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Organ Pipe Cactus NM Schedules Tours to Quitobaquito Beginning Feb 28th and 29th

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AJO, Arizona: With the weather warming and visitors arriving, Organ Pipe Cactus has scheduled tours to historic Quitobaquito. “This year we have planned additional tours over last year. This is the only opportunity local residents and visiting public have to visit this historical area. Tours will enhance the public’s understanding of the history and cultural […]

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Anza-Borrego Foundn and Pacific Crest Trail Assoc Purchase Land in Upper Coyote Canyon Along Pacific Crest Trail

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preserve open space Pacific Crest Trails Association and Anza-Borrego Foundation are pleased to announce the purchase of 40 acres within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The once privately-held parcel located next to the Pacific Crest Trail will be preserved as open space and set aside for public use. PCTA helped pay a portion of the purchase

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Reno Gazette Report: Uncapped Mining Claim Pipes Killing Birds, Bees

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“You can pull them up and lay them down. You don’t even have to notify anyone,” said Chris Ross, Nevada’s abandoned mines program leader for the BLM. The Reno Gazette & Journal reported that “The American Bird Conservancy recently wrote Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell asking

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Grand Canyon National Park to Eliminate Sale of Water in Disposable Containers within 30 Days

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Denver, Colo. – Grand Canyon National Park will eliminate the in-park sale of water packaged in individual disposable containers within 30 days under a plan approved today by National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Regional (IMR) Director John Wessels. Free water stations are available throughout the park to allow visitors to fill reusable water bottles. The

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Arizona Turns 100 on February 14th, 2012

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Arizona became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912.  Arizona was the 48th state admitted to the U.S. and the last of the contiguous states to be admitted. Several Arizona State Parks will be honoring the past century of Arizona’s Statehood with historical, environmental, and educational events  throughout 2012. Happy Birthday Arizona! Feb. 14: Centennial Celebration at the

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