Hummingbirds give flight to river awareness

As the sun began to set behind the Huachuca Mountains, the evening air filled with the sounds of crickets, toads and little wings flapping thousands of times a minute. The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area plays host to the San Pedro House, home to the longest running hummingbird banding project in the world. Tom…

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Bond Issued for Pipeline Repairs, Suspension

              The latest chapter in Tombstone’s longstanding disagreement over water right-of-ways could be uplifting — literally.             Mayor Stephen Schmidt said he is considering a plan to lift a 132-year-old pipeline that currently sits 300 feet beneath the San Pedro River to a level above the river. “It (the pipeline) sits there and corrodes under…

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