Dzil Nachaa Si'an: Sacred Peak for the Western Apache: Aided by funding from the University of Arizona, the U.S. Forest Service's Patricia Spoerl has established the cultural and historical importance of Mount Graham, the highest peak in the Pinaleno Mountain Range, to the Western Apache tribes.

The VATT Marks Ten Years on the Mountain: The complex optical instrument peers into the cosmos, enabling astronomers in their search for evidence on how the universe was formed and new insights into "dark matter."
  Close to Home: Understanding Nearby Galaxies
  Jesuit Astronomy Theoretician Eyes Idea of Multi-universes

Listening to the Broadcast of the Cosmos: The Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope hears high frequency radio waves emitted by molecules and elements in space, so astronomers can study how complex chemistry evolves in the giant gas clouds of our galaxy.

Powerful “Two Shooter” to Scan the Universe: The remarkable LBT will see first light later this year with just one of its “;eyes” but by next year it will have twin. 8.4 meter mirrors, and astronomers will see further in time and space than ever before, giving them unprecedented views of the universe.
  Stellar Goals on the Horizon for LBT
  LBT Represents a Convergence of New Ideas

Fire on the Mountain: Tree rings tell us that forest fires were a natural method of maintaining healthy ecological conditions, but for more than a century, the policy has been to fight the fires, leading to hotter, larger conflagrations that devastate everything in their paths.

The Habits of Highly Effective Squirrel Researchers: Researchers working under John L. Koprowski, director of the Red Squirrel Monitoring Program, are attempting to predict the future of this small but unique squirrel population.

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