Newsletters
Latest Issue:
Ironwood Essence, Spring 2026
New threats to the monument, beating back buffelgrass, removing stinknet, Meet the Monument 2026, and a new board member.
Past Issues:
Ironwood Essence, Fall 2025: The monument under threat, Desert Bighorn Sheep, presidential transition at the Friends, and the new president’s message.
Ironwood Essence, Spring 2025: History of the monument’s creation, archaeology, in memoriam-Raúl Grijalva, and a letter from President Bill Clinton.
Ironwood Essence, Fall 2024: Stinknet invasion, desert ironwood tree biology, thank you to Carolyn Campbell, new board member, and new IFNM ranger.
Ironwood Essence, Spring 2024 : Saguaro health, Bill Thornton retires, FIF’s new website, Desert Fence Busters, and death pipes for birds.
Ironwood Essence, Fall 2023
ironwood essence, Spring 2023
IRONWOOD ESSENCE, Fall 2022
IRONWOOD ESSENCE, Spring 2022
Friends of Ironwood Forest, Fall 2021
Friends of Ironwood Forest, Spring 2021
Friends of Ironwood Forest, Fall 2020
Friends of Ironwood Forest, Spring 2020
Friends of Ironwood Forest, Spring 2019
Friends of Ironwood Forest, Spring 2018
Friends of Ironwood Forest, Fall 2017
Friends of Ironwood Forest, Spring 2017
Friends of Ironwood Forest, Fall 2016
Friends of Ironwood Forest, Summer 2016
Friends of Ironwood Forest, Spring 2016
Friends of Ironwood Forest, Summer 2015
Friends Of Ironwood Forest, Spring/Summer 2014
“I just want to let you know how much we enjoyed your Spring Newsletter.
The article by Bill Thornton was one of the best, most succinct, informative and understandable articles on the subject I’ve read, and many thanks to him for producing it!
The additional highlight of the edition was “The Flood of Memories…”. It was wonderful to travel through time with such vivid descriptions of so many things also embedded in my memory.”
– Arthur Deters