Critical Zone Observatory at the top of the Catalinas
University of Arizona research scientists keep tabs on plant and animal life and air quality at the highest reaches of the Santa Catalina Mountains northwest of Tucson. A new grant extends their work to focus on human impacts. Arizona Daily Star (2016)
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The Critical Zone Observatory monitors life at the upper reaches of the Santa Catalina Mountains
U.S. Forest Service fire crews will ignite a low-to-moderate intensity fire on the heavily forested slopes of Mount Bigelow today.
The impact can be lessened, even in a warming world, researchers say.
