Photos

Birds

11 Images

Some of the many birds found in the American Southwest.

Glen Canyon National Recreatio...

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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area covers 1.2 million acres, stretching from Lees Ferry, Arizona northeast to Canyonlands National Park in Utah and encompassing magnificent vistas, geologic wonders, and a vast panorama of human prehistory and history. NAU student Ryan Gahris explores the beauty, splendor and fragility of Glen Canyon NRA this photo gallery.

Heiser Spring Restoration

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Images from the Heiser Spring Restoration Project (2007-2010) include before and after spring restoration photos and photos of native plants and physical characteristics of the Wupatki National Monument landscape.

Hubbell Trading Post

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John Lorenzo Hubbell purchased what was to become the Hubbell Trading Post in 1878. The oldest continuously operating trading post on the Navajo Nation, Hubbell Trading Post is still providing goods for local residents as well as park visitors. Photography by Stephanie Kuhar and Ashley Palmer.

Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands

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Pinyon-juniper woodlands, the most common forest type in the American Southwest, provide a wealth of resources and ecosystem services, from wildlife habitat and vegetative cover for watershed protection, to pinyon nuts and fuelwood.

Preservation Perseverance

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Ancestral Puebloan peoples lived across the northern areas of the Southwest beginning about 7,000 years ago with the beginnings of maize cultivation, until about 1540 AD, with the advent of the Spanish explorers. Many of the ruins from their civilizations can be found at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Hovenweep National Monument, and Wupatki National Monument.

Salado Ceramics

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Salado ceramics from the Tonto Basin