Much of the Arizona Canal running through metro Phoenix is a barren stretch of pavement and gravel paths, but for a few trees and shrubs — that is until you reach a stretch in north central Phoenix where huge eucalyptus trees line the banks.
But why are they there? The answer dates back about 100 years.
It’s just before 7 a.m. in Phoenix in mid-June, and it’s already hot.
Brian Moorhead, an environmental scientist with Salt River Project, takes refuge under one of the large eucalyptus trees hugging the canal bank…