Arizona Parenting Alliance
The Arizona Parenting Alliance (APA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and advocacy organization dedicated to reducing social ills, strengthening families and improving the lives of Arizona’s children by promoting involved and responsible parenting, positive youth development and responsible images in media.
APA is an alliance of community, business, media, faith and government leaders and parents, who believe the single most determinant of Arizona’s future is the strength of Arizona’s families.
Across the political and cultural landscape, people have come to the same conclusion about the current epidemic of problems that face our communities; that America is in trouble because America’s families are in crisis. The weekly headlines about youth violence, child abuse, drug abuse and teen pregnancies have forced individuals across the political spectrum to recognize that there is something fundamentally wrong that cannot be solved by the most well-intentioned government programs alone. It is a national concern that must be addressed by all. Action must be taken by leaders in the federal and state level of government, as well as in communities, churches, businesses, families and in our individual lives.
PARENTING CLASSES
Parenting of Teens. A six week class for parents of teenagers ages 12-18 years old. Advanced registration is required. Tuesday’s 6:00 - 7:30PM, 1/11/05 - 2/22/05. East Valley Family Resource Center, 170 W. University, Mesa - (480) 834-9424
Free Parenting Classes every Thursday, 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Key’s Community Center, 2454 E. Broadway, South Phoenix; (602) 243-0174. Child care not available.
Cooperative Parenting. An eight week parenting skills training class for divorced parents who have the desire to share the responsibility in raising their children. $20 workbook. Thurs. 6:00 - 8:00 PM, 1/20/05 - 3/10/05 and 3/31/05 - 5/19/05. Advanced registration is required. Registration and child care are limited. East Valley Family Resource Center, 170 W. University, Mesa - (480) 834-9424
Strengthening the Families Series for Women & Children. A six week program. $5 for each class. Women and children (ages 6-12) will meet in separate groups at the beginning of each two hour session, then convene together for the last 45 minutes. Project FREE provides structured curriculums for all aspects of these workshops. The workshops cover a wide range of topics important to helping women and children become aware of their choices within the family unit. The series is both educational and empowering to women and children struggling to maintain and improve the family spirit. For more information, contact Fresh Start Women’s Resource Center, 1130 E. McDowell Rd. (602) 252-8494.
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Unwed Parents Anonymous for Single Moms. Weekly support group. This 12-step program brings together a fellowship of single mothers who share their experiences, strength and hope. Participants reflect on the link between sexual activity and the resulting change in their lives, they will look for a more serene lifestyle which leads them toward abstinence. Women can share the difference for themselves and their children that results from setting sexual boundaries. No charge. Mondays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fresh Start Women’s Resource Center. 1130 E. McDowell Rd. (602) 252-8494
The Working Wonders Program. The goal of this program is to increase the number of African American children in Phoenix being born and raised in healthy environments by enhancing the parenting skills and among pregnant and parenting teens and adults. Classes are offered at school settings and community sites. For more information, please contact the Phoenix Birthing Project at (602) 258-6990.
Creciendo Unidos (Growing Together). This dynamic program works with the entire family in assisting family members to create healthy family dynamics, while at the same time working with individual members to reach their full potential. C.U.’s vision is to build community by enabling people to take care of each other, mobilizing neighborhoods, developing leaders and taking responsibility for creating a healthy community that is worthy of their children. Spanish speaking. Six month program.(two hour weekly meetings over a 26 week period). For more information, contact (602) 926-1869.
“Parenting with a Plan” Workshops. Educational, supportive and interactive atmosphere to help you “design a plan” that will allow you to create close, loving and empowering family relationships. Certified instructor and parenting coach, Teresa Pierson. Currently held at Anthem Community Center (5 miles north of Carefree Hwy/I-17). Workshop titles: Beginning Years (1-4 years old), Middle Years (5 - 12 years old) and Pre-teen & Teens. Cost: $40 individual/$50 couples, four sessions (1.5 hours a week) For more information, contact Teresa at (623) 533-2226.
Strengthening Families Program can bring families closer together and help create stronger family bonds. Families are taught how to understand each other better, resolve problems, and give parenting tips that work. Classes are available for parents, caregivers, women, men and children. Open enrollment, graduation upon completion of classes. English and Spanish classes offered in South Phoenix. For more information, contact (602) 796-5801.
Parenting Arizona Free Parenting Workshops. At various locations throughout the valley. Two hour sessions, for 12 weeks in an open, friendly environment. Parents, guardians, and caretakers of children ages 2-12. Spanish speaking groups also available. For more information, contact (602) 248-0428.
