As official research positions are lost to budget cuts, the work of citizen scientists to preserve federal forests is ...

Researchers are concerned the declines will lessen the scale of and in some cases possibly eliminate the large saguaro forests in Arizona.

Two Indigenous food educators showcased the abundance of the Sonoran Desert during a tour for the Society of Environmental ...

The city of Tucson, Arizona, sits on America’s southern border, surrounded by the cactus-strewn landscapes of the Sonoran ...

Phoenix has gained a reputation as a hot, dry and unsustainable city in part because of national media coverage, panelists ...

More than ever, urban communities in Arizona face ... In Cave Creek, the Sonoran desert landscape is on full display. The homes sit among towering saguaros and palo verde trees as washes, bursting ...

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...