The cover story in our April issue focused on the work The Nature Conservancy does in Arizona — in particular, at Aravaipa Canyon Preserve southeast of Phoenix. That story spurred Craig Kent, a Tucson resident, to send us an email, which included this ...

In June 1942, just after the United States entered World War II, the following passage appeared in Arizona Highways.

The dark skies of Grand Canyon National Park are ideal for stargazing, and there's no better time than at the annual Grand Canyon Star Party, which runs from next Saturday, June 4, to the following Saturday, June 11, this year.

This Sunday, May 29, marks an unfortunate anniversary — five years since the start of the largest wildfire in Arizona's recorded history. The Wallow Fire burned more than a half-million acres in Eastern Arizona in May, June and July of 2011. And though...

From the issue: "An ecological and geological wonderland surrounds the sinuous course of the Colorado River through Black Canyon, near Willow Beach." Photo by J. Peter Mortimer.

A high-profile case of vandalism in the Sedona area was resolved last month with a $1,000 restitution payment.

One of the great things about working at Arizona Highways is our engaged readership. As soon as each issue hits newsstands and mailboxes, our readers are letting us know what they like and don't like about it. Last week, we learned they really don't li...

The future of the David and Gladys Wright House, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in Phoenix, remains up in the air. The house, which the famed architect designed for his son and daughter-in-law in the 1950s, was slated for demolition before Zach Raw...

Arizona’s official state balladeer, Dolan Ellis, celebrated his 50th anniversary with that title in mid-February. He was first appointed by Governor Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. in 1966, and the designation has been renewed by every governor who has foll...

From the issue: "'Palm Canyon in the Kofas' by Josef Muench. ... Palm Canyon in the Kofa Mountains of Yuma County is approached by a road which turns off State 95 (between Yuma and Quartzsite). The canyon itself is tucked high in the mountains but can...