Parents Encouraging Parents Weekly Meeting. A Parents Anonymous® Group where parents can freely share their questions, concerns, problems and solutions about parenting in a safe and supportive atmosphere. Wednesday’s 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (ongoing, start anytime) at the Deer Valley Community Center, Room #2, 2001 W. Wahalla in North Phoenix. (Just west of 19th Avenue, south of Beardsley/101 Loop) For more information, contact Jessie Sturner at (623) 581-0066 or (623)330-7920.
City of Phoenix-Young Families CAN (Comprehensive Assistance Network). The goal of this program is to identify and remove barriers to self-sufficiency for single teen mothers enrolled, or at risk of being enrolled, in Arizona’s welfare system. The program assists mothers with employment, case management, educational resources, counseling, establishing paternity and coordination of resources to meet basic needs. Must be 22 years or younger and reside in the City of Phoenix. For more information, contact Kay Daukei at (602) 495-7514.
BLENDING STEPFAMILIES
Blending Family Success. Three week course. Monday’s, 4/4; 4/11 & 4/18, 7 to 9 p.m. Would you get on a plane that had a 66% chance of crashing? Of course not. But did you know that your re-marriage has a 66% chance of ending in divorce within 4 years if you don’t do something different this time? Your re-marriage doesn’t have to crash and burn. Come gain help and hope for re-marriage and blending stepfamilies and especially those contemplating re-marriage. To register, contact Peggy Senn, Director, Parenting Academy, Mesa Public Schools at (480) 472-0373. Sponsored by Two Again Ministries for Remarried and Blended Families. For more information, contact Dave Olson at dolson126@cox.net or (480) 832-9594 or www.twoagain.org
ADOPTIVE PARENTS
Tax Planning and Preparation for Foster and Adoptive Parents. Thursday, January 27 at 7 p.m. Held at Lodestar Family Connections Center, 2320 N. 20th St.,Phoenix. Please RSVP to Kris Jacober at kris.jacober@cox.net or at (602) 488-2374.
* If you are interested in becoming an adoptive or foster parent, please contact 1-877-KIDS NEEDU (1-877-543-7633) or visit www.azkidsneedu.gov
FATHERHOOD
February 16 - 18, 2005, 6th Annual Southwestern Fatherhood & Families Conference hosted by the Arizona Fathers & Families Coalition, Inc. and held at the Phoenix Airport Marriott. For registration information, visit www.azffc.org or contact (602) 495-8845.
Boot Camp for New Dads. Veteran dads and their newborns orient rookie dads who are expecting their first baby. Saturday, 9:00 AM - 12 PM; 2/19/05 and 4/16/05. Advanced registration is required. Registration and child care are limited. East Valley Family Resource Center, 170 W. University, Mesa- (480) 834-9424.
City of Phoenix STEP-UP Program (Skills, Training, Education, Employment Program for Unemployed Male Parents). This program addresses the needs of teenage fathers by addressing the young fathers’ responsibility to become self-sufficient and share the burden of support and parenting of their children. Must be 22 years or younger living in the city of Phoenix; having difficulty handling parenting responsibilities; and having problems finding employment or continuing their education. For more information, contact Tony Valenzuela at tony.valenzuela@phoenix.gov or at (602) 495-7522.
A.R.M Teen Fathers. For teen fathers ages 12 - 19. Community and school-based program serving the Southwest Valley. First goal is to keep teen fathers in school. Individual and group counseling available. Life skill and job training. Information on preventing a second unintended pregnancy. For more information Contact Warren Brown, Southwest Community Network, at (623) 850-1106 or at scn@att.net.
HEALTHY MARRIAGE
Couples Workshop for Pregnant or Parenting couples in Flagstaff. FREE 4-hour class on Saturday’s 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. This class is for any couple who is pregnant or is parenting one or more pre-teens. (Infants 3 months or younger are welcome during the class). Learn good communication skills for a strong and lasting Couple Relationship. Learn also how to build a “Parenting Team” the most important thing for good parenting. Learn how to become a Parenting Team, while staying happy as a couple. Held at Flagstaff Medical Center on 2/5;4/2 and 6/4. Held at Coconino County Dept. of Health on 3/12 and 5/14. To register for FMC classes, contact Becky Marchbanks at (928) 773-7924. To register for County classes, contact Cathy Garcia at (928) 522-7924. For more information, contact Marie Schimmelpenninck at (928) 380-6460.
