Rosie Crocker grew up in the Phoenix area surrounded by mostly concrete, as she remembers it. It wasn’t until she moved to ...

Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering weather ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As you journey through these desert landscapes, you'll see why cacti have become such powerful symbols of endurance and survival, ...

As large solar projects become more common across the Mountain West, questions remain about their environmental footprint, especially in fragile desert ecosystems. New research from Nevada suggests ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Made to withstand the harsh climate of the desert and thrive in it, the dead and decaying desert plants throughout the Sonoran ...

I took a drive to Phoenix, Arizona, just a week into May to see my son and his family. What made it a phenomenal drive was that much of the desert in both California and Arizona was receiving ...

Life in places like California’s Death Valley pushes everything to its limit. Temperatures rise past 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The light is harsh, the soil is dry, and most plants wilt fast. Yet one low ...

Nurtured by Nature, The Mysterious Crested Saguaro, Restoring the Flora, Desert Willow. This week on a special desert plants episode of Arizona Illustrated…how a “nature nerd” turned his passion into ...

DESERT° is positioned as a multidisciplinary platform focused on desert education, creative storytelling, and applied technology projects. According to Durden, the organization is designed to function ...