Plants and Animals

Can’t Find the Desert Wildflowers? Current Wildflower Reports and Maps

A few tips on where to find the best displays of desert wildflowers. Check our wildflower reports and maps to find the best wildflower displays. One of the factors that makes desert wildflowers unique and beautiful is that they bring color to an otherwise barren desert landscape.  The isolated fields of colorful blooms are only

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Bat Research — San Jacinto Mountains National Monument

Monument Volunteers Help with Bat Research A yellow bat Usually in September, people start the school year by asking their friends about the places they visited and the things they did over the summer – with typical answers like “visited family out of state, or hung out by the pool.”  But for a few volunteers

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Black-footed ferret numbers continue to rise

The preliminary results from the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s black-footed ferret fall spotlighting survey continue to show promise for the small, endangered, specialist carnivore. Game and Fish personnel, along with 99 volunteers, scoured the Aubrey Valley west of Seligman for five nights. The results broke several records established during the spring surveys in March. During the

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NEW DINOSAUR HALL OPEN JULY 16, 2011 IN LA

LOS ANGELES, CA – On July 16, 2011, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will passed the halfway mark in its seven-year self-transformation when it opens its all-new, 14,000- sqaure-foot Dinosaur Hall. Twice the size of the Museum’s previous dinosaur exhibits, the Dinosaur Hall will feature more than 300 fossils, 20 full-body specimens,

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Impacts of Arizona’s Wildfires on Wildlife

Hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers and other outdoor recreationists will undoubtedly have questions about what impact the fires will have on wildlife, hunting, fishing and outdoor recreational opportunities in those areas. The information below will help answer some of your questions. Wildlife It is important to note that habitats in these areas and their associated wildlife

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