Sonoran Desert

keep in shape for spring. A relative few extend their hiking season by heading to that least-visited region of California: its deserts. Deserts cover over a third of the state, mostly inland areas in the south, with a finger extending north between the eastern Sierra Nevada and the state boundary. Too often considered monotonous “drive-over country”, California’s deserts are actually quite varied and richly reward those who make the effort to know them. Winter temperatures in the south tend to…

The Mexican American environment has always been rich in Culture, but poor in money. Cameron county ranks top one hundred of the lowest income in the United States. I’m Yvette Colunga coming from a small town called Weslaco in Texas. I was born in Boise, Idaho then moved down to Weslaco when my grandma got sick.The environment I grew up in was always very hectic. There was always something being built and torn down. Business here hardly stayed open because of the lack of sales. My parents have…

trainer, weapons tester, and a street cop. Mr. Campbell is one of the most prolific writers today on the topic of fighting weapons. He is also a very big contributing writer for the well-known website Gunblast.com. This article was published by Sonoran Desert Institute. The purpose of this article is to give the reader (us) a better understanding of what type of bullets you can and can't use in a Glock, and why. The reasons why using coated lead bullets are a reliable and consistent form of…

that, though difficult, will pay more. Depicting immigrants as lazy completely ignores how difficult getting across the border is, first of all; De Leon describes in detail the horrors that one meets traveling across the hybrid colectif of the Sonoran Desert, from animals to exploitative coyotes, all indirectly engineered by the federal government. Making the decision to risk one’s life isn’t one someone makse on a whim with the hope of working less and sliding under the radar. Maricela, an…

group of land tortoises that originated in western North America nearly 60 million years ago. At least 23 species of tortoise are known to have existed on our continent since that time, but only five remain today. Four of the living species, the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), Texas tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri), Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus), and…

topographical areas that cover the state. It has the desert area, which surrounds cities such as Douglas, Sierra Vista, Tucson, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Glendale. The state also includes more of a piedmont or forest area in cities such as Flagstaff, Show Low, and Pinetop. Arizona has many mountains, including the Huachuca, Dragoon, Patagonia, Chiricahua, and the Rincons. The particular desert that much of Arizona is located in is the Sonoran…

islands main water source (Mimura). When sea levels rise, it reduces the size of these pools. This can leave islands in a critical state without rainfall. If the lenses are depleted, the island could then be comparable to a tropical version of the Sonoran desert. In the words of Kingsolver “a cycle of...death” before it “dries up for good” (Called…

effect on the likelihood of initiating undocumented migration to the United States but did have powerful unintended consequences, pushing migrants away from relatively benign crossing locations in El Paso and San Diego into hostile territory in the Sonoran Desert and through Arizona, increasing the need to rely on paid smugglers, and substantially increasing the costs and risks of undocumented migration. (Massey Prenn,…

Starting in 1492, a whole new world was discovered. A world based on the idea that the Earth is a power not to be disrespected. From this world spawned the many who walked among it. An estimated 562 different Native American tribes covered this new world, but they did not control it. Instead, they let the world control them. I am Nathan Witt. My grandfather is JW Witt, a proud member of the Comanche tribe. This tribe was one of many which is credited with altering our perspective of agriculture…

It was a hot afternoon in El Salvador, it might have been two in the afternoon. The airport seemed crowded with commotion, people coming and going from place to place. It was hard spotting anyone who was still. It was the country’s only airport, a dimly lit and somewhat dirty building decorated with Indigenous imagery. I had a small headache, the pain started just behind my ear and crossed to my eye socket. I usually get headaches like this when I am stressing out about something or when I am…