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Arizona Sonoran News

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The entrance to the Mel and Enid Zuckerberg College of Public Health that honors their impact and donations made to the UA.

UA One Health Initiative faces new uncertainty fighting future pandemics

Jack Reser, Reporter March 18, 2025

The University of Arizona School of Public Health launched the One Health Initiative in 2020 to fight future health issues in Arizona and around the world. That work could help prevent or respond to...

A walker passes the Little Free Library in Mitchell Park on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Tucson, Ariz.

Neighbors, city make Mitchell Park a popular community destination

Richard Whitmer March 10, 2025

A woman walks her grandson in a stroller. A pair of friends compete to see who can do the most pull-ups. A young couple new to the neighborhood introduce themselves to long-time residents. Dogs chase frisbees. It’s...

A thriving native edible rain garden at the entrance of Watershed Management Groups Living Lab Learning Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. During WMG’s Native Edible Tree project event, participants were taken around the site to learn about rain gardens.

Native edible plants and their benefits

Gracie Kayko, Reporter December 11, 2024

In the northern region of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five mountain ranges and 350 days of sunshine, lies Tucson where native edible plants grow.  The saguaro, barrel and nopal cacti are staples...

TFD Wildland Team working with equipment to battle a wildfire in 2024. (Courtesy of Tucson Fire Department Wildland Team)

When rain becomes fuel: How last summer’s monsoons could ignite this year’s wildfires

Emily Tibbetts, Reporter December 11, 2024

Tucson faces a growing wildfire threat in the new year, fueled by last summer’s heavy monsoons.  While last summer’s rain brought relief to the desert, it also started the growth of grasses and...

Members held up signs at the October meeting.

TUSD passes the most comprehensive climate action resolution

Kyra Berg, Reporter November 16, 2024

Although our future president does not think climate change is real, Tucson students haven’t lost hope in standing up to protect the environment. The student-led Arizona Youth Climate Coalition drafted...

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