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College students Peter Danner and Joey Tapaha help BLM Engineering Technician Amos Sloan build a fence to protect the Agua Fria River in the Agua Fria National Monument.

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Within a year or two, one stretch of the Agua Fria River near Cordes Junction will look dramatically different.That's the prediction from Agua Fria National Monument biologist Paul Sitzmann and Ranger Nancy Stallard, who both work for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM).Sitzmann said this stretch of the river is experiencing the worst human damage of any part of the monument. "This is the greatest impact by vehicles by far," he said.

June 24, 2011