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Arizona Sonoran News

Biologist Don Swann peers toward Tucson from Saguaro National Park -- North. © Kaite Fletcher, 2018

Climate change and the national park’s saguaro cactuses

Kaitlyn Fletcher December 5, 2018

Tall and resilient, the saguaros of the Sonoran Desert are finding it more difficult to reach maturity as higher temperatures exacerbate drought and leave a trail of young cactus carcasses. A hotter,...

The Tucson Roadrunners provide a stepping stone to foreign players hoping to make their dreams become a reality with a stop in the desert.

Ice hockey in the desert

Courtney Rice May 4, 2018

The Tucson Roadrunners are new to Tucson, bringing in players from all across the world. In only their second season in Tucson, the Roadrunners are having great success as a team, and their...

Arizona Coyotes attendance has been decreasing over the last decade.

Is hockey dying in the desert?

Conor Redmond April 19, 2018

Average fan attendance for the Arizona Coyotes dropped 13 percent in the last decade. At the end of this NHL season , the team finished 30 out of 31 teams in attendance. The Coyotes attendance average...

Front view of High Desert Market and Cafe (Photo by Savannah Shippen / Arizona Sonora News Service)

Woman’s dream comes alive at Bisbee café

Savannah Shippen February 14, 2018

Wind down Tombstone Road into quirky Bisbee and you will come across the famous “Iron Man” statue. Look directly across from the Iron Man and there you will see Bisbee’s biggest gem. It’s...

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...

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