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From the Roosevelts and George W. Bush to NAU students, the Hat Ranch near Williams has a layered history of conservation and public life.
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Fremont cottonwoods form a ribbon of green along Arizona’s rivers and streams. They have heart-shaped leaves which turn golden in fall and fluffy, cotton-like seeds.
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Coyotes and badgers are known as rivals, but sometimes the unlikely pair works together to hunt burrowing rodents.
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Saguaros face heat, drought and changing monsoons. Researchers say these iconic desert giants manage to endure and thrive.
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Ancestral Puebloan peoples developed ingenious methods to collect, store, conserve, and utilize water.
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The marvels of the Grand Canyon extend beyond its dramatic scenery. Underground, vast cave systems hold clues to the region’s future climate.
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Ancestral Pueblo people began making turkey feather blankets about 1,800 years ago, coinciding with the transition to settled agricultural life.
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House finches are a familiar sight in northern Arizona, but their path to the West is a story of human introduction and adaptation.
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Some things can only be found if you know exactly where to look. The Peebles Navajo Cactus, at less than 3 centimeters tall, doesn’t seem to want to be found. Its thorny spines mimic surrounding grit so closely, it nearly disappears into the sand.
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A new study on the condor has revealed fundamental new insights into the lives of these critically endangered bird of prey.
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As winter sets in, rodents seek warmth and food — often in our homes. There are non-toxic ways to control them, from rodent birth control to attracting natural predators.
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A historic Chino Valley farm that supported Fred Harvey’s railroad dining empire over a century ago is on track to become part of a new state park.