Feral donkeys, or burros, in the Sonoran Desert have been eating the larger plants that provide shelter for smaller plants ...

The Saguaro National Park is found in the Sonoran Desert. This Park is home to the largest species of cacti. Find out more about this interesting desert and the scientists studying there at the ...

The cacti arrive in buckets and cardboard boxes, in truck beds and plastic cups. Some are prickly green knobs smaller than a fist; others are saguaros a few feet tall—miniature versions of the ...

Some artists offer a glimpse of a future that is already occurring in some climates. Others imagine a world past the point of ...

President Teddy Roosevelt, the quintessential conservationist, said, "A grove of giant redwoods or sequoias should be kept just as we keep a great and beautiful cathedral.” While in Tucson, Arizona, ...

One of the Southwest’s most familiar plants may be in deep trouble. The towering, multi-armed saguaro cactus, which is found only in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, California, and parts of Mexico, has ...

The saguaro cacti around my museum home look like they are celebrating! Flowers and fruits ring their crowns and the tips of their arms. Soon after the white flowers close, the bright red, open fruits ...

Step into a cinematic journey where the rhythms of the desert unfold in breathtaking motion, starting Oct. 11.

A clandestine group has spent thousands of hours searching the Sonoran Desert for massive rare cactuses endangered by the expansion of Arizona cities. The Crested Saguaro Society began searching the ...

While the Grand Canyon may be Arizona’s most well-known national park, it’s not the only one worth a visit. With 22 total National Park Service monuments, parks, recreation areas, historic sites, and ...

If you're one of the many people who are into succulents, then you know that they are a great plant to have around. They're beautiful, they don't take up much space, and they're relatively easy to ...