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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

ENVIRONMENT

A windsock featuring the Aztec dancer dragonfly on May 3, 2025.

‘The Landing Place’ debuts at the Santa Cruz River

Olivia Parisi, Reporter May 6, 2025

On Sunday, the Santa Cruz River was the site for an opening reception of “The Landing Place,” an original art installation crafted by artists Maxie Adler and Kimi Eisele.  The installation, set...

A volunteer plants trees for Tucson Clean and Beautiful in Tucson in 2024. Adding trees is one gesture that can save the environment and your electric bill, courtesy of added shade.

Earth Day 2025

Leah Steinberg, Reporter April 21, 2025

Even though Earth Day is behind us, it's not too late to put into practice the lessons it teaches us about protecting the environment and natural resources. Environmentalists say those lessons are a...

Construction crews work on a wildlife corridor and ramp along Interstate 10 near Avra Valley Road on Wednesday, April 15, 2025.

Wildlife will soon slither, sneak and clomp under I-10 more safely

Kyra Berg, Jamieson-Metcalf Scholar April 17, 2025

A new wildlife ramp taking shape between the Tucson and Tortolita mountains will give rock squirrels, lizards, javelina, mule deer, mountain lions and other critters a safer way to navigate beneath one...

A student tans on a multi-colored towel under the Arizona sun on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Photo by Ella Johnson)

Tanning is back at UA. That brings major risks.

Ella Johnson, Reporter April 10, 2025

With the arrival of spring and warmer temperatures on campus, students are back to rooftops, grassy areas and pool decks, participating in one of the University of Arizona’s favorite pastimes: tanning.  This...

Melanie Cooley, an education specialist, teaches a class on native edibles at Watershed Management Group on Sept. 19, 2024. Photo courtesy of WMG.

Rising temps, falling funding

Leah Steinberg, Reporter March 28, 2025

With federal funding decreasing and Southern Arizona temperatures rising, the Watershed Management Group is grappling with how to keep its nonprofit running while supporting water conservation.  Watershed...

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