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A view of the San Pedro River, near the San Pedro House, in Cochise County, Ariz. The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area provides a crucial habitat for over 300 species of birds. Nick Smallwood / Arizona Sonora News

New bill highlights conflict between development, water supply in San Pedro

Ava Garcia March 30, 2018

Sheltered in the shade of cottonwood trees flows the 150-mile-long San Pedro River, the last dam-free river in the American Southwest.  Yet, just a few miles away from the river’s edge lies...

A Great Horned Owl sits on top of a tree at the Sweetwater Preserve, in Tucson, Ariz. Great Horned Owls are one of the many bird species that can be spotted in Southeast Arizona. (Nick Smallwood / Arizona Sonora News)

Booming industry takes flight along San Pedro River

Katie Caldwell February 14, 2018

The desert’s warm sun barely rises over the mountains of Cochise County, and the brisk air rejuvenates eager birders on this mid-January day. Nine birders prepare themselves for the day’s adventure...

The San Pedro River Crosses the US/Mexican Border near Hereford, Arizona. (Photo Credit: http://www.2ndamendmentshow.com/hsst.htm)

¿Podrá el muro impedir que el río San Pedro siga circulando a través de la frontera?

Mar Ruiz April 5, 2017

El potente río San Pedro al sureste de Arizona y al norte de México ha sobrevivido sequias, inundaciones, incendios y guerras, más sin embargo ¿podrá la propuesta dela Administración de Trump...

The San Pedro River Crosses the US/Mexican Border near Hereford, Arizona. (Photo Credit: http://www.2ndamendmentshow.com/hsst.htm)

Will wall stop resilient San Pedro River from crossing the border?

Taylor Dayton March 17, 2017

The mighty San Pedro River in Southeastern Arizona and Northern Mexico has survived droughts, floods, fires and wars, but will the Trump administration's proposal to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican...

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,...

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