The Southwest reminds one writer of Mars
Anne Minard
Posted inMarch 1, 2004: The Last Open Range
Arizona land swap dogged by questions
Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange called a bad deal for public, spur for sprawl
Posted inDecember 22, 2003: Being Green in the Land of the Saints
Cattalo could get the boot
The verdict is in — genetically speaking — on a troublesome bison herd in the Grand Canyon. The state-owned bison herd has been straying from its range north of the canyon and venturing into Grand Canyon National Park (HCN, 4/28/03: Bison arrive in Grand Canyon uninvited). The state wants to leave the herd on the […]
Posted inApril 28, 2003: Indian Power
Bison arrive in Grand Canyon uninvited
While Yellowstone National Park struggles to keep its bison herd within park boundaries, managers at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona are facing the opposite problem. Drought has recently driven a herd of bison into the park from the House Rock Valley, a region of steep, wooded canyonlands in the Kaibab National Forest just north […]
Posted inNovember 11, 2002: Behind the gate
Grand Canyon oases face faraway threats
Flagstaff, Tusayan may be tapping fragile desert springs
Posted inSeptember 30, 2002: Delta Blues
Crawdads get the boot, but not the boil
ARIZONA At Arizona’s Fossil Creek this August, concerned locals took a bite out of an invasive crayfish population. Two years ago, under pressure from local environmental groups, power provider Arizona Public Service agreed to remove a 90-year-old dam from the creek, which provides important habitat for native fish like Gila and roundtail chubs, desert and […]
Posted inJuly 8, 2002: The anatomy of fire
Re-opening Glen Canyon’s floodgates
Six years after an experimental flood, enviros want more
Posted inJanuary 21, 2002: Finding the words
Cat trouble dogs Flagstaff
ARIZONA Ever since the Arizona Game and Fish Department killed two mountain lions on the edge of Flagstaff last fall, residents have been grappling with the hard facts of life on the edge of the forest. Game and Fish contracted with the federal Wildlife Services agency to kill the two lions, one Sept. 16 and […]