The History of Our Name

The Alligator Juniper is a tree in the juniper family with bark in a checkered pattern, resembling an alligator's skin. While the tree is native to New Mexico and Arizona, the alligator is native to swampland and tropics. This pairing in our name invites both the regional and the exotic. And just as ventures in the arts and letters challenge commonly-held definitions and boundaries, so our name blurs lines between the thing and its associations. Finally, because Alligator Juniper is published by Prescott College, a college for the Liberal Arts and the Environment it is fitting that the name references the natural world, thereby creating a bridge between the arts and the environment.