Kathy Montgomery

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With a 10-Foot Pole, Arizona Highways

For centuries, the Tohono O'odham people have been harvesting saguraro fruit in what is now Saguaro National Park. Stella Tucker and her daughter are carrying on the tradition.



Old School, Arizona Highways

Apache Elementary began as a one-room adobe schoolhouse in the early 1910s. Although the building has been rebuilt and the technology has changed, it's still a one-room schoolhouse, where Palma Hudson provides a traditional education to 10 students ranging from kindergarten to eighth grade.

Where Nature Meets Nurture, Arizona Highways

In 1966, The Nature Conservancy made its first purchase in Arizona when it acquired the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve. Although its mission has evolved and expanded over the past 50 years, the organization is still working to protect the state's most threatened landscapes.

Alone on the Hill, Arizona Highways

The mining region of Rich Hill isn't what it used to be. Today, it's mostly made up of retirees with metal detectors, but not so long so ago, the mountain was a haven for a different kind of prospector. They had names like Rattlesnake Bill and Crazy Willie, and Elly Loftin knew them better than anyone.

The Final Cut, Phoenix Magazine

Forensic pathologist Mark Fiscione has the last word on the steady stream of bodies that come his way.