An outdoorswoman reflects on the myriad kinds of litter she’s encountered in nature.
Arizona
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Borderlands wildlife doesn’t need the National Guard
Protecting migratory corridors requires collaboration between neighboring nations.
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West Obsessed: A desert divided on the Borderlands
What would it mean to sever life-sustaining links along the U.S.-Mexico border?
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Let your kids play with fire
Giving a 6-year-old fire-tending responsibilities is good for the whole family.
Posted inApril 16, 2018: Cashing in on Standing Rock
Along the border, 500 miles of desert species
As Trump’s wall lurches forward, ‘BioBlitz’ records the Borderlands’ biodiversity.
Posted inMarch 19, 2018: Desert, Divided
How the U.S.-Mexico border has split the Tohono O’odham
When it comes to the ‘wall,’ the Nation is divided.
Posted inMarch 19, 2018: Desert, Divided
The desert, divided
The Borderlands thrive on connections. What would it mean to sever them?
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In Arizona, a push for school choice targets Latino voters
The program, which would primarily benefit wealthy families, has received support from a Koch-funded group.
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
Who can adopt a Native child?
The Indian Child Welfare Act has helped repair the damage of the boarding-school era – but not everyone wants it in place.
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A new structure for the Interior Department takes shape
A massive shake-up would shed senior staffers and state boundaries. Could it work?
Posted inFebruary 19, 2018: Unfrozen North
Trespassing aliens; Garbage privacy; Brand your calves
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inFebruary 5, 2018: Caught Between Crises
Saints and sinners in the Southwest
A new book explores the dark characters that make the wide-open West their home.
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What Abbey’s ‘Desert Solitaire’ means in these trying times
The book turns 50 this year, and is more relevant now than ever.
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What does a gentrifying city look like? Talk to the man who delivers the mail.
Tracing Tucson’s changes with a longtime postal service worker.
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2017 in natural disasters
From massive wildfires to melting ice, the calamities that affected the West this year.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
Latest: Final Mexican wolf plan released
Feds intend to fix inbreeding but enviro groups call plan inadequate
Posted inDecember 11, 2017: Scorched Earth
Car-eating marmots; poacher ring bust-up; a Tofurky surprise
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
Macho moose; thousand-dollar bobcat; lost in Dark Canyon
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
How states generate money from the land they own
From Arizona to Oregon, states have different tactics to make money off their state trust lands.
Posted inNovember 27, 2017: Profit and Politics
Latest: Grand Canyon ‘mega-development’ voted down
Navajo council rejects plans for Escalade’s tram, shops, restaurants.