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TMA Desert Grasslands

Exhibit Explores Desert Grasslands Art

Mar 7, 2013 On display: Artists 'passionate about the environment'
Shoppers pay a visit to The HabiStore. It's a thrift store operated by Habitat for Humanity.

Recycling: Win-Win for People, Nature

Mar 6, 2013 Second-hand stores save money, resources
Construction at Pima County's new Roger Road Wastewater Treatment facility.

New Wastewater Plant Will Meet Fed Standards

Mar 4, 2013 Roger Road plant's odors also will be controlled; building done in 2014
Sunset at Yavapai Point, along the Grand Canyon's South Rim.

Grand Canyon Economic Impact $467M

Feb 27, 2013 Study: Tourism supports 7,400 jobs in and around national park
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

Museum Lets Raptors Take Wing

Feb 27, 2013 Twice-a-day free flights of red-tailed hawks, great horned owls
Kiera Woods catches snowflakes on her tongue outside the student union on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013.

UA Students Shocked, Excited By Snowfall

Feb 21, 2013 Winter flurry dusts campus, spurring many students to get out and enjoy the snow
Large snowflakes fell over Tucson for about an hour Wednesday.

'Blizzard' Gone, But More Rain Coming

Feb 20, 2013 Tucson gets rare snowfall; deep snow in mountains, rain elsewhere
A rescued bobcat takes a rest at the Tucson Wildlife Center.

New Beginnings for Wild Animals

Feb 20, 2013 Facility in Southern Arizona takes in hundreds of critters
An owl nest is spotted on top of a highly electrified power line.

Urban Raptors Learn to Co-Exist

Feb 13, 2013 Owls, hawks, others adapt to city life, despite hazards

AZ, NM Wolf Numbers Growing

Feb 6, 2013 Estimated 75 in 13 packs, including 20 pups, feds say
Technician-hiker plies Grand Canyon trails with panoramic cameras for Google Earth.

Grand Canyon Hike? Google It

Jan 31, 2013 Panoramic photos take online users on Bright Angel Trail
Sunset at Yavapai Point, along the Grand Canyon's South Rim.

EPA Wants to Clear Air in Grand Canyon

Jan 20, 2013 Navajo Generating Station's emissions targeted in proposed new rule
Mexican gray wolf, Canis lupus baileyi

Mexican Gray Wolf Scheduled for Release

Jan 7, 2013 Male will be freed mid-month in Apache National Forest, officials say
The monsoon made a big impact this week, and the wet weather was a welcome reprieve from our areas ongoing drought conditions.

2012: The Year in Tucson Weather

Dec 31, 2012 Last 12 months had average monsoon, tied for warmest summer ever
Redington Pass seen to the left; Rincon Mountains to the right. Image taken from La Cebadilla Estates by a resident on a rare day when Tanque Verde Wash was flowing.

Forest Service Focuses on Redington Pass

Dec 24, 2012 Advocates for recreation area east of Tucson applaud clean-up, planning
Saguaro National Park

Youth Wilderness Camp for Winter Break

Dec 24, 2012 Saguaro National Park allows kids to learn in nature's classroom

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