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A juvenile bald eagle flies away after being released at Horseshoe Lake in June 2019.

Bald eagle numbers dip in Arizona despite more breeding area

Oct 7, 2019 While counts decreased over the previous year, an official said the expanded breeding areas point to a strong population.
Artist wears a mask representing the jackrabbit at a protest against more border wall construction.

Animal-masked artists protest construction of border wall

Oct 4, 2019 A group of Tucson artists staged an art performance near Lukeville last Sunday.
Art that celebrates the classic architecture featured during Architecture Week and Modernism Week in Tucson.

Exploring the future through the past: Tucson's Sunshine Mile.

Oct 2, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A preview of Film Fest Tucson 2019, and how one woman's dream of helping wildlife is making a big difference in the Sonoran Desert.
A cement batch site on a rancher's property east of Douglas leased by Southwest Valley Constructors for border wall construction.

Border wall construction in Arizona moves ahead

Oct 2, 2019 Preparations for more construction are underway near Douglas and on the San Pedro River.
A view looking east with the confluence of the Little Colorado and Colorado rivers below, November 2010.

Environmentalists concerned about two dam proposals near Grand Canyon

Oct 1, 2019 Opponents say the projects would disrupt the ecology of the area and damage a site sacred to the Hopi Tribe.
Interstate 10 near Eloy, now three lanes both directions.

ADOT widens I-10, but will it be enough?

Oct 1, 2019 The number of cars traveling between Tucson and Casa Grande could quadruple in two decades.
The city is reducing curbside recycling pickup in an effort to save money and adapt to global shifts in the industry.

Tucson cutting, but not canceling, recycling pickup

Sep 30, 2019 The curbside recycling service will be reduced to every other week, and the city expects to save $1.4 million a year.
A Pima County sewer cover, along Tucson's streetcar line.

Sewer repairs around Tucson to impact traffic

Sep 30, 2019 The majority of the repairs will last from Sept. 30 to Oct. 5, but some projects will finish up in November.
Archie is a big brown bat, and has been taken care of by Bob & Debbie Beucher since being rescued more than sixteen years ago.

It's always bat night at the Mission Garden.

Sep 26, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Climbing Mt. Lemmon in the bootprints of Sara Plummer Lemmon; and food writer Jane Stern's love affair with American diners.
Fishing boats float on the Sea of Cortez outside the little town of San Felipe, Baja California, in October 2018.

Without government aid, fishermen in Mexico return to endangered porpoise habitat

Sep 25, 2019 Fishermen in the Sea of Cortez say they haven't received compensation like in previous years, so they're returning to the vaquita marina's waters for shrimp season.
A building northwest of Willcox was damaged by an EF-1 tornado on Sept. 23, 2019.

No mere dust devil: Tornado near Willcox a rarity for Arizona

Sep 24, 2019 The tornado reached speeds of 90-100 mph and injured two people.
The San Pedro River just north of the international border with Mexico.

Deal will use Bisbee wastewater to recharge San Pedro River aquifer

Sep 24, 2019 The project is meant to support the health of the river following decades of agricultural pumping.
An electric bus being showcased in front of the Tucson Electric Power headquarters on Sept. 18, 2019. The city of Tucson plans to lease a bus from the California-based Gillig for a pilot program beginning next spring.

Tucson is getting electric buses, but more people are choosing to drive

Sep 24, 2019 The buses could reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions, but ridership is at a 10-year low.
Bison in a corral on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, September 2019.

31 bison from Grand Canyon sent to Oklahoma tribe

Sep 23, 2019 Park officials say the hundreds of bison at the park are harming water sources and the landscape.
A map showing the approximate location and perimeter of the Johnson Fire near Prescott, dated Sept. 22, 2019.

Wildfire evacuation forces 1,000 Prescott-area residents from their homes

Sep 23, 2019 The Johnson fire started on the last full day of summer.
Construction on new border wall fencing at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in September, 2019.

Park Service: New border wall will threaten critical archaeological sites

Sep 20, 2019 A report by the agency details impacted sites in Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

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