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Bill Hatcher

@BillHatcher

photographer living in Arizona shooting stories in the Western US and beyond.

 Tucson
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Joined June 2010
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Photo by Bill Hatcher (@BillHatcher)Photo by Bill Hatcher (@BillHatcher)Photo by Bill Hatcher (@BillHatcher)Photo by Bill Hatcher (@BillHatcher)
Returning water to the Santa Cruz River has caused life to thrive along it. Nearly 7 times more bird species were seen in the Heritage Project reach of the Santa Cruz River near downtown in 2020 than in 2018 before the water began flowing. ©Bill Hatcher/Sonoran Institute 2022
Image from Sonoran Institute (@sonoraninst)
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Trees Stir in their Leaves, a new collaboration between the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) & the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) together that follow historical, cultural, & scientific narratives inspired by trees buff.ly/3ja89BQ
Image from UArizona Tree-Ring Lab (@TreeRingLabUA)
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Ahhh-mazing! #DYK #AZ is home to many champion trees - the largest of their species - including this beauty & our National Champion - the #Arizona Cypress found in the #CatalinaMountains. A big thank you to a @NatGeo photographer @BillHatcher for sending us this pics! #AZForestry
Image from AZ Dept. Forestry and Fire Management (@azstateforestry)
Image from AZ Dept. Forestry and Fire Management (@azstateforestry)
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Border Patrol agents have succeeded in keeping most photographers and reporters away from the construction zone of the most controversial segments of the border wall. So photojournalist @BillHatcher took pictures from the Mexican side of the border. j.mp/2pbbeYI
Ugly to Behold—This Is What Border Wall Construction Looks Like

Ugly to Behold—This Is What Border Wall Construction Looks Like

Heavy machinery tears up the desert in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

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Michael Bogan@mtbogan4 Sep 2019
Groundwater pumping for border wall construction will affect Quitobaquito Springs-- a sacred site to the O'odham and home to endangered mud turtles and pupfish @AZPMnews news.azpm.org/p/news-article…
New border wall could further deplete groundwater supplies

New border wall could further deplete groundwater supplies

Some scientists and conservationists worry the water needs of the new border wall could put a valuable desert oasis at risk.

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Holes in the fossil skulls of Smilodon from Argentina reveal painful, likely fatal, clashes between these saber-tooth cats. My latest for @ScienceNews sciencenews.org/article/foss… #FossilFriday
Image from John Pickrell 🌈 (@john_pickrell)
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Jim Mimiaga@DS_Jimi31 May 2019
Two giant boulders came crashing down onto Colorado 145 near Dolores last week, wiping out part of the highway. A motorist missed getting hit by 20 feet. See the Cortez Journal story at: the-journal.com/articles/139…
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How would you describe Tumamoc to someone who has never been there before? Stop by the Desert Laboratory on #Tumamoc and tell us about your experiences on the hill. Mobile recording studio is open TODAY from 5-7pm. facebook.com/Confluencenter/ Image credit: @BillHatcher
Image from Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry (@confluencenter)
Image from Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry (@confluencenter)
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What are the first 3 things that come to mind when you think about this hill? Come by #Tumamoc and let us know! We'll be collecting interviews this Saturday & Sunday from 8am-11am. facebook.com/events/39513301… #Tucson #creativeinquiry Image credits: @BillHatcher
Image from Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry (@confluencenter)
Image from Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry (@confluencenter)
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The Santa Cruz River... ✅Helps Improve Air Quality ✅Filters Ground Water ✅Is an Important Wildlife Habitat ✅Offers a place for respite and recreation! Check out our FB video link 👇and give back to the SCR! ow.ly/pfoI50n22id Photo: Bill Hatcher 2018
Image from Sonoran Institute (@sonoraninst)
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Thanks @wildlandsnetwrk for the great summary sheet on the new Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act corrid.org/2gGCp4C
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#GivingTuesday wish: Help us send a reporter to #StandingRock. hcne.ws/2gFBrVH
Image from High Country News (@highcountrynews)
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#NoBorderWall on tribal lands! In @washingtonpost with perspective from Amy Juan of TOHRN! ow.ly/ZXSf306Eeuq
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‘Restoration economy’ strives to protect #pollinators, create jobs. Story by @poulithra for @FERNnews & @sciam thefern.org/2016/11/restorat…
Image from The Food & Environment Reporting Network (@FERNnews)
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#LensOnTheBorder continues tomorrow: Talk by @khaledjarrarart and a chance to meet @BillHatcher and @RAEchelRUNNING ow.ly/5GpM305zhrM
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#LensOnTheBorder is opening Thurs, 7pm, 738 n 5th Ave, Tucson! With: @kristaschlyer @RAEchelRUNNING @BillHatcher and @khaledjarrarart
Image from Sierra Club Borderlands (@SC_Borderlands)
Image from Sierra Club Borderlands (@SC_Borderlands)
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Artists in motion! @RAEchelRUNNING helps @BillHatcher decide what to hang at #LensOnTheBorder sierraclub.org/borderlands/p…
Image from Sierra Club Borderlands (@SC_Borderlands)
Image from Sierra Club Borderlands (@SC_Borderlands)
Image from Sierra Club Borderlands (@SC_Borderlands)
Image from Sierra Club Borderlands (@SC_Borderlands)
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Replying to @BillHatcher @Waterkeeper @JohnFKennedyJr_
Still a ways to go yet. They only announced not pursuing three jungle dams. Rest still on table
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Days after @MaranonWk & @RobertKennedyJr asked Peru for dam moratorium, gov't says large dams aren't on its agenda. bit.ly/2dOZANh

Grandes hidroeléctricas en las selva no están en agenda del Gobierno

    El titular del MEM, Gonzalo Tamayo, cuestiona que grandes plantas hidráulicas en la selva ocupen mucha área inundable y sean poco

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Borderlands photography by @BillHatcher (pictured), @khaledjarrarart , @kristaschlyer and @RAEchelRUNNING in Tucson! ow.ly/Kt3U304YeK5
Image from Sierra Club Borderlands (@SC_Borderlands)
Image from Sierra Club Borderlands (@SC_Borderlands)
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