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The Art of Paying Attention: Javelinas

Oct 15, 2015 Wildlife illustrator Beth Surdut shares a peaceful front yard encounter with an infamous desert marauder.

Arizona Spotlight for October 16, 2015

Oct 15, 2015 Voices for the Cure; documentary details transgender Tucsonan's story; stage & screen legend Rita Moreno; comedian Lisa Landry comes to town; desert marauders make for interesting neighbors.
The West, South and mid-Atlantic are expected to have greater than normal precipitation over the 2015-2016 winter due to the effects of an El Nino.

El Niño’s Above-Average Rains Won’t Wipe Out Drought

Oct 15, 2015 Winter weather phenomenon expected to be one of three strongest.
Bighorn sheep in the Silverbell area.

Pneumonia Kills Fourth Bighorn Sheep in Catalina Mountains

Oct 11, 2015 Plan to relocate more sheep to area in November will move ahead
Water levels at the Colorado River basin.

Flake Looks to Safeguard Arizona's Water Allotment

Oct 11, 2015 Senator wants to prohibit secretary of the interior from redirecting state's supply to another state.

The Art of Paying Attention: Regal Horned Lizard

Oct 9, 2015 Wildlife illustrator Beth Surdut learns that all lizards are not created equal...
Collecting sediment cores aboard a ship.

UA Study: Climate Change to Cause Drier Horn of Africa

Oct 9, 2015 Vulnerable area depends on rainfall for crop production
Members of the Globe Hotshots work a controlled burn near Reddington Pass in May of 2015. The Bureau of Land Management will form a similar crew and stationed it at Ft. Huachuca for the 2016 fire season.

Southern Arizona Gets First Hotshot Wildfire Crew

Oct 7, 2015 Fort Huachuca-based crew will be the only one in the state south of Phoenix
Snow collects on cactus on Tucson's northwest side.

Forecast: El Niño Winter Could Bring Snow on Cactus

Oct 7, 2015 Monsoon was normal; strong El Niño storms likely on the way in February, March, April.
A baby Sonoran desert tortoise.

Desert Tortoise Extinction Unlikely, Agency Says

Oct 6, 2015 Iconic animal found only in Arizona, still considered 'Species of Greatest Conservation Need'

Arizona Sign of Autumn: Leaves Turning? No, Lost Hikers

Sep 28, 2015 Cooler weather has more people out; that meets big increase in number of trouble calls.
Maija Hildebrand says holding a tarantula helped her overcome her fear of picking up a cockroach.

Insect Festival Discovery: 'Cockroaches Are Really Cuddly'

Sep 21, 2015 How did girl come to play with roach? Only after building her nerve by holding tarantula.
Glen Canyon Dam.

Danger of 250-Ton Rock Collapse at Dam Reduced

Sep 21, 2015 Workers stabilize sandstone slab that threatened to break off wall near Glen Canyon Dam.

Preserve Aravaipa Canyon As Is, Federal Plan Proposes

Sep 18, 2015 Officials have worked on the management plan for five years.
Baby chickens are pictured at the Arizona Feeds Country Store in South Tucson on April 2, 2015.

Tucson Planning Commission OKs Backyard Chickens

Sep 17, 2015 Proposal making urban farming easier moves to City Council for final approval.

Northern Arizona Forest Thinning Work Gets Under Way

Sep 16, 2015 Slow start to Four Forest Restoration Initiative; test plots show its expected benefits

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