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Established in 1924, the Chiricahua National Monument is up for redesignation to national park status. The monument could become Arizona's fourth national park.

The Buzz: Efforts to make Chiricahua National Monument a national park

Will the Wonderland of Rocks could become Arizona’s Fourth National Park?

The Mexican gray wolf pups have an affinity to crawl towards each other and their mother for warmth and comfort. The piling reflex is affectionately called a "puppy pile."

Coexisting in rural spaces

How the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program is succeeding.

The Bighorn Fire burns on Sunday, June 7, 2020 near Oro Valley, Arizona.

The Buzz: A wet winter brings increased wildfire danger

Experts give a fire outlook and talk about recovery.

A male elegant trogon in Madera Canyon feasts on a caterpillar it picked off a tree.

New Film Focuses on the Unique Sky Islands of Arizona

Thousands of different species depend on this habitat

Pusch Ridge after a March snowstorm.

The Buzz: How snowmelt affects Arizona's water supply

How much will a wet winter improve drought conditions around the state?

The Uncle Sam Mine, prior to the completion of work to seal it.

The Buzz: Arizona's abandoned mines

Many groups look to locate, seal and clean up old mines, which likely number in the hundreds of thousands.

Eric Balken, executive director of Glen Canyon Institute, walks along a sandbar once submerged by Lake Powell. As the reservoir drops to record lows, areas that were underwater for decades have begun to emerge.

Lake Powell drops to a new record low as feds scramble to prop it up

The reservoir is currently about 22% full, and is expected to keep declining until around May.

Children of the Holocaust: The survival story of Pawel Lichter.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: An upcoming benefit looks to bring peace back to Sonoran Desert skies; and a new song from Gabrielle Pietrangelo.

This August 2022 photo provided by the National Park Service shows a double rainbow from the ranger station porch at Indian Garden, which is now called Havasupai Gardens, in Grand Canyon National Park. The Indian Garden name assigned to a popular Grand Canyon campground has been changed out of respect for a Native American tribe that was displaced by the national park. The Havasupai Tribe and Grand Canyon National Park announced Monday, Nov. 21, that Indian Garden will be renamed Havasupai Gardens.

Grand Canyon park changes campground name that haunted tribe

The Havasupai Tribe and Grand Canyon National Park announced that Indian Garden will be renamed Havasupai Gardens.

Construction on the Trans-Canyon Waterline started in 1965. This photo shows a contractor’s helicopter delivering materials to attach the pipe beneath the Silver Bridge over the Colorado River.

Grand Canyon’s water ‘backbone’ to get major overhaul starting this fall

Built from 1965 through ’70, the Trans-Canyon Waterline is falling apart, and it has been for years.

An aerial view of the Grand Canyon.

Senate hears bill on Grand Canyon mining

A Senate subcommittee hears about the importance of the proposal.

March 18, 2020 view from Yavapai Point on the Grand Canyon's South Rim.

Grand Canyon to raise fee for overnight backcountry camping

Park officials last changed the backcountry fees in 2015.

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.

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