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Larry Schnebly and daughter Lisa Schnebly Heidinger at the Canadian Port of Entry.

The 89-90 Trip: Canada at Last

The road trip draws to a close with the final destination just around the bend.

John Waters tours each year to bring "A John Waters Christmas" to his fans.

Celebrate Christmas the John Waters way.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: "The 89-90 Trip" spends a day in Yellowstone National Park; and the legacy of ecologist Aldo Leopold.

The Grand Canyon is one site where industry critics want to restrict mining in Arizona.

House passes bill banning future Grand Canyon uranium mining

The bill would block mining on 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon.

Visitors observe murals inside of the Desert View Watchtower at the Grand Canyon, in this National Parks Service media release photo.

Project to restore murals at Grand Canyon watchtower done

Crews have been working over the past four years to conserve murals created in the 1930s.

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

Opponents say the projects would disrupt the ecology of the area and damage a site sacred to the Hopi Tribe.

Bison in a corral on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, September 2019.

31 bison from Grand Canyon sent to Oklahoma tribe

Park officials say the hundreds of bison at the park are harming water sources and the landscape.

In 2016, mine-shaft drilling pierced shallow aquifers, causing water pumped from the mine to spike.

Environmental groups call on Arizona to close uranium mine

The groups cite flooding of the mine that threatens to contaminate drinking water.

One of a series of illustrations depicting planned facilities at Bike Ranch Tucson.

Bike Ranch resort approved in Saguaro National Park East buffer zone

Cycling resort 5 years in the making gets the go-ahead from the Pima County Board of Supervisors.

Arrows in an archery target at a range near Tucson.

Pima County to update the backstops in its archery ranges

The county will replace equipment in the Tucson Mountain Park and Southeast Regional Park archery ranges

Visitors to the Grand Canyon's South Rim snap photos as the sun goes down, September 2018.

Grand Canyon named International Dark Sky Park

Park workers have retrofitted more than 1,500 light fixtures with LED bulbs and shields focusing light on the ground.

New park safety program being piloted in Tucson

The Police Department and Parks and Recreation have teamed up to add safety patrols in city parks.

Artwork depicting the Coconino Desert environment and two primitive tetrapods, based on analysis of fossil footprints from Grand Canyon National Park.

Grand Canyon fossil footprints reveal early desert dwelling animals

Fossil footprints survive as evidence of the animal occupants of a Northern Arizona desert of dunes that existed before the age of dinosaurs.

A Border Patrol vehicle drives along a section of fence at the Organ Pipe National Monument, west of Lukeville, Arizona, on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.

Border Wall to Go Up in National Monument, Wildlife Refuge

DHS has again waived environmental laws to build more barriers along the southern border.

A fire truck returns after responding to the Frye Fire in the Pinaleño Mountains, 2017.

Fire Managers Setting Prescribed Burns This Week

National Park Service to ignite 500-plus acres east of Tucson.

Study Finds 96 Percent Of National Parks Have Significant Levels of Air Pollution

The study also found that climate change is a significant concern for most national parks.

A view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, next to the Kolb Studio, September 2018.

Another Grand Canyon Visitor Dies in Fall From Edge

Officials said about 12 people die each year within the park, which draws millions of visitors a year.

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