“Our roots are in nature:” Latino Conservation Week celebrates Latinos’ connection to the outdoors
Arizona poppy wildflowers are scattered along the desert floor, surrounded by buckhorn cholla and sahuaros in all stages of life. It’s a quiet, late Wednesday morning as Cassandra Becerra sets up her phone on a tripod along the Bowen Trail, about a half mile west of the JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort and Spa. […]
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