Annual count shows Mexican wolf population reaches record numbers
Recovery of wolves in the wild accelerated at an astonishing rate in 2022.
The Buzz: How snowmelt affects Arizona's water supply
How much will a wet winter improve drought conditions around the state?
Winter moisture expected to yield big wildflower bloom in Arizona
Experts say conditions lined up to produce massive floral displays in lower elevations.
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.
Bobcat Encounters in Southern Arizona: One Animal is Killed
Investigators are offering a reward of up to $500 in one case
Feds pause some Flaming Gorge water releases amid a snowy winter for the Colorado River
After states in the Colorado River's Upper Basin filed a request with the Bureau of Reclamation.
Winter snow slows space exploration in southern Arizona
Mountaintop astronomers are sometimes stranded by heavy snow at telescope sites.
Proposed pause on reservoir releases prompts Arizona and Lower Basin states to respond
Those states essentially agreed with the idea of suspending water releases, but said water managers should wait a few months.
Water report suggests diversification for Arizona agriculture
It's in response to mandatory Colorado River cutbacks triggered by drought.
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.
Desert Plants: Baja Fairy Duster
Colorful, drought-tolerant and good for pollinators.
Tucson takes plastic program citywide
City will turn waste plastic into blocks for building.
Fossil Collection
The Desert Laboratory's Vertebrate Paleontology Collection houses over 20,000 fossils, many of them from right here in the Sonoran Desert.
I-11 lawsuit goes to court
Environmental groups say alternative routes were not considered.
USDA awards $930 million towards wildfire preventions
Three million acres of the San Carlos Apache Tribal Forest Protection Project will receive funding.