Couple Communication I teaches you and your partner the Awareness Wheel and Listening Cycle as practical tools to spot and change breakdowns in communication. It also teaches you how to speak constructively using six different talking skills, to listen accurately and to resolve conflicts by building mutual agreements. Taught by licensed marriage & family therapists, Geraldine & Ken Blakeman. $100 per couple. Saturday classes, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Patricks Church, 10815 N. 84th St., Scottsdale; Jan 22; April 2;June 4; August 20 & November 5. For more information, contact (480) 367-1660 ext. 3 or gerryb@gdc.phxcoxmail.com
Communication Skills & Couple Differences. Couples learn how to get the best results from communication differences. Counseling sessions, including a communication profile for intimate partners workbook with step by step instructions and techniques to improve collaboration, respect and problem solving. For more information contact Dorothy Wellington at the Wellington Institute at (602) 593-5903 or at dorothy789@earthlink.net
Couple Enrichment Series. Improve intimacy, bonding and conflict resolution. Couples gain knowledge and master techniques for their relationships that will foster tenderness, trust and forgiveness, intimacy, respect and happiness. Six private lessons. For more information, contact Dorothy Wellington at the Wellington Institute at (602) 593-5903 or at dorothy789@earthlink.net
FOR SINGLES
The Profile of a Healthy Relationship Workshop. $5. It’s difficult to develop or find a healthy relationship, if you never have really seen many of them. There are people who have peaceful, respectful, loving relationships; find out how, what they really look like and how you might be able to achieve one for yourself. Monday, 2/14/05, 12:30 - 2:30 PM; Tuesday, 2/15/05, 6 to 8 PM; Monday, 3/28/05, 12:30 - 2:30 PM; Tuesday, 3/29/05, 6 to 8PM;Monday, 5/9/05, 12:30 - 2:30 PM, Tuesday, 5/10/05, 6 to 8 PM. Classes held at Fresh Start Women’s Center, 1130 E. McDowell Rd, Phoenix, (602) 252-8494.
Heads Up for Single Parents! - Workshop. Monday, 3/28/05, 7 to 9 p.m. at O’conner Elementary School, Mesa. Divorce is devastating and difficult for single parents and their children, but another divorce can do a real number on your self-esteem and cause you to fall into a pattern of divorce or failed relationships. As difficult as it is being a single parent right now, you can go from the frying pan to the fire if you hook up with the wrong person in the next relationship. But, it is also possible to climb up the pan handle and avoid the fire altogether. This class will help you learn how to make wise choices and good decisions in relationships by asking the difficult, hard questions. To register, contact Peggy Senn, Director, Parent University, Mesa Public Schools at (480) 472-0373. Sponsored by Two Again Ministries for Blended and Stepfamilies. For more information, contact Dave Olson at dolson126@cox.net or (480) 832-9594 or visit www.twoagain.org
Become Your Ideal Partner - Workshop for women only. $5. Monday, 3/28/05, 6 to 8 p.m. at Fresh Start Women’s Center, 1130 E. McDowell Rd., Phoenix. Many women cling to an existing relationship or search for a new one to feel fulfilled. This unique workshop helps women who feel unfulfilled or disappointed in their current relationship find what they are looking for within themselves. You will learn how to become your own ideal partner and treat yourself the way you have always dreamed of being treated. Enjoy forming a self-loving relationship with yourself which is the true foundation to healthy and lasting relationships with others.To register, call (602) 252-8494.
Marriage Preparation Course. Engaged couples at every age and background will need a good foundation for a healthy marriage. Prepare the relationship as well as the wedding day. Discuss love, children, relatives, values, roles, culture, finances, religion, home, environment, careers, budget, education. Six sessions. For more information, contact Dorothy Wellington at the Wellington Institute at (602) 593-5903 or at dorothy789@earthlink.net
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP SKILLS FOR TEENS
Building Strong Families Flagstaff holds classes every Wednesday, 9:00am- 10:00am at Flagstaff Prepatory High School. The Love U2 is a comprehensive relationship education for teens. Love U2 is a series of units that helps young people acquire practical skills for emotionally healthy and ethically sound relationships. It focuses on helping teens craft a roadmap toward what they hope to achieve, not just what they must avoid. For more information, and to learn how you can support a proposal to expand the program to the District, contact Bob Turres at bob@dibblefund.org or at (928) 773-7833.
