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At the turn of the 20th century, Bisbee might have been considered rough around the edges. At its peak, the Copper Queen Mine employed 2,700 men to...

In this photograph, captured via a camera trap, a black bear (Ursus americanus) drinks from an ephemeral pool on the Tonto National Forest north of...

As the sun rises over Tempe Town Lake, a goldendoodle pulls a woman wearing spandex along the paved riverwalk, past a flock of tethered swan boats....

“A national park is not a playground,” the late conservationist Michael Frome wrote. “It’s a sanctuary for nature — and for humans who will accept...

On a cold, clear December morning, Adam Marsh takes in the panorama from Petrified Forest National Park’s Hózhó Point. Nearby, the Painted Desert Inn...

Byron Neslen Another double rainbow contrasts with late-afternoon clouds near Stoneman Lake, south of Flagstaff. This photo was made during...

Editor’s Note: If you were with us last month, you might have noticed, and maybe even read, Nancy Newhall’s excellent story about Organ Pipe Cactus...

It takes anywhere from 80 to 100 years for aluminum cans to disappear on their own. They do decompose, but it takes forever. Cigarette butts last...