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- Southern Arizona is home to not only an abundantly diverse set of species,
- -- but also a diverse set of ecosystems.
- The Sonoran Desert lowlands give way to Sky Island pine forests,
- -- and each year a completely unique monsoon season replenishes the landscape.
- Multiple issues threaten the wildlife and resources of this region,
- -- and the Rincon Group is dedicated to facing them
- -- to preserve this truly one-of-a-kind region.
- Website FightForOakFlat.com (with 60-sec Video = "Fight For Oak Flat" )
recent "blog posts"...
[water] Annual Water Conference -- June 18/19 (Register by June 15) [more]
June 12, 2020
The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) will host its annual conference as a virtual event this year. The theme is "Water at the Crossroads: The Next 40 Years". The conference takes place as two half-day blocks on Thursday...
[water] June 3rd Talk = "Rebirth of the Santa Cruz River and the Return of Aquatic Species" [more]
May 29, 2020
(Register in advance for the free event.) Wed, June 3 -- from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m., -- Dr. Bogan speaks about the rapid return of dragonflies and other aquatic species since the "Santa Cruz River Heritage Project" was launched in Downtown Tucson (...
[conservation] BLM's "Virtual Public Meetings" for Comments on Military Use of 2600 sq miles of Public Lands (in Barry M. Goldwater Range)... [more]
May 28, 2020
On May 26 and 28 -- the BLM has scheduled two virtual public meetings -- to gather public comments on the two land withdrawal applications -- for the proposed extension of the current land withdrawal, and the addition of 2,366 acres to the BMGR (...
[conservation] BLM Plans to Increase Livestock Use on nearby National Monument [more]
May 11, 2020
BLM Fast Tracks Plan to Increase Livestock Use on the Sonoran Desert National Monument [CLICK TITLE ABOVE -- FOR MORE]
[water] Sierra Club Joins Lawsuit to Save San Pedro River [more]
March 30, 2020
"The lawsuit against the U.S. Army and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services challenges the agency’s 2014 decision authorizing groundwater pumping connected to the San Pedro River to serve military operations at Fort Huachuca through 2024. The amended...
[mining] Judge Overturns Wildlife Agency’s Approval of Rosemont Mine near Tucson... [more]
February 10, 2020
TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal judge today overturned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s approval of a controversial open-pit copper mine in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains because of threats to jaguars and other endangered species. U.S....
[mining] Judge won't reconsider his ruling stopping the Rosemont Mine... [more]
October 25, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal judge has declined to reconsider his July ruling that barred construction of the Rosemont open-pit copper mine. U.S. District Judge James Soto turned back a request from Hudbay Minerals to vacate or amend his July 31...
[mining] Federal Judge Halts Construction of Rosemont Mine near Tucson... [more]
August 19, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal judge today overturned the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a controversial open-pit copper mine in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains, citing the agency’s “inherently flawed analysis from the inception of the proposed...
[lawsuit] Ex-fed: "Trump administration pressured reversal of Arizona housing project"... [more]
April 27, 2019
"A now-retired federal official said he bowed to political pressure from a higher-up in the Trump administration when he reversed a key decision he had made on a 28,000-home Benson development near the San Pedro River. “I got rolled,” said Steve...
[mining] Lawsuit Filed to Protect Arizona’s Waters, Wildlife From Proposed Rosemont Mine... [more]
March 27, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz.— Together, four conservation groups filed a lawsuit in federal district court today to overturn a key permit for the controversial proposed Rosemont Copper Mine in southern Arizona. The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Army Corps of...