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Nonprofit gets $1M grant to help conserve landscapes in Patagonia, Ariz.
Borderlands Restoration Network, an environmental conservation and restoration nonprofit in southern Arizona acquired practically $1 million in federal funding to get the job done together with several companies for a significant-scale a few-calendar year task to conserve southern Arizona’s landscapes. Borderlands works to restore watersheds in the Madrean Archipelago, or sky islands, a team of isolated mountain ranges, and allows regulate a wildlife protect in close proximity to Patagonia. The sky islands encompass extra than 30 mountain ranges in southern Arizona in a single of the most biodiverse places on the planet. House to numerous threatened and endangered species, these isolated mountain ranges and valleys which involve critical wildlife migratory habitat…
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8 of the best road trips in Patagonia
Given the region’s vastness and the remoteness of many of its most scenic roads and destinations, road-tripping is the best way to explore Patagonia, particularly if you want to journey off the beaten track. While the main roads between towns are mostly paved, and even Chile’s Carretera Austral and Argentina’s Ruta 40 are no longer more pothole than road, you may still have to contend with challenging driving conditions: occasional landslides, muddy sections or a bumpy “washboard”. Things to know before you go While a 4WD is not essential, a vehicle with high clearance is preferable – and essential on minor side routes. The best time to drive around is…