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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Tom Orum, right, and Nancy Ferguson, left, stand under a tree near the Visitor Center at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Ariz. (Photo by: Ava Garcia / Arizona Sonora News)

Tucson couple carry out annual saguaro census

Ava Garcia February 12, 2018

For desert dwellers, saguaros are a part of daily life. Scattered in front yards, cropping up along the side of the road, sprinkled on mountainsides, the hulking cactuses are nearly omnipresent in...

The Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend near Page, Arizona. About 39 percent of Arizona's water comes from the Colorado River. Photo taken by Monica Milberg with Arizona Sonora News.

Arizona prepared if water shortages hit

Monica Milberg April 6, 2017

If Arizona runs short of water, it has a plan. As one of the driest states in the country, it has been suffering from droughts for centuries. “Here in Arizona, we store water underground...

The San Pedro River doesn't continuously run, though occasionally monsoons change that. Photo by: Erik Kolsrud / Arizona Sonora News

Cascabel rejects development

Erik Kolsrud March 10, 2017

CASCABEL --  A proposed residential community would mean big business for Benson but the people living north along the San Pedro River in Cascabelwant none of it. The Villages at Vigneto,...

Gray Hawk chicks in the nest. Photo by Ariana La Porte/ Arizona Sonora News Service.

A day with a field researcher in a vulnerable riparian ecosystem

Cali Nash May 4, 2016

After miles of off-roading and a quarter mile of hiking around a small, rocky river, Ariana La Porte spots it. She fixes her black binoculars to her eyes, moving around the sequoia but never drifting...

Planning mitigates potential water crisis

Planning mitigates potential water crisis

Jorge Encinas October 29, 2015

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...

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