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Horses' hooves, erosion turn trails into trenches
Horses' hooves, storm runoff and natural erosion have cut trenches up to 2 feet deep in some trails at Saguaro National Park East.
Horses' hooves, erosion turn trails into trenches
In Saguaro National Park East, this portion of the Garwood Trail looks more like a ditch than a pathway. Park officials are tackling the most …
Former wild-roaming horses, burros coming up for adoption
Nearly three dozen horses and burros that have been roaming wild on the range will be offered for adoption this month in Sonoita.
Catalina Park, un respiro en la ciudad
John y Kathy Mulligan, de Tucsón, se relajan junto a sus perros Max (izq.) y Wiley en el arroyo Cañada del Oro, que pasa por el Parque Estatal…
Catalina Park, un respiro en la ciudad
This piece of pristine desert was slated for expansive residential development in the 1970s, but a citizens coalition saved it.
Catalina Park, un respiro en la ciudad
Un cardenal macho posado en una rama del Parque Estatal Catalina. La imagen fue captada el 1 de mayo del 2013.
Catalina Park, un respiro en la ciudad
El Parque Estatal Catalina (Catalina State Park), una reserva natural con grandes paisajes desérticos y cañones esculturales que tiene como te…
'Horrifying' bee attack killed rappeller dangling from cliff
Tucson rock climber Steven Johnson - found dead on a cliff Monday after suffering hundreds of bee stings - was remembered Wednesday as a spiri…
Tucsonan pens guide to mountain trees of Southern Arizona
Many of us head for mountain forests as summer heat comes on - and a new book by a Tucson author could enrich your experience in the cool, gre…
Tucsonan pens guide to mountain trees of Southern Arizona
An Arizona madrone tree along the Bug Spring Trail in the Catalinas, from the book "Mountain Trees of Southern Arizona" by Tucsonan Frank Rose…
San Pedro due bird recognition
A national conservation area east of Sierra Vista will be rededicated Saturday as a "globally important bird area."
May 03, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
San Pedro due bird recognition
Grasslands, trees and mountains can be seen from the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. The 57,000-acre area is widely known as a …
San Pedro due bird recognition
An Arizona Bell's vireo feeds her babies at her nest. At San Pedro, you're likely to encounter sights like this.
Catalina State Park marks 30th birthday Saturday
Catalina State Park - a preserve of grand desert landscapes and curvaceous canyons set against a backdrop of the craggy Catalina Mountains - t…
May 02, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Catalina State Park marks 30th birthday Saturday
Tucsonans John and Kathy Mulligan relax with their dogs, Max, left, and Wiley, in the Cañada del Oro Wash where it passes through Catalina Sta…
Catalina State Park marks 30th birthday Saturday
This piece of pristine desert was slated for expansive residential development in the 1970s, but a citizens coalition saved it.
It's a tad early, but saguaros already are flowering locally
The first brilliant white blooms of saguaro cacti - the state flower of Arizona - are bursting out in Sabino Canyon and other sites around Tucson.
April 29, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
It's tad early, but saguaros already are flowering locally
Saguaros in the Tucson area are producing flowers, which customarily would bloom more heavily in May and June.
It's tad early, but saguaros already are flowering locally
In Sabino Canyon, this saguaro was already beckoning flying critters to its lush flowers.
Star 200: Southern Arizona's resorts need educated workers
The tourism industry in Tucson relies on a diverse mix of workers - from the people who clean hotel rooms to mountain guides who lead visitors…
Resorts need educated workers
"As the economy improves, some places have difficulty finding qualified workers," says Brent DeRaad, president of the Metropolitan Tucson Conv…
Reid Park's garden wins accolade for its blooming roses
Tucson's Reid Park Rose Garden - a floral spectacle featuring more than 100 species of roses and 800 individual plants - has won a Garden of t…
April 25, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Reid Park's garden wins accolade for its blooming roses
Photographer Dawn Salisbury takes some senior-class portraits of Katelynn Welter, a Sahuaro High School senior, in the Reid Park Rose Garden.
Reid Park's garden wins accolade for its blooming roses
The Julia Child rose, top, and the Caribbean, above, are among the many types at the Reid Park Rose Garden, which just won a Garden of the Yea…
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