Les Conklin, Author at A Peek at the Peak Magazine

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Aug18

Bernie and Destination Preservation

Posted on Aug 18, 2014 | 0 comments

By Les Conklin When we graduated from the University of Rhode Island’s (URI) College of Business in 1960, Bernie Finkel and I didn’t suspect that we were destined to play roles in preserving a scenic landmark and creating what will be one of America’s largest city-owned preserves. In fact, neither of us had heard of “The West’s Most Western Town.” Besides, we had other things on our minds:...

Jul22

Bashas’ Beginnings

Posted on Jul 22, 2014 | 0 comments

By Rob Johnson Introduction: Since 1932, Bashas’ has donated more than $100 million to local charities. Thousands of Arizona schools, churches, and nonprofits have benefited from the generosity of the company, its members, and its customers. Bashas’ concentrates its charitable efforts on community causes that address education, hunger, family, and children. The Peak and the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association...

Jul22

Tracking the Mexican Wolf

Posted on Jul 22, 2014 | 0 comments

Courtesy of Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center The mission of Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center includes education, and there are few subjects that can benefit more from education than wolves. So, let’s see if we can simplify a very complicated topic: wolves, and more particularly, the Mexican gray wolf. The animal featured on the cover is Mexican wolf F435, Chuska, one of the first Mexican wolves cared for by Southwest...

Jul22

What is Baby Season Anyway?

Posted on Jul 22, 2014 | 0 comments

Courtesy of Southwest Conservation Center We’ve said it again and again: It’s baby season! But what exactly does that mean? Some desert animals, like the coyote, breed only once a year and give birth in the spring and early summer. Even for those animals that can reproduce year-round, like javelina and bobcats, many babies are born in time for their parents to take advantage of the abundant plants and prey available in the spring...

Jul17

Volunteer Now!

Posted on Jul 17, 2014 | 4 comments

What would you like to do? Help maintain and enhance Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive. We conduct four or five, two-hours-long litter pickup events on Saturday mornings from September through May. We maintain the Scenic Drive’s plant exhibits and monuments. We advocate for the preservation of the Scenic Drive as an historic landmark. We need volunteers to help in these efforts. Help with an event. We organize and run several...