CONANP conference in the Casa Grande at El Aribabi - Carlos R. Elias
View from the veranda Rancho el Aribabi - J. Rorabaugh
Adobe walls of Mision Cocospera, N Sonora - J. Rorabaugh
Sonora chub, Rancho Aribabi - J. Rorabaugh
Saturday night dinner On Saturday night the Robles' family made dinner for guests and served us on the veranda. Yum.
Tawsha fording the Rio Cocospera Crossing the river in April requires some ingenuity - and a couple of sticks.
Mision Cocospera, NE Sonora - J. Rorabaugh
Cemetery at Mision Cocospera, N Sonora - J. Rorabaugh
Carlos teaching Scouts de Mexico about watersheds
Coati track - Rancho El Aribabi
Mision Cocospera de Kino (sign) - J. Rorabaugh
Eduardo Gomez-Limon - workshop on migratory and wetlands birds Ed Gomez often travels to El Aribabi to observe the nearly 200 documented bird species there. Because of the diverse landscape from river bottom to high montane, he often documents a species not seen on the ranch before. Here he leads a seminar on wetlands birds.
Mision Cocospera2, N Sonora - J. Rorabaugh
Eduardo Gomez presenting a workshop on Sonoran birds - Carlos R. Elias
Casita under construction at Rancho El Aribabi, - J. Rorabaugh
Casa Grande at Rancho el Aribabi - J. Rorabaugh
Steer, Rancho el Aribabi - J. Rorabaugh
Scouts de Mexico at Rancho El Aribabi Dr. Hector Robles, scoutmaster, brings his troop to El Aribabi frequently. they enjoy the outdoors and work hard to repair watersheds that have been damaged by cattle.