The Pick at Prescott

06/25/2023

Master Gardener Tip of the Week: Native plants help native pollinators in the Willamette Valley

OSU researchers spent three years researching which native plants would be perfect for native pollinators in a low-maintenance garden in the Willamette Valley. Out of 19 native plants, researchers narrowed the list to 10 picks that attracted an abundance of wild bees, many different kinds of bees, and have unique associations with wild bee species, meaning that some bees were attracted to specific plant species. You can review the Native Plant Picks for Bees here: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/pub/em-9363

The Xerces Society publishes a more extensive list of native plants for pollinators and beneficial insects in the Pacific Northwest: https://xerces.org/publications/plant-lists/native-plants-for-pollinators-and-beneficial-insects-inland-northwest

Photo: Collomia grandiflora, or Grand Collomia with Eschscholzia californica, California Poppy, in the background. Credit: Vicki Harrison

02/18/2023

Black History Month at The Pick! ❤️

02/17/2023

In town to work on our family home…fitting in a quick hike 5 minutes away! ❤️

09/14/2022

Rained hard today in Prescott!

09/11/2022

Agaves are loving the monsoons!

06/28/2022

Always remembering…and the ones left behind. ❤️

COMMUNITIES REMEMBER THE GRANITE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOTS
Ninth Anniversary

PRESCOTT, AZ (June 20, 2022) –On June 30, 2013 at 4:42 p.m., 19 members of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew gave their lives battling the Yarnell Hill Fire. Nine years later, the City of Prescott and other agencies continue to remember the brave 19 with public tributes. This year marks the ninth anniversary of the tragedy.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 29

The Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew Learning and Tribute Center will mark its Fourth anniversary by hosting the Central Arizona Pipes and Drums, who will pay tribute to the Hotshots with their music. The program begins at 12:30 p.m., with comments by Prescott Mayor Phil Goode and other dignitaries, followed by the pipe and drum tribute.

The Center will be open daily from open June 29 through July 4 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except Saturday July 2 they will be open 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. because of the Frontier Days Parade). The Center is located at Prescott Gateway Mall, 3280 Gateway Boulevard in Prescott. For more information about the Center, go to gmihc19.org.

THURSDAY JUNE 30

The Yavapai County Courthouse in downtown Prescott will ring the bells 19 times, beginning at 4:42 p.m. This will be a silent moment of reflection. No public comments are planned. To hear the bells clearly, stand on the south side of the Courthouse.

IN YARNELL, ARIZONA:

The ninth anniversary of the Yarnell Hill Fire will be remembered at the Yarnell Hill Fire Memorial Park 22556 South State Route 89, Yarnell, AZ (Corner of Shrine Road and SR 89).

In addition to local musicians lending their voices to the program, there will be a reading of the names of the fallen Hotshot and a closing moment of silent tribute to the Hotshots. This year’s remembrance begins at 4 p.m., and concludes with ringing of the bells at 4:42 p.m.

IN CASE OF RAIN: The program will be held at the Yarnell Community Presbyterian Church, 16455 Tabletop Way, Yarnell, AZ 85362.

https://www.prescott-az.gov/communities-remember-the-granite-mountain-hotshots-ninth-anniversary/

06/20/2022

05/06/2022

STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTIONS BEGIN TODAY

• CAMPFIRES, CHARCOAL GRILLS, AND STOVE FIRES (WOOD, CHARCOAL, AND COAL BURNING) ARE PROHIBITED on all Prescott National Forest lands, roads, and trails; except within developed recreation sites where grills and campfire rings are provided. (The use of petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns or heating devices is allowed providing such devices meet the fire under writer’s specifications for safety).

• SMOKING IS PROHIBITED except within enclosed vehicles, buildings, or developed recreation sites where the area is cleared of all flammable material.

• DISCHARGING A FIREARM IS PROHIBITED, except while engaged in a lawful hunt pursuant to state, federal laws and regulations

• CAMPFIRES ARE ONLY ALLOWED AT THE DESIGNATED SITES within the Prescott Basin and MUST BE ATTENDED AT ALL TIMES. Metal posts identify designated campsites with a number.

