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Watch Now: Tumamoc Hill, a Beloved Spot in Tucson

  • Mamta Popat
  • Jan 14, 2021
  • Jan 14, 2021 Updated Jun 8, 2021
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Benjamin Wilder, director of the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill, explains why the site is the heartbeat of the Tucson region. The 860-acre ecological reserve is visited by hundreds of people daily who climb the 1.5-mile hill for exercise. Wilder says visitors are walking through a history of plants, ecology and people. Video by: Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star, Jan. 14, 2021

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