Matt Johnson treks along an Arizona riverbank and picks out a patch of yellow-tinged tamarisks. He sweeps a cloth net across the trees, hoping to scoop up beetles that munch on their evergreen-like ...

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CLARKDALE, Ariz. – Matt Johnson treks along an Arizona riverbank and picks out a patch of yellow-tinged tamarisks. He sweeps a cloth net across the trees, hoping to scoop up beetles that munch on ...

The fire area burned is approximately 1000 feet X 30 feet of tamarisk trees and timber slash/debris, reads a tweet by Cal Fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire will continue smoldering for the next few ...

Everyone who’s lived long enough has probably had a "seemed like a good idea at the time” experience which turned out contrary to expectations. Those events are part of life and learning, and my ...

In Moab, Utah, a town constantly visited by jeepers and hikers from all over the world, the arrival of 300,000 beings from Kazakhstan hasn’t received much press. But as the newcomers flutter in and ...

An insect imported to the Southwest as a way to control another invasive species continues to expand its territory deeper into Arizona. The tamarisk beetle has surpassed its predicted natural ...