Daughters of Destiny. D.O.D. is a Christian mentor program for girls ages 9 -12. This program provides life lessons in developing healthy relationships, setting & accomplishing goals, giving & receiving respect, honesty, responsibility, health, teamwork and developing good character. A total of 10 girls are hosted each year. Open enrollment begins in February. For more information, contact sistersgroup@hotmail.com
The Academy of Dreams Program. This is a wellness program for teen girls, age 12 - 18, that encourages girls to create, visualize, and articulate their dreams for the future, and to develop a plan to make their dreams come true. This innovative program is designed for African American girls living in the Phoenix metro area, and approaches the issues of teenage pregnancy and prevention from culturally rooted standpoints with a focus on how unintended pregnancies could impact their future dreams and aspirations. For more information, contact Robin Bradley, Phoenix Birthing Project, at (602)258-6990 or at robinb@phoenixbirthingproject.org
K.EY.S - Keeping Excellence in Youth Support. (ages 13 - 18) Community and school-based program serving the Southwest Valley. Designed to help reduce the drop out rate through crisis intervention. Helps students make healthier lifestyle choices by building the 4 cornerstones of a successful future, which include self-esteem, self-respect, self-restraint and self-responsibility. For more information, contact Warren Brown, Southwest Community Network, at (623) 850-1106 or at scn@att.net
Best Regards,
Paula T. Wright
President & CEO
Arizona Parenting Alliance
P.O. Box 25588
Tempe, AZ 85258
Phone: (602) 470-1587 Fax: (602) 426-9438
www.azparenting.org
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Greater Phoenix CVB Launches Spring Training Media Tour, Entices Out-of-State Visitors to Catch Cactus League Baseball 2005
As the temperatures hover in the teens in many parts of the U.S., hospitality officials from the Greater Phoenix CVB (GPCVB) are now pitching the destination for Spring Training Cactus League games in March.
In addition to enjoying a fair share of double plays, switch hitters and big-time prospects, visitors to Greater Phoenix can expect to take in an abundance of March sunshine as well. The Cactus League grows more and more popular each year, as indicated by the record-breaking 1.24 million fans who attended Cactus League games in 2004.
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Greater Phoenix CVB Launches Spring Training Media Tour, Entices Out-of-State Visitors to Catch Cactus League Baseball 2005
As the temperatures hover in the teens in many parts of the U.S., hospitality officials from the Greater Phoenix CVB (GPCVB) are now pitching the destination for Spring Training Cactus League games in March.
In addition to enjoying a fair share of double plays, switch hitters and big-time prospects, visitors to Greater Phoenix can expect to take in an abundance of March sunshine as well. The Cactus League grows more and more popular each year, as indicated by the record-breaking 1.24 million fans who attended Cactus League games in 2004.
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ThomasRegister.com and ThomasRegional.com Form New Industrial Search Engine – ThomasNet.com™
ThomasRegister.com and ThomasRegional.com Form New Industrial Search Engine – ThomasNet.com™
“Thomasnet’s industrial directory sets the gold standard when it comes to industrial search in North America.” - Forrester Consulting, January 20, 2005, B2B Search Marketing Best Practices.
(PRWEB) January 29, 2005 — On February 7, 2005 Thomas Industrial Network, Inc., a leading online provider of Internet sourcing and marketing solutions for industrial buyers and sellers, will be announcing the official integration of Thomas Register of American Manufacturers (ThomasRegister.com) into its new Website, http://www.ThomasNet.com.
ThomasNet.com brings together two recognized, leading industrial sites – Thomas Register of American Manufacturers and Thomas Regional Buying Guides into one powerful industrial search engine that enables industrial buyers to find the exact products and companies they need quickly and easily, and connects sellers with qualified potential customers.
The industrial marketplace is a prime example of buyer demand for content specific web-based information. The demand for detailed product specifications, parts, drawings, and company descriptions on the Internet creates the need for an extraordinary amount of information organized and categorized in a manner that is both logical and easy to find for the potential buyer to find.
The design of Thomas Net is based on fulfilling the needs of both industrial buyers and sellers. The Website offers important features and functionality, including:
Local search – allows industrial buyers to find the right suppliers, distributors and service companies they need, whether that’s across town or across the country.
Industrial focus – the editorial content is 100% industrial including manufacturers, distributors and service providers.
In-depth content, industrial-specific, detailed technical information – over 20 million CAD drawings, access to over 650,000 distributors, manufacturers and service companies classified in over 67,000 product and service categories.
