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…
The looming specter of shortage on the Colorado River poses a serious concern for states relying on the precious source of water, but with foresight and planning, many parts of Arizona are prepared to endure for decades to come. Kelly Mott Lacroix, senior research analyst with the Water Resources Research Center at the University of…
Can humans grow food on Mars in the same way that Matt Damon’s character did in the popular new movie “The Martian”? University of Arizona scientists say yes, but not necessarily in the fashion that the hero of the story, Mark Watney, did. Researchers at the UA have been working for years on ways to…
Two Southern Arizonan nonprofit organizations, Native Seeds/SEARCH and Tohono O’odham Community Action, are working to promote wild food sources and desert tolerant crops in the region. Before Arizona became known for its cotton and citrus, before farmers moved west to tame the land, before Spanish explorers first set their eyes on the Grand Canyon, the Tohono O’odham…
On Earth Day in 2014, the small town of Bisbee passed an ordinance that put Arizona on the map for environmental consciousness. Bisbee- population 5,360- decided to ban single-use plastic bags in all retail stores throughout the city, requiring residents to use multi-use bags for all shopping needs. “Environmentally speaking, we have been able to…
