Tucson VA to Hold Veteran Resource Fair, Town Hall event
June 20, 2017Southern 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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More than 1,000 Nonprofits Set to Participate in Arizona Gives Day Next Week
Arizona Gives Day is a grassroots, statewide day of giving that invites Arizonans to support their favorite causes. Donations can be scheduled in advance (to be processed on Tuesday, April…
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Elusive Jaguar Glimpsed in AZ Could Be Game Changer
A new jaguar sighting in Arizona is raising lots of questions. It’s the third big cat caught on camera prowling the state since 2012. The photo is little more than…
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A Tale of Two Walls
Along a remote stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border, two visions for the climate-changed future are unfolding. The U.S. Border Patrol agent was positioned behind a rust-colored vehicle barrier, on the other…
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Sky Islands: Magical Mountains Arising from the Middle of Earth’s Deserts
Sky Islands definitely do exist. What are they? Some people believe them to be the magical floating mountains in the movie Avatar. No… but I can tell you something about…
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Trump’s Wall May Threaten Thousands of Plant and Animal Species on the U.S.-Mexico Border
The region—called the Sky Islands—harbors more than 7,000 species, many of which struggle to cross human-made obstructions After nightfall last November 16 a sleek and rare wild cat sauntered past…
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Environmentalists Face Uphill Battle with Proposed Border Wall
As the bidding war for the construction of President Donald Trump’s wall comes to a close, many environmental activists remain concerned over the potential impact it will have on wildlife…
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America’s Attempt to Bring Back Jaguars Will End with Trump’s Wall
The male jaguars crossing from Mexico to the US will soon be locked out. With a scratch of a pen, President Trump could’ve very literally closed the door on any…
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Connecting the Sky Islands
Although we live in one of the most arid places in the world, Tucson is located in the middle of a biological “sea.” There are 57 forested mountains with peaks…
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Trump’s Mexican Border Wall Would Be an Ecological Disaster
June 19, 2017What we build on the border impacts more than just humans. President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday pushing ahead one of his signature campaign stumps—the construction of a…
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