Customization – the ability to modify search results, save profiles, and e-mail potential suppliers.
The latest industrial product news, customizable by category.
An integrated search technology platform that connects buyers to the relevant and deep industrial information they seek online.
Industrial buyers benefit from the integration of these features into a single destination site for industrial sourcing and specifying where they can find exactly what they want, who can supply it, and initiate contact.
Sellers benefit because they can be discovered by large numbers of qualified industrial buyers quickly and easily, and can present the information needed to facilitate a sale. Sellers are matched to prospective customers at the critical moment these companies are making a buying decision.
About http://www.ThomasNet.com
ThomasNet.com, powered by Thomas Register® and Thomas Regional®, brings together industrial buyers and suppliers on a national, regional, and local level. For industrial buyers, ThomasNet.com™ is an industrial search engine that provides one source for finding the exact product, service, or supplier they need – at the exact time they need it. ThomasNet.com™ also gives buyers direct access to the detailed information they need to make a purchasing or specifying decision, including line-item product details, CAD drawings, and more. For industrial suppliers, ThomasNet.com is a leading provider of Internet marketing solutions. The company helps suppliers grow their business online by driving qualified industrial traffic to their Websites, and converting that traffic into customers. ThomasNet.com’s complete range of online catalog, e-commerce, and CAD solutions help suppliers deliver the detailed information buyers expect on the Web. ThomasNet.com is brought to you by Thomas Industrial Network, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Thomas Publishing Company, LLC.
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01.28.05
Ballistic Entertainment debuts Capture the Flag Friday night at Tempe Cinemas
Ballistic Entertainment debuts Capture the Flag Friday night at Tempe Cinemas
January 28 , 2005 by Kathleen Gorden
23 year old Phoenix, Arizona filmmaker Zachary Yoshioka has made 14 films in his career. His latest effort, Capture the Flag debuts Friday night, January 28, 2005 at 8 and 10pm at Tempe Cinemas on the Southeast corner of Elliot and McClintock.
The movie is described as an action adventure film about an underground Capture the Flag club. It was filmed entirely in Phoenix, Arizona and is a resume piece where the actors and crew performed without compensation. There will also be four brand new music videos shown before the movie. If you are looking for a good time tonight, hop over to Tempe Cinemas for this debut.
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased online at
http://www.ballisticentertainment.net/
FyberSearch Implements New and Improved Search Engine Technology that Increases Search Efficiency and Relevancy
FyberSearch Implements New and Improved Search Engine Technology that Increases Search Efficiency and Relevancy
FyberSearch has upgraded the core search engine technology that returns more relevant results in less time.
/24-7PressRelease.com/ - Burien, WA - January 28, 2005 — The search engine FyberSearch has been upgraded with a re-designed core search engine program that provides users with more relevant results in less time.
This is the first of two major updates that will be made to FyberSearch in the near future. This update focused on processing data in a more effective way, which ended up improving the speed and relevancy of search results. The second update will focus primarily on the relevancy of the search results and giving users more advanced features to use.
“I am very pleased with the new version of FyberSearch and cannot wait until the second update is made.” Says Nathan Enns, Owner and Founder of FyberSearch. “I plan to make FyberSearch as relevant and eficent as possible.”
With this update comes more tools for users to check out. Visit http://www.fybersearch.com/help-and-features.php for complete information.
One development is the integration of XML technology. You can now view search results as XML feed or RSS feed for free by using the corresponding links from the FyberSearch Web Search results page.
Another valuable improvement is that no more than one result per domain name will be displayed unless the user specifies otherwise. This prevents SPAM to some extent and gives users more valuable and unique information.
Possibly one of the most unique features found at FyberSearch is the “keyword density” search setting. This tool has been upgraded as well and now allows you to view web pages that contain your search query at least X times. X=the number you specify.
About FyberSearch
About FyberSearch:
FyberSearch is a search engine technology company founded by 18 year old Nathan Enns in November 2003. Now 19, Nathan continues to be the sole owner of the business. FyberSearch’s mission is “To provide users with the level of control they need to find the results they desire.” FyberSearch offers many advanced features that users can easily modify until they find the information they are looking for.
Findaseminar.com Online Training And Seminar Search Engine Achieves Record Growth in Q4 2004
Findaseminar.com Online Training And Seminar Search Engine Achieves Record Growth in Q4 2004
The leading online training search engine has nearly quadrupled sales revenues over Q4 2003
(PRWEB) January 28, 2005 — Findaseminar.com has become the leading online training search engine and the company has the numbers to prove it. According to Scott Alliy president of Findaseminar.com ” Even though the company is experiencing rapid growth in numbers the system and personell that we have in place have made the ride to the top of our industry a smooth one”.
