-8
Invasive Plants: Sweet Resinbush Kim McReynolds
9
Nitrate Toxicity - Silent Killer S. Peder Cuneo
10
Rain Chains Kathryn Hahne
11-12
Landscaping with Nature - Xeriscape Ursula K. Schuch
13-15
Canning in Arizona Part Two: Elevation Matters Sharon Hoelscher Day
16-17
Potential Wildlife Conflicts Cori Dolan, Bill Mannan
18-19
 

 

Summer 2008

 
Title Author(s)
Page #
Featured Plant: Sideoats grama Del Despain
2
Featured Bird: Scott's Oriole Dan Fischer
2
Canning in Arizona - Low Acid Food Safety Part 1 Sharon Hoelscher Day
4-5
The Creosote Bush Smells Like Rain- Where There is None Steve Woods, Steve Archer, Larry Howery
5
Developing a Livestock Vaccination Program R. Dean Fish, S. Peder Cuneo, Robert Glock, Susan Pater
6-8
Got Termites? Paul B. Baker
9-10
Responsible Recreation - Balancing Human Activity and Nature Cynthia Warzecha
11
Properly Planting a Tree - The Easy Way Robert E. Call
12-13
Healthy Hydration for Outdoor Activity Linda Houtkooper, Melanie Hingle
14
Ribbons of Green: Riparian Areas of Arizona George Zaimes, Douglas Green
15-16
Chiggers in Arizona Kim McReynolds
17
West Nile Virus Dawn Gouge
18-19
 

 

Spring 2008

Title Author(s) Page #
Featured Plant: Mexican Goldpoppy Kim McReynolds
2
Featured Bird: Grasshopper Sparrow Homer Hansen
2
Project Budburst Barron Orr, Susan McGinley, Jake Weltzin
4
Water Management in Arizona Ton Whitmer
5-6
Managing Pocket Gophers Jeff Schalau
7-8
Determining Ponderosa Pine Tree Density on Small Lots Tom DeGomez
8-10
Locoweeds George Ruyle
11
Kissing Bugs Carl A. Olson
12
Puncturevine William B. McCloskey
13
Time it Right with Irrigation Controllers Kathryn "Cado" Daily
14-15
Soil Sampling and Analysis James Walworth
16-17
What Does Organic Really Mean? Donna Matthews
18-19
 

 

Spring 2007

Winter 2007

Summer 2007

Title Author(s) Page #
Featured Plant: Desert Willow Jeff Schalau
2
Featured Bird: Loggerheaded Shrike Kim McReynolds
2
Landscaping with Succulents Jack Kelly
4-6
Outdoor Cooking Marta Elva Stuart
7
Texas Root Rot Mary Olsen
8-9
Open Range Law C.B. Lane
10
Grazing Management 101 George Ruyle
11
ATV Riding Tips Editorial Board Staff
12
Whatis That Plant? Frances Northam & Kim McReynolds
13
Water Gardens Kevin Fitzsimmons
14-15
Shocking Facts about Lightning Mike Crimmins
16
What is That Plant? (ANSWERS) Frances Northam & Kim McReynolds
17
Can Cactus Save Your Home From Wildfire? Gene Twaronite
18-19