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Photographer: Tammy Keyes

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In Depth

On a late afternoon in mid-November, the sun angles low over The Nature Conservancy’s Aravaipa Canyon guesthouse, lighting up a yellow­ing pecan tree like a flame. Below it, a dozen wild turkeys forage among lush foxtail grasses.


Map by Kevin Kibsey
Map by Kevin Kibsey

It’s hard to imagine this serene spot as the headquarters of a large ranching and farming operation. But it once belonged to the T-Rail Ranch, which employed as many as 20 permanent cowboys and controlled 5,000 head of cattle at its peak. 

Farms and ranches such as the T-Rail contributed to the disappearance of turkeys in Aravaipa Canyon....

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Photograph by Kerrick James

History, Nature & Culture

History

Photography has come a long way since 1952, when the first Pioneer Camera Shop opened at Fifth Street and Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe. Located in the historic Laird and...

Courtesy Tempe History Museum

Nature

Garter snakes are semi-aquatic and are found near or swimming through bodies of water throughout Central and Southern Arizona, according to the  Arizona-Sonora Desert...

Photograph by Michael Wilson

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Like many 13-year-old girls, Margie Bendle is fond of crafts. She likes to make bracelets and anklets out of string. She also enjoys playing basketball. And she prefers...

Photograph by David Wallace

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