Scott is pleased at the growing number of training providers who are seeing the benefits of listing their training seminars on Findaseminar.com. “Basically training providers who are using us have agreed to outsource their online marketing to us” admits Scott.
Scott whose own expertise is Internet marketing and Search engine optimization happily admits that many training providers point to the massive exposure and name recognition that Findaseminar.com has gained on the internet. We get comments like “You guys are everywhere” and “everywhere I look on the net the name Findaseminar.com appears”. In an effort to provide an even better level of service to the thousands of training providers and training seekers who visit and use findaseminar.com daily the company has create Venuechooser.com a hotel room meeting space and training and event venue directory.
Venuechooser.com gives training providers a centralized research tool for them to find venues to conduct their training classes in the U.S. and Canada. Training seekers who register for out of town training via Findaseminar.com will benefit greatly by using VenueChooser.com to research available hotels and motels in the city that their class is being conducted in.
For more information about Findaseminar.com the worlds largest online training search engine visit http://www.findaseminar.com
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Findaseminar.com is the worlds leading online training search engine offering pay-for-performance seminar marketing services to seminar and training providers and free training search and registration tools to training seekers. Venuechooser.com is an online directory of hotel and meeting space venues that provides low cost advertising to event venues and hotels and training facilities and free meeting space and lodgining search tools.
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01.27.05
Arizona Agave proposed for removal from Endangered Species list
Arizona Agave proposed for removal from Endangered Species list.
Proposed Removal of the Plant Agave arizonica (Arizona agave) From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants
US Fish and Wildlife Service
ARIZONA AGAVE PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST The Arizona agave – a species listed as endangered since 1984 – has been confirmed to be a hybrid. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed removing it from the list of plants protected under the Endangered Species Act. Hybrid plants – a phenomenon common among agaves – are not eligible for protection under the Endangered Species Act. Under the Act, it has been illegal to import, export or transport Arizona agave across state lines, or conduct interstate or international commerce or maliciously damage the plant. If delisted, the Arizona agave would continue to receive limited protection under Arizona’s Native Plant law, which requires a permit to remove plants from the wild or to sell them. The plant was first described in 1970 as a unique species (Agave arizonica) from specimens collected in the New River Mountains of central Arizona. The 8 to14-inch diameter and 12 to 16-inch tall succulent sprouts a flower stalk up to 13 feet tall. Fewer than 100 plants are known in the wild, all in Gila, Yavapai and Maricopa counties on the Tonto National Forest and private land in chaparral and juniper grasslands. Since the listing, a growing body of evidence has lead to the determination that the plant – found only where the range of Toumey’s agave (A. toumeyana var. bella) and the golden-flowered agave (A. chrysantha) overlap – is indeed a hybrid of the two parent-species. Controlled experiments on the reproductive limitations of the Arizona agave conducted at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix have confirmed that the plant is a hybrid. The Service published its proposal to delist the Arizona agave in today’s Federal Register. The proposal is available at http://arizonaes.fws.gov. Comments are being sought through March 14, 2005, and should be addressed to the Field Supervisor, Arizona Ecological Services Field Office, 2321 West Royal Palm Road, Suite 103, Phoenix, AZ 85021. Public hearing requests must be received by Feb. 28, 2005. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 95-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge
System, which encompasses 544 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resources offices and 81 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign and Native American tribal governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Assistance program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies. -FWS-
Gourmet Wholefoods Cooking Classes
Gourmet Wholefoods Cooking Classes
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January 26 , 2005 by Editor
Add Spice to Your Life with Gourmet Wholefoods Cooking Classes Sponsored by Desert Sage Herbs
How many herbs and spices do you cook with on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis? Chef Rachel, author of The Garden of Eating, cooking instructor and healthy cooking-coach will inspire you to double (or triple!) the size of your spice rack, add pizzazz to your meals and snacks, and expand your repertoire of family-friendly recipe. You will savor new flavors, discover fascinating facts about the healing properties of culinary herbs and spices, enjoy a complete meal in each class, and take home printed recipes plus prep, cooking, and serving tips. Come hungry. Participants will be entered into a $25 drawing to be used at Desert Sage Herbs. These classes are limited in space and will fill up quickly.