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Legislation was introduced today to protect one of the most culturally significant and ecologically fragile landscapes in the Southwest. The Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act will establish a 330,000-acre conservation area, as well as the 47,000-acre Palo Verde National Conservation Area and nearly 60,000-acres of new wilderness in the Sonoran Desert.
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More than 200 organizations representing Mexico, Canada, the U.S., and Indigenous Nations, came together for a multi-national summit on conserving North America’s Central Grasslands. More than 50 million acres of grassland have been lost in the last 10 years alone as human development and climate change impact conservation efforts.
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A national conservation group has acquired a sprawling ranch near a New Mexico mountain peak held sacred by Native American tribes.
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SP Crater northeast of Flagstaff is closed to recreationists through May to protect nesting golden eagles.
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A federal judge has approved an agreement between the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service and the…
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A well-known Southwestern conservationist is currently missing in Yellowstone National Park.Accordinbg to the National Park Service, Kim Crumbo was…
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There’s a new conservation plan for springsnails in Nevada and Utah. It’s aimed at protecting these strictly aquatic snails that depend entirely on…
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An explorer who has paddled a raft on a series of rivers across the West shares his experiences and appreciation of nature in a new collection of essays.…