The Region of The SNWA Water Grab
Check out this gallery of basic photographs about the Great Basin and the SNWA water grab:
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Max Wilbert: Plows and Carbon: The Timeline of Global Warming
By Max Wilbert / Deep Green Resistance Great Basin In June 1988, climatologist and NASA scientist James Hansen stood before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee in the United States Senate. The temperature was a sweltering 98 degrees. “The earth is warmer in 1988 than at any time in the history of instrumental measurements,” Hansen … Continue reading Max Wilbert: Plows and Carbon: The Timeline of Global Warming
Two Central Texas Salamanders Receive Endangered Species Act Protection
Original post by The Center for Biological Diversity Two Central Texas Salamanders Receive Endangered Species Act Protection More Than 4,400 Acres of Critical Habitat Also Protected AUSTIN, Texas— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected two Texas salamanders under the Endangered Species Act and designated 4,451 acres as critical habitat for the rare amphibians. The decision to protect … Continue reading Two Central Texas Salamanders Receive Endangered Species Act Protection
Feds Move to Protect Northern Az Wildflower, Cite Mining Threats
Original post by Evan Bell, Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the Gierisch mallow endangered Tuesday, and proposed more than 12,000 acres in Arizona and Utah as critical habitat for the desert wildflower. The orange perennial flower is found only in Mohave County, Arizona, and Washington County, Utah, and can only … Continue reading Feds Move to Protect Northern Az Wildflower, Cite Mining Threats
Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Effort Looking For Volunteers
Last opportunities of 2013 to help recover an endangered species Original article by Independent Newsmedia, Inc. USA August 16, 2013 SELIGMAN, Ariz. – The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s black-footed ferret recovery effort will be conducting the final two spotlighting efforts of 2013 and is looking for dedicated volunteers to assist. The black-footed ferret, twice thought extinct, was … Continue reading Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Effort Looking For Volunteers
Moapa Dace Continues Its Baby Boom
Original Post by Vernon Robison, Moapa Valley Progress It has been another good year for the Moapa dace. The population of the endangered fish has more than doubled over the past two years, according to a survey conducted last week by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). On August 6-7, biologists conducted their bi-annual snorkel … Continue reading Moapa Dace Continues Its Baby Boom
Desert Plant Deemed Endangered
Original post by Stina Sieg, KJZZ 08/13/2013 A Southwestern shrub is now protected under the federal Endangered Species Act The Gierish mallow is only found in Arizona and Utah. The “mallow,” as it is sometimes called, can grow up to 3.5 feet tall with delicate, orange blossoms. It thrives in gypsum-rich soil, and that is … Continue reading Desert Plant Deemed Endangered
Derrick Jensen: Against Forgetting
By Derrick Jensen, for Orion Last night a host of nonhuman neighbors paid me a visit. First, two gray foxes sauntered up, including an older female who lost her tail to a leghold trap six or seven years ago. They trotted back into a thicker part of the forest, and a few minutes later a … Continue reading Derrick Jensen: Against Forgetting
Jaguar Threatens Open-pit Mine Plan in Southern Arizona
by Tony Davis / AZ Star A male jaguar has roamed the Santa Rita Mountains’ eastern flank for at least nine months, photos obtained from the federal government show. The remote cameras have photographed the big cat in five locations on seven occasions since October. Three times, the federally financed remote cameras photographed the jaguar … Continue reading Jaguar Threatens Open-pit Mine Plan in Southern Arizona
Connect With Your Ancestors
I have no roots in this land. I am a member of settler culture, and my ancestors came here in the great wave of colonization. Only a few scattered generations, bereft of their traditions, lie in the ground here. I have no stories of the land, no means of communicating with the spirits of those … Continue reading Connect With Your Ancestors