A Hamburger Fry to help raise funds for a memorial wall to honor fallen first responders in Gila County is Oct. 8th. The meal includes a hamburger, chips, &
Goodbye, parkas & sweaters, and hello, cargo shorts! Spring is back in Gila County, Arizona. With those cargo shorts, a good pair of hiking boots,.
If you were driving Highway 60 through Gold Canyon two years ago this month, near Bashasâ, you were probably impressed at roadside banks of bright yellow flowers. No, those werenât gold poppies or marigolds â instead theyâre evidence of encroaching Stinknet (Oncosiphon pilulifer) also commonly known as globe chamomile, though it isnât a chamomile and shouldnât be steeped in hot water.
A relative newcomer to the invasive weed scene in Arizona, this hardy plant, native to South Africa, has quickly spread since it was first confirmed here in 1997. Michael Chamberlandâs paper on the subject states, âBy 2019 the plant had risen to public attention due to its conspicuous presence. Stinknet is now common in the Phoenix metro area and across much of Maricopa County. It is spreading south along the I-10 corridor, becoming well established in Pinal County. Outbreaks have occurred within the Tucson metro area and also in rural parts of Pima County. Recen