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Apple Snails in shallow water.

State looks for help combatting invasive snail

Apple snails were probably released by aquarium owners.
A male elegant trogon in Madera Canyon feasts on a caterpillar it picked off a tree.

New Film Focuses on the Unique Sky Islands of Arizona

Thousands of different species depend on this habitat
A view of the Colorado River near the Silver Bridge on the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park. From November 2022.

World Water Day: Tucson's history with water

This year's World Water day theme is accelerating change.
A Mexican gray wolf at the Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility in New Mexico in 2011.

Annual count shows Mexican wolf population reaches record numbers

Recovery of wolves in the wild accelerated at an astonishing rate in 2022.
Pusch Ridge after a March snowstorm.

The Buzz: How snowmelt affects Arizona's water supply

How much will a wet winter improve drought conditions around the state?
Flowers in bloom at Picacho Peak State Park, 2019.

Winter moisture expected to yield big wildflower bloom in Arizona

Experts say conditions lined up to produce massive floral displays in lower elevations.
The Uncle Sam Mine, prior to the completion of work to seal it.

The Buzz: Arizona's abandoned mines

Many groups look to locate, seal and clean up old mines, which likely number in the hundreds of thousands.
Bobcats are relatively common mammals in Arizona and many other states.

Bobcat Encounters in Southern Arizona: One Animal is Killed

Investigators are offering a reward of up to $500 in one case
Water in the Colorado River system fills Flaming Gorge Reservoir on June 26, 2021.

Feds pause some Flaming Gorge water releases amid a snowy winter for the Colorado River

After states in the Colorado River's Upper Basin filed a request with the Bureau of Reclamation.
Telescopes atop Kitt Peak during the summer.

Winter snow slows space exploration in southern Arizona

Mountaintop astronomers are sometimes stranded by heavy snow at telescope sites.
The Green River flows beneath the Flaming Gorge Dam in Utah.

Proposed pause on reservoir releases prompts Arizona and Lower Basin states to respond

Those states essentially agreed with the idea of suspending water releases, but said water managers should wait a few months.
Snow in Colorado's Elk Mountains in May 2022.

Water report suggests diversification for Arizona agriculture

It's in response to mandatory Colorado River cutbacks triggered by drought.

Children of the Holocaust: The survival story of Pawel Lichter.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: An upcoming benefit looks to bring peace back to Sonoran Desert skies; and a new song from Gabrielle Pietrangelo.

Desert Plants: Baja Fairy Duster

Colorful, drought-tolerant and good for pollinators.
ByBlocks, produced by ByFusion from non-recyclable plastic waste.

Tucson takes plastic program citywide

City will turn waste plastic into blocks for building.

Fossil Collection

The Desert Laboratory's Vertebrate Paleontology Collection houses over 20,000 fossils, many of them from right here in the Sonoran Desert.

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