Meetings
Veterans Day Flag Raising at the Patagonia Cemetary
The Patagonia Cemetery Patagonia, AZMembers Meeting – Guest Speaker Dr. Gary Nabhan
Patagonia Public Library 346 Duquesne, PATAGONIA, AZ, United StatesFollowing a brief business meeting, ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan, will speak on "Hidden ethnicities and cultural traditions in Patagonia and Santa Cruz County".
PRCF Meeting
Patagonia Museum 320 School Street, Patagonia, AZ, United StatesMembers Meeting – Guest Speaker Dr. Denise Moreno Ramirez
Patagonia Public Library 346 Duquesne, PATAGONIA, AZ, United StatesFollowing a brief business meeting, Dr. Moreno Ramirez will speak on : Local and Scientific Climate Change Knowledge of Geographical Spaces Communicated Creatively to Inform Mitigation and Adaptation Solutions Denise Moreno Ramírez completed her Ph.D. at The University of Arizona studying Soil, Water & Environmental Science with a minor in Medical Anthropology. Denise grew up in the Arizona-Sonora border region (Sister Cities of Nogales or Ambos Nogales), a community deeply impacted by climate change and contamination. Growing up in a border city and witnessing environmental contamination and social injustice is what fueled Denise’s passion for studying environmental racism and producing knowledge that will close health disparities in the Southwestern United States.
Members Meeting – Guest Speaker John Langellier
Patagonia Public Library 346 Duquesne, PATAGONIA, AZ, United StatesFollowing a brief business meeting that will include the election of officers for 2024, author and historian, Dr. John Langellier will speak about the Buffalo Soldiers in the US Army from 1866 to 1916.
Members Meeting – Guest Speaker Kathleen Alcala
Patagonia Public Library 346 Duquesne, PATAGONIA, AZ, United StatesFollowing a brief business meeting, meeting, award-winning author, Kathleen Alcala who is a member of the Opata Nation will speak on her book “The Flower in the Skull”.