Celebrate Tucson’s Origins, Sunday August 1

Celebrate Tucson’s 4,100 year agricultural history at the dedication of the new gates at the reconstructed Mission Gardens. Tucson’s oldest irrigation canals, Hohokam pithouses, and a small O’odham village all preceded the adobe-walled Mission Garden built for Franciscan missionaries in the late 1700s.  more...

Casa Grande Expansion Bill Moves to Full House

The House Natural Resources Committee made only very minor changes to H.R. 5110, Representative Ann Kirkpatrick’s bill to expand the boundaries of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. The bill will be forwarded to the House of Representatives. Monitor the progress of the bill here. For more information more...

Center President in Washington D.C. to Testify

"The Casa Grande Ruins National Monument preserves the remains of an ancient Hohokam farming community and 'Great House,' one of the largest prehistoric structures built in the United States. It is one of our most famous cultural landmarks and is prominent in Akimel O’odham, Tohono O’odham and Hopi oral traditions." more...

AZ Rep. Kirkpatrick Sponsors Casa Grande Expansion Bill

U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick has introduced HR 5110 to authorize expansion of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and to study the area north of the monument to determine suitability for inclusion within the park boundary. The bill has been tentatively scheduled for a hearing in early June in the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. more...