Milagro Cohousing - Tucson, Arizona

05/21/2026

This past Sunday, our Milagro Meet Yourself half-day event was a resounding success. A small group of us met on the lawn to start the day with some easy movement and breathing exercises accompanied by music, followed by a light breakfast of pastries and fruit. We were pleased to welcome our newest residents, who joined us for a casual meet-and-greet. The event featured small group activities, including a reflective exercise where we each identified and recorded three core values that Milagro fulfills for us individually. We then formed different groups to craft a poem, commencing with a metaphor for our life. Each participant contributed two initial lines, which were then passed to the left for the next person to add a line, and this process continued around the table until the poem returned to its originator. The resulting poems were truly impressive. We ended the day with pizza and salad for lunch and reflection of this heartwarming morning.

02/08/2026

02/05/2026

Birding close to home- Sweetwater Wetlands is a great place for an outing. Join us at this event on Feb 21.

12/24/2025

We celebrated Winter Solstice under warm temperatures and gorgeous skies just after sundown. Honoring the 7 directions- East, North, West South, Above, Earth and ourselves, we reflected on our gratitude for living on this beautiful planet. Song, poetry and food followed as darkness crept in.

12/13/2025

This weekend! Great selection of holiday gifting items and support your local artisan.

12/13/2025

Happy Birdy Friday!
Small and stocky, the Green Heron is a common wading bird of North and Central America but is easily overlooked. While larger herons tend to feed out in the open waters of wetlands, Greens are usually along the more shallow edges and are often concealed by dense vegetation. While in the shade, they may appear to be black, but get this stunner out in the sun and you’ll be treated to its luscious, greenish blue back and cap, dark chestnut shoulders and neck, striking yellow eyes and legs, and the beautiful little detail of lightly edged flight feathers.

Green Herons are migratory, but they can be found in Tucson year-round at most local parks with ponds ringed by dense vegetation. Look for them feeding (day or night!) on fish, frogs, insects, crustaceans, or reptiles at Columbus Park, the pond behind the Hardesty Building near Reid Park, and especially Sweetwater Wetlands where a couple have been fairly easy to see lately. They are among the few tool-using birds, using baits such as feathers, pieces of bread, live insects, twigs, and berries to lure fish in. Surprisingly, they have also been seen diving into deep water and swimming long distances back to shallow water like “little swans.”

Green Heron behaviors and genetics have given the species many interesting names. Because it tends to fly away from disturbances giving a stream of white defecation, it has been called the "fly-up-the-creek," "sh*te-polk," and "chalk-line." It is also part of a complex of related herons that, when considered one species, is called Green-backed Heron. When split, they are the Green Heron (or Little Green Heron), the Striated Heron, and the Galapagos (Lava) Heron. Despite the confusion, and whatever you want to call them, these are all beautiful birds!
-Matt Griffiths, Communications Coordinator
Image by Peter Brannon

12/13/2025

Swing by and enjoy Tucson's dark skies at our upcoming Saguaro Star Party. This event will take place on December 19th, starting at 6pm and ending at 8pm, at the Desert Research Learning Center (12661 East Broadway Boulevard). Parking will be along the side of the road towards the east end of Broadway Blvd, just past the Broadway trailhead. Drop in at any time!

The star party will feature telescopes run by night sky experts from the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, as well as informal activities for all ages led by rangers throughout the night.
Bring your own flashlights for easier navigation. Carpooling is encouraged. No pets allowed at this new location. For more information, please call the Rincon Mountain Visitor Center at (520) 733-5153.

12/13/2025

Shine your light