About This BlogThe Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail connects history, culture, and outdoor recreation from Nogales, Arizona to the San Francisco Bay Area. This newsletter brings communities and partners together along the 1,200-mile route. Follow along to learn about news, events, and accomplishments along the Anza Trail. Prototype with Mission Garden
July 09, 2024
Following a workshop with the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, the Anza Trail and Mission Garden worked together to introduce an experimental pop-up program. It encouraged visitors to connect to deep and complex histories through their own experiences on the land. They placed three temporary posters throughout the gardens with first-hand quotes, followed by reflective questions for visitors to ponder. New - Trail Maps of Southern Arizona
November 30, 2018
A new map of Southern Arizona from Tucson to Nogales highlights the cultural, natural, recreation, and historic resources associated with the Anza Expedition. Celebrating Pima County!
October 25, 2018
Celebrating Pima County and the certification of 47 miles of trail and 6 trailheads as official components of the Juan Baustista de Anza National Historic Trail and the 50th Anniversary of the National Trails System! Tucson Sees 100 Classroom Presentations for the 100th Birthday of the National Park Service
June 08, 2016
This school year, more than 2,500 fourth graders across Tucson and southern Arizona connected with the 100th birthday of the National Park Service through 100 classroom presentations about the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. On the Trail: Lucy's Warbler Nestboxes - Bringing Birds Home
April 02, 2018
The Tucson Audubon has been working in along the Anza Trail near Tubac, Arizona. Read about their Lucy's nestbox study first year report. To Manuela...
March 27, 2018
In the Bicentennial edition of Antepasados, produced by Los Californianos, Lydia Margarita Weis chose to memorialize María Ygnacia Manuela Piñuelas de Féliz in a poem, “To Manuela.” We selected to pull this tribute out of the archives to end our series during Women’s History Month commemorating the women of the expedition and Manuela, the only death of the expedition. VOLUNTEERS WANTED for the Anza Trail Color Guard
January 25, 2018
Anza Trail Color Guard president is recruiting for volunteers! Learn more about what our living historians do as interpreters of the Anza Trail. |
Last updated: June 17, 2024