• FIREWORKS ARE ALWAYS PROHIBITED on all national forest lands.

These fire restrictions apply virtually everywhere in Northern/Western Arizona. This includes, but is not limited to:
• City of Prescott Fire Department
• CAFMA
• Prescott National Forest
• Yavapai County
• Arizona State Trust Lands
• Northern Arizona BLM

In addition, Kaibab & Coconino National Forests, the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, are all in Stage 1 fire restrictions. Navajo Nation will be entering Stage 1 within the next two weeks.

https://dffm.az.gov/fire-restrictions

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/prescott/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD1019047

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Please sign up for CodeRED®! This will allow the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office to notify you in the event of an emergency.

https://ycsoaz.gov/publicaffairs/Emergency-Preparedness/Emergency-Notification-System

04/27/2022

Just a block from The Pick!

We're headed to lunch at the Barley Hound! What is your favorite dish? Truffle Duck Fat Fries counts as a meal, right?

04/27/2022

We visit Prescott, AZ and show you the top attractions: Sharlot Hall Museum, Museum of Indigenous People, Born To Be Wild Adventures Tours & Rentals, SpringH...

04/22/2022

04/13/2022

Busy up in Oregon getting ready for Easter!
Tiny American folk art terra-cotta pottery from our studio at the in Polk County, Oregon. Wishing all our Prescott friends & neighbors a happy Easter!

04/05/2022

Two Valley teens have just been made the recipients of the prestigious Carnegie Medal, chosen along with 18 others for incredible acts of bravery.

01/20/2022

Cyclist Tillie Anderson came out of nowhere to shatter records, dominate her competition, and earn the world champion title during the late-19th-century women's racing craze

01/10/2022

So special!

The lights around the Courthouse Square were blue tonight in honor of National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

Many, many thanks to Matt Brassard and the Arizona Christmas City organizers for this tribute to our outstanding law enforcement agencies.

12/31/2021

Incredible work by the CA’s own Bill & Merry Nebeker CA] Repost from
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One of the top sculptors in Arizona, Bill Nebeker, has a major new work on public view in his hometown of Prescott, Arizona. The city is now the proud owner of a 5,000-pound, 14-foot-high version of his bronze If Horses Could Talk. The work itself offers a humorous take of a hunter who is being outwitted by a deer. “Bill has been a hunter since he was a boy with his father, then with his friends for 50 years and now continues today with his son and grandsons,” according to a release about the artwork.”

Bill & Merry Nebeker CA]

12/26/2021

Merry Christmas from Steve & Ellen!
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12/07/2021

12/07/2021

These two wee grand girls LOVE the lights in Prescott’s Courthouse Square! BUT this year we’re ooohing & aaahhing over the giant tree on the Western Oregon University campus in the Willamette Valley, Oregon while we’re hunkered down as a 3 generation family at the Homestead!

11/30/2021

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One of our very favorite local Prescott artists!

11/26/2021

Happy Thanksgiving from the Osborn family in Oregon!
🍂 With fond memories of gathering at The Pick on Cortez Street — at just over 900 square feet it was cozy!
🍁 Wishing our current guests a great time in Prescott as they gather.

11/11/2021

Steve shared this with me.

© 2009 WMGBig & Rich - 8th Of November (Video)

11/06/2021

We have "two hometowns!"

Dolly Parton joins Ken Burns and Marty Stuart in launching nationwide campaign to honor every American city.

11/02/2021

The Pick is booked for this great event but if you are in town be sure to enjoy! An Osborn family favorite!

10/05/2021

Fun to make Super Host status again! We have a great neighborhood team supporting us on South Cortez! 👍

09/27/2021

The welcome Northern Arizona monsoon rains encouraged this volunteer hollyhock to greet us on the back patio!

09/27/2021

Pretty fun to be sitting in the living room at The Pick & working on our AirBnB Guestbook!



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09/26/2021

New Brook trail shoes for the Canyon.
2 1/2 hour drive from The Pick.