The Sonoran Desert ecosystem is “only” about 10,000 years old, meaning it’s inherently unstable, Lata adds, with a blend of species still sorting out hierarchy and patterns. Some are adapted ...

Over the last five years, researchers have found that the death rate for saguaros in the Phoenix area jumped from 1% to 2% ...

Two Indigenous food educators showcased the abundance of the Sonoran Desert during a tour for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference on April 25.. Their wisdom, while better ...

Exclusively found in the Sonoran desert, these cactuses grow the state flower of Arizona — the saguaro cactus flower. They are the tallest cactuses in America and can live up to 200 years. The ...

Almost 100 years before Father Junipero Serra, the renowned Franciscan colonizer of California, reached San Diego in 1769, another Catholic priest and explorer, Father Eusebio Kino, was working to ...

Sonoran Desert National Monument Cacti to see: Saguaros, cholla cacti, prickly pears, hedgehog cacti, and barrel cacti Saguaros abound at the Sonoran Desert National Monument .

Across the way, Karen Bedell of Sonoran Scavengers is selling not just prickly pear products but mesquite flour, wolfberry jam and candied barrel cactus. Most of it is gathered from wild plants.

Barrel cactuses are shielded from harmful ultraviolet rays at the Desert Botanical Garden. Some cactuses that are brought from other places need a little extra shade to thrive in the Phoenix summers.

The Crested Saguaro Society began searching the approximately 100,000-square-mile desert for crested saguaros — the largest cactus in the U.S., often growing over 40 feet tall and adorned with a ...

Two Indigenous food educators led a tour showcasing edible and useful Sonoran Desert plants. Participants learned about palo verde flowers for tea, edamame-tasting pods and hunting woodrats.

Two Indigenous food educators showcased the abundance of the Sonoran Desert during a tour for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference on April 25. Their wisdom, while better ...