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Measuring Arizona - desert state with 58 champion trees
Arizona, with its topography, geography and arid climate, has emerged as the state with 58 champion trees, more than any other state can boast of. The desert region has become a habitat for champion t...(Continue Reading) West Nile Virus Invades Arizona
West Nile Virus (WNV) is a term that wasn't even part of our vocabulary just a few short years ago, but now we hear it daily. Well, just what is WNV, where did it come from, how does it affect us, an...(Continue Reading)Garden season
Just before spring really arrived, I spent three days at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show, which happens every February in Seattle. The theme this year was "Greetings from Spring,"...(Continue Reading)A modern farmhouse: easy porch-and-patio living for a new community near Phoenix
Our Southwest Idea House makes the most of desert living, nestled at the foot of the White Tank Mountains in Verrado, a new community 25 miles west of Phoenix. Inspired by early Southwestern farms...(Continue Reading)JOURNEY OF THE NECTAR BATS - The annual migration of winged mammals from Mexico to Arizona, vital to plants north of the border, is at risk
THE DESERT SKY changes from red to black over the Southwestern Research Station in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona. There, Katy Hinman, a graduate ......(Continue Reading)
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