Restoring desert ecosystems is challenged by extreme climates, dry soils, seed predation ... and plant succession in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the American Southwest.

With parched soils and plants, residents need to take extra care of their landscaping to survive dry periods—at least drier than usual in the Sonoran Desert. The National Weather Service ...

The Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists, a Tucson nonprofit, made a video about nurse trees — native ones like mesquites, ...

Giant Saguaros, an icon of the southwest. This majestic cactus is found only in the Sonoran Desert. But over the last five years, people are noticing more and more of them are leaning ...

Living in the sandy soils found on valley floors in the upper Sonoran Desert, the snake has adapted to swim through sandy desert soils using its spade-shaped mouth. It deftly captures and restrains ...

On a bright March afternoon, the Town of Fountain Hills and the Trailblazers gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the ...