Species reintroduction, safety at abandoned mines, fire ecology help and a native seed bank are among projects U.S. Interior Department announces it will pay for.
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The impacts of drought and climate change could be showing themselves in Tucson s Rincon Mountains, where researchers found shockingly dry conditions during a survey of perennial springs last year.
Call it "Forensic Files for Frogs." Researchers at Saguaro National Park could use DNA left behind in isolated pools to track native amphibians and the invasive species that threaten them.
A hint of crazy things to come may be playing out in the Arizona desert and it involves a giant species of cactus. Saguaros, which can live for centuries and grow to nearly 80 feet, have erupted in spring blooms that are spreading far beyond.