The Manual Labor of Conservation
As housing projects, mines, and border wall construction accelerate habitat loss, photographer Eliseu Cavalcante documents the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society’s efforts to preserve the desert’s iconic plants.
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Arizona Governor’s Shipping Container Wall Grinds to a Halt as Protesters Settle in for Christmas
Since protests began in earnest on November 29, a multi-generational group of Arizonans have managed to halt construction on the governor’s border wall made of double-stacked shipping containers.
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The Manual Labor of Conservation
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