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Threatened vistas: the explosive growth of coal-fired power plants in the Four Corners region could jeopardize the archaeological treasures of Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] STANDING ATOP A ROCK-STREWN MESA at Chaco Canyon, Barbara West can gaze back in time. To one side lie the Pueblo Alto...
National Parks, 01/01/08 by Vanderpool, Tim · More from publication -
A promise unfulfilled: three years ago, Congress passed legislation expanding Petrified Forest National Park, setting aside more than 100,000 acres of land that fascinate geologists and paleontologists alike. But things haven't quite turned out the way th
Mike Fitzgerald stands within a vanished world, his work boots crunching loose white gravel as he sidesteps fossil remains along a path teeming...
National Parks, 03/22/07 by Vanderpool, Tim · More from publication -
Mariachi Tucson: the city's grand festival celebrates the culture of Mexico
Mariachi Aztlan fills the stage in a grassy Tucson park, sunlight glancing off the group's navy blue, silver-studded charro-style outfits. As the...
Sunset, 04/01/05 by Tim Vanderpool · More from publication -
Shelter charges fee to drop off animals
TUCSON, Ariz. -- In the reception room of animal shelter here, Rose Vicars and her son are struggling to hold a puppy they found abandoned at the...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 08/21/03 by Tim Vanderpool Special to The Christian Science Monitor · More from publication -
Desert tempest - Window on the West - causes of monsoons in Arizona - online information from Arizona Thunderstorm Chase Project - Brief Article
"Monsoon comes from the Arabic mausim, meaning "wind shift." But don't let this gentle term fool you--Arizona's monsoon thunderstorms are...
Sunset, 08/01/03 by Tim Vanderpool · More from publication -
Legacies of faith: nearly three centuries after his death, Father Kino's Southwest missions stand as testaments to his vision - Travel: Recreation
It's nearly rush hour, and traffic roars at breakneck speed along I-19 south of Tucson. But less than a mile west of the freeway, inside the cool,...
Sunset, 11/01/02 by Tim Vanderpool · More from publication -
Parks under siege: woefully understaffed parks along the U.S. southern border have become the special targets of drug and people smugglers. They have left behind a trail of trash, destruction, and in some cases, death. Nowhere is the situation more pressi
From saguaro-tufted arroyos to stunning limestone canyons, Southwest borderland parks are among America's most beautiful desert treasures. But...
National Parks, 11/01/02 by Vanderpool, Tim · More from publication -
San Carlos and the sea: just six hours South of Tucson, this Mexican beach town is exotic and serene - Travel
San Carlos is an Ernest Hemingway kind of town. Brawny and beautiful, the Mexican village stretches along a sun-drenched ribbon of land between the...
Sunset, 10/01/02 by Tim Vanderpool · More from publication -
THE LONG REACH OF TINY BIRDS - Hummingbirds are inspiring new cross- border conservation efforts between Mexico and the United States - aiding hummingbird migration
SUNLIGHT escapes the thicket, pausing on a furious flash of red and green that careens through the damp morning air. "Oh, there's that rufous...
National Wildlife, 10/01/02 by Tim Vanderpool · More from publication -
San Carlos and the sea: just six hours south of Tucson, this Mexican beach town is exotic and serene - Travel
San carlos is an Ernest Hemingway kind of town. Brawny and beautiful, the Mexican village stretches along a sun-drenched ribbon of land between the...
Sunset, 09/01/02 by Tim Vanderpool · More from publication
