3 Author Book Signing Event at Tucson Fossil Show (Feb 1~2)
By Thomas Wiewandt / February, 2025
Don’t miss this special BOOK SIGNING EVENT at the Mineral & Fossil Marketplace
(1333 N. Oracle Rd., at the intersection of Drachman & Oracle).
The Marketplace will be open to the public Feb. 1-16, 2025 during […]
How to Make Saguaro Cactus Fruit Candy Roll-Ups
By Thomas Wiewandt / June, 2021
When saguaro cactus fruit ripen shortly before summer monsoon storms arrive in the Sonoran Desert, wildlife have a feast. Some Native Americans, most notably the Tohono O’odham, have traditionally joined
The Miraculous Egg
By Thomas Wiewandt / May, 2021
Featured in the 2021 Winners Gallery of The International Color Awards
This panoramic photograph appears as a double-page spread (pp. 110-111) in FOSSILS INSIDE OUT. To help connect the past with the present, […]
Fiji: Travel, Culture, & Conservation
By Thomas Wiewandt / November, 2016
I hope that you are well and found some joy in this holiday season.
There’s no getting around it, a dark cloud looming overhead has seriously dampened this year’s holiday spirit. So here’s an unusual […]
Tribute to Author Byrd Baylor
By Thomas Wiewandt / December 2015
Some holiday gatherings are more memorable than others. And last Sunday I was invited to one of those . . . celebrating Desert Dwellers. Where? . . . way out in the desert of […]
Dominican Bread Dip
By Thomas Wiewandt / 2006
A recipe derived from helpful hints offered by a waiter at the Pate Palo European Brasserie in Santo Domingo, the restaurant that hostedthe farewell banquet of our 2002 Iguana Specialist Group conservation conference/workshop in the […]
Aunt Marilyn’s Rum Cake
By Thomas Wiewandt / December, 2005
(a recipe posted in her honor – we lost Marilyn to cancer on 12/10/05 and for at least 10 years she has sent me one of these sumptuous cakes for Christmas)
Blend together 1 pkg […]






