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TweetPinShareBy Lori Dugan/EAC THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College’s Discovery Park Campus hosted its annual Docent Appreciation Dinner on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, to honor the community volunteers who led 18 …
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TweetPinShareBy Lori Dugan/EAC Thatcher – Eastern Arizona College’s Discovery Park Campus recently hosted a group of local educators for a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Mount Graham International Observatory (MGIO), …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Paul Anger: The Eastern Arizona Science Initiative presented their annual Environmental STEM Camp for high school youth on May 29 and 30 an adventure in wilderness survival. The …
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TweetPinShareEAC Photo: Educational visits to the MGIO on Mt. Graham resume this Saturday. By Lori Dugan/EA THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College is excited to announce that educational visits to the …
EA announces educational visits to Mt. Graham International Observatory telescopes Read More TweetPinShareEAC Photo: EAC is offering a half-credit class to train volunteers who wish to become docents and lead educational tours at the Mount Graham International Observatory. This is your opportunity …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Hunter Windsor: The LBT lights up the night. Contributed Article/Courtesy EAC SAFFORD – Eastern Arizona College’s Discovery Park hosted a “Pre-Tour” dinner for the community volunteers (Docents) who …
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TweetPinShareThe endangered Mount Graham red squirrel was almost pushed to extinction by a 2017 wildfire that cut its population to an estimated 33 animals, but a survey this year showed …
Mount Graham red squirrel makes a comeback, but not out of the woods yet Read More