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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Arizona Public Media's Arizona Illustrated feature on the Desert Laboratory's student led wildlife project. In 2019 Desert Lab on Tumamoc Hill hired student scientists from the university to help with tracking the different types of flora and fauna on the property. It encompasses hundreds of acres and has become a popular destination for people who want to exercise.
Producer: Tony Paniagua
Videographer/Editor: Bob Lindberg
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Sunday, February 2, 2020
Researchers Seek to Solve Decades-Long Baja California Peninsula Mystery
The University of Arizona is among a group of institutions who are using a $2.6 million grant to study how geologic activity, rainfall patterns and climate cycles might have shaped the evolution and biodiversity of the Baja California peninsula over time.
Mikayla Mace, University Communications, Jan. 29, 2020, https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/researchers-seek-solve-decadeslong-baja-california-peninsula-mystery
There’s something weird going on inside the plants and animals that call the Baja California peninsula home.
On t... Read More
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
Topography Could Save Sensitive Saguaros as Climate Changes
By studying nearly five decades of data on more than 5,800 saguaros dotting Tumamoc Hill, researchers found that small variations in the hill’s topography might buffer saguaro populations from the impacts of climate change.
By, Mikayla Mace | University Communications | Sept. 10, 2019
The iconic saguaros on Tumamoc Hill served as harbingers in new research which sought to predict how the desert species will fare in the hotter, drier climate of the future and how topography might mitigate the effects of climate change.
Lead author Su... Read More
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Interdisciplinary Oral History Project Seeks “Tales From Tumamoc”
What makes Tumamoc Hill special? UA scholars are asking the question and collecting the answers as part of Cuéntame Más: Tales From Tumamoc, a new oral history project now underway on Tumamoc Hill.
Today, just as it was 2,500 years ago, Tumamoc Hill is a gathering site, and individuals' experiences and stories weave together a rich history of community and place. Those stories are now being collected by University of Arizona scholars thanks to the launch of Cuéntame Más: Tales From Tumamoc, a new oral history project.
A... Read More
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Sunday, November 11, 2018
How Tumamoc Hill, a Tucson hiking hotspot, balances its popularity with preservation
Linda Valdez, Arizona Republic Published 6:05 a.m. MT Nov. 11, 2018
Opinion: How do you protect fragile history and important research in a place with 1,000 visitors a day? By making it more accessible.
Tumamoc Hill is a beloved Tucson landmark with an existential challenge: How to balance its popularity with hikers and its role as a living scientific laboratory.
Benjamin Wilder, Tumamoc’s new director, has some interesting insights that could benefit wild and beautiful places statewide that are in danger of... Read More
Sunday, February 2, 2020Researchers Seek to Solve Decades-Long Baja California Peninsula Mystery The University of Arizona is among a group of institutions who are using a $2.6 million grant to study how geologic activity, rainfall patterns and climate cycles might have shaped the evolution and biodiversity of the Baja California peninsula over time. Mikayla Mace, University Communications, Jan. 29, 2020, https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/researchers-seek-solve-decadeslong-baja-california-peninsula-mystery There’s something weird going on inside the plants and animals that call the Baja California peninsula home. On t... Read More
Thursday, September 12, 2019Topography Could Save Sensitive Saguaros as Climate Changes By studying nearly five decades of data on more than 5,800 saguaros dotting Tumamoc Hill, researchers found that small variations in the hill’s topography might buffer saguaro populations from the impacts of climate change. By, Mikayla Mace | University Communications | Sept. 10, 2019 The iconic saguaros on Tumamoc Hill served as harbingers in new research which sought to predict how the desert species will fare in the hotter, drier climate of the future and how topography might mitigate the effects of climate change. Lead author Su... Read More
Wednesday, March 20, 2019Interdisciplinary Oral History Project Seeks “Tales From Tumamoc” What makes Tumamoc Hill special? UA scholars are asking the question and collecting the answers as part of Cuéntame Más: Tales From Tumamoc, a new oral history project now underway on Tumamoc Hill. Today, just as it was 2,500 years ago, Tumamoc Hill is a gathering site, and individuals' experiences and stories weave together a rich history of community and place. Those stories are now being collected by University of Arizona scholars thanks to the launch of Cuéntame Más: Tales From Tumamoc, a new oral history project. A... Read More