Heritage Videos
Film created by the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area. Ingenious methods of food sustenance and cultivation were developed to sustain the Tohono O’odham and their ancestors, and this short film reveals why it is critical to keep these practices and traditions alive.
An exclusive director’s cut of the Discovery Road episode which features the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area and explores how a desert river, ranching, birdwatching, wildlife, and Native American traditions are preserving nature, history, and culture in southern Arizona.
“How the Butterfield Trail Shaped Tucson” was a project that was partially funded by the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area.
Flora & Fauna
Photo by Wendy Islas
Grand Prize Winner (2023). Magnificent saguaro with the Milky Way taken in Marana.
Photo by John Lee Compton
1st Place Winner (2023). Black Vultures at Panther Peak Wash Trail, south of Picture Rocks Road.
Photo by Taylor Rivera
2nd Place Winner (2023). Cattle in Lochiel.
Photo by Anthony Roberts
3rd Place Winner (2023). Echinopsis genus, sometimes known as hedgehog cactus, sea-urchin cactus or Easter lily cactus, Tubac, AZ.
Culture & History
Photo by Patrick Christman
1st Place Winner (2023). Día de los Muertos ofrenda at Tumacácori National Historical Park.
Photo by Judith Rockey
2nd Place Winner (2023). Pipa Players at Tucson Meet Yourself.
Photo by Wendy Islas
3rd Place Winner (2023). Petroglyph in Saguaro National Park West.
Photo by Taylor Rivera
Ranching on the Empire Ranch.
Lifestyle & Recreation
Photo by Taylor Rivera
1st Place Winner (2023). On horseback at the Empire Ranch.
Photo by Wendy Islas
2nd Place Winner (2023). Hiking the Sunset Trail in the Bear Wallow area in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
Photo by Anthony Roberts
3rd Place Winner (2023). Enjoying a cool, refreshing break from the heat in Madera Creek at Madera Canyon.
Photo by Taylor Rivera
Horseback on the Empire Ranch.
