Tucson Audubon Society

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Interview with Institute of Desert Ecology Director Matt Brooks
Thirty Minutes, KXCI radio (2/21/2010)

The Institute of Here Once a year...
By Diana Turner, The Desert Leaf (1/20/2010)
It’s Thursday evening, dusk on the first day of class. The campus is Catalina State Park on the western flank of the Santa Catalina Mountains. Two faculty members of the Institute of Desert Ecology, Linwood Smith, Ph.D., and Carl Tomoff, Ph.D., are leading a group that is listening for owls. The group moves quietly on the sandy paths with their eyes adjusting to the darkening canyon and ears opening to the night. Smith has been a member of the faculty since 1972, so he’s done this walk a time or two before.
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Invasive Species Removal - Giant reed spreading in Sabino Canyon
Arizona Illustrated KUAT TV (11/2009)
Volunteers are trying to get rid of an invasive plant that's been destroying many natives in one of Southern Arizona's most popular tourist attractions. Arundo donax, commonly known as giant reed, has been spreading quickly in the riparian areas of Sabino Canyon, endangering endemic species such as mesquite, ash trees and the button willow shrub.
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Wastewater - Arizona Spotlight on KUAT 89.1 FM
Kendall Kroesen featured. Find out what happens to more than 65 million gallons of drinking water that gets flushed every day in Pima County, as Laura Markowitz follows the flow.

Faced with uncertainty about how climate change will affect our water resources, Pima County and the City of Tucson recently formed a joint Water and Wastewater Oversight Committee to plan for a sustainable water future.
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Representative Gabrielle Giffords writes letter of thanks to Tucson Audubon for its work over the last 60 years. (2/4/09)
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Audubon joins fight against global warming
By Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star (2/1/09)
Executive Director Paul Green discusses the need to restrict carbon inputs to our atmosphere as part of a broader range of conservation efforts to preserve habitats for birds and other wildlife. Extreme changes in our climate could change habitats beyond recognition.
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Birding--Big business in Arizona
Tucson Audubon on Arizona Illustrated KUAT (1/28/09)
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Paul Green interviewed on KXCI 91.3 FM
Last summer, the US Army Corps of Engineers tried to quietly eliminate the high levels of protection for the Santa Cruz River under the Clean Water Act. A national audience of concerned citizens wondered what might happen to their watersheds if this could happen in Tucson. But in December, the decision was reversed by the EPA after publicity and testimony by the Tucson Audubon Society and others. KXCI reporter Craig McComb looked in on Tucson Audubon as they prepare to celebrate their sixtieth anniversary.
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Paul Green interviewed on KUAT 89.1 FM
The Tucson Audubon segment begins at 13:50 and ends at about 20:40.
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Tucson Audubon turns 60
Gala to feature silent auction teeming with birds
By Laura Marble, The Explorer (1/21/09)
Back in 1949 when the Tucson Audubon Society formed, you could get an annual membership to the group for a buck.
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Tucson Audubon Society celebrates its 60th year
By B. POOLE - Tucson Citizen (1/9/09)
Perhaps it's fitting that the first order of business for the newly formed Tucson Audubon Society in 1949 was to organize a birding field trip for the 25 founding members.
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Mason Center--Hidden habitat
Arizona Illustrated KUAT TV (12/2007)
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