Passage Prevented
January 29, 2018For more than a year, then-candidate Donald Trump promised voters at rallies, in tweets and on debate stages that America’s very safety and sovereignty had been compromised, and the only…
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Calling All Souls: Spiritual Activism on the Border
November 9, 2017Kids dressed as Jaguars run through the crowd growling and giggling. They remind us: What is wild belongs here.
Up Against the Wall
September 28, 2017On a quiet, late-spring morning in northern Sonora, Mexico, a beaver putters across a pond the size of a football field. A sinuous dam, 5 feet high, forms the pond’s…
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Endangered species, and the wall that could silence them
Under the starry skies over the jagged Sierra Madre foothills, Randy Young listens. He slings his hammock between two mesquites, deep in the 55,000 acres he manages for the Tucson-based…
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How Trump’s Border Wall Could Block the Most Exciting Wildlife Comeback in North America
Jaguars are reappearing in the Southwest. A border wall would put an end to that.
BEE-lieve it or not, it’s National Pollinator Week!
June 21, 2017by Marci Caballero-Reynolds, Doris Duke Conservation Intern National Pollinator Week has arrived, and it’s time to celebrate and learn about our pollinators here in the Southwest. The Sky Island Region…
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In letter to president, 450 organizations oppose any efforts to remove or decrease protections for any national monuments
June 20, 2017Dear President Trump, Secretary Zinke, and Secretary Ross, On behalf of the 450 undersigned organizations and our millions of members across the country, we are writing to express our deep…
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Borderlands Cat
I am standing next to a tranquil, spring-fed pool in northern Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountain range. Lush grasses sway below a cliff glistening with life-giving liquid. In a nearby tree,…
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It’s Open Studio Season
Tucson artists open their doors to show off metal jaguars, painted dreams, photos and more Way out west on Ina Road, clear past the freeway, Pat Frederick has spent the…
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Tucson VA to Hold Veteran Resource Fair, Town Hall event
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System will be holding a Veteran Resource Fair and Town Hall event on Saturday, June 10. Veterans and their families are encouraged to attend the…
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