Drive about 45 minutes southwest of the Phoenix Valley, and you will reach an expanse of the Sonoran desert with a long, rich history. The Gila River runs through this area, which was once lush with ...

Woolsey Peak, located within the proposed Great Bend of the Gila National Monument in southern Arizona. Photo courtesy Dawn Kish, The Wilderness Society To protect more than 370,000 acres of the Great ...

PHOENIX – U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona introduced a new bill on Friday that would create a new national monument near Gila Bend. If passed, the Arizona Democrat’s bill promises to protect the ...

With the government shutdown over, now is a good time to revisit our great national parks and monuments. And if you’re heading south, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument near Silver City is a great ...

The House Natural Resources Committee’s top Democrat said his legislation would protect a large tract “from destructive development and mineral extraction.” Arizona would be a home to a new national ...

Carved into the sandstone cliffs of the American Southwest are remnants of ancient civilizations that spark the imaginations of hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. These cliff dwellings are ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity today released documentation showing continued widespread damage to critical habitat for Gila chub and Western yellow-billed cuckoo from herds of ...

To protect more than 370,000 acres of Great Bend of the Gila and Sonoran Desert Landscape, a Democratic congressman from Tucson has introduced legislation to establish a new national monument in ...