Alisa Reznick

In the human-made pond at Quitobaquito Springs, a volunteer uses a plastic bucket to move pupfish and mudturtles out of the pond in preparation for a new lining.

In southern Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a race to save a tiny desert oasis

Alisa Reznick

Quitobaquito Springs is a natural water source near the US-Mexico border in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. It’s a sacred site and historic homestead to a southern Arizona tribe. It's also now housing some of the state’s most endangered species. But the site is now in peril.

Amber Ortega celebrates her acquittal at a press conference in downtown Tucson on Jan. 21, 2022.

For legal experts and activists, an unexpected win for Indigenous religious freedoms

Alisa Reznick

This month, an indigenous woman facing federal charges for blocking border wall construction in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona was found not guilty. The verdict is hailed as an unexpected victory for Native American religious freedoms. From the Fronteras Desk in Tucson, KJZZ's Alisa Reznick reports.

Amber Ortega looks on during a press conference in November 2021 about her case.

Biden canceled the border wall, but an Indigenous protester is still on trial

Alisa Reznick

President Biden ended his predecessor’s border wall project almost a year ago. But the trial continues for one indigenous protestor who faces federal charges for blocking construction machinery at a site in Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. From the Froteras Desk in Tucson, KJZZ’s Alisa Reznick reports.