Environmentalists filed suit against the Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday for alleged inaction in the face of threats to a rare desert plant called the Tecopa bird’s beak. Citing the presence or ...

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, at 2021 N. Kinney Road, is presenting a class March 18 in which participants can learn how native plants help heal parts your body.

High Desert summers require specific gardening techniques due to extreme heat. Try growing these heat-tolerant plants this ...

Teaching High Desert students about the use of native plants in landscaped yards has many benefits. First of all, native shrubs like creosote, rubber rabbitbrush, Mormon tea and California ...

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.

But as climate change makes heat waves more frequent, intense and long-lasting, experts say the increasingly severe conditions are testing some iconic desert plants known for their resilience ...

These plants have different adaptations that allow them to survive and thrive in the desert environment. The Joshua tree, for example, has long roots that help it find water deep in the ground.

Sheboygan tea & botanicals shop Through The Looking Glass has herbal teas, skincare & more Owner Mel Miller hopes to sell her teas at local coffee shops and co-host tea parties with local businesses.

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 ...

The Southwest is no stranger to sweltering conditions, and desert plants and trees are drought-resistant and heat-tolerant. Arid, harsh environments are where they thrive.

Native desert plants are common in landscaping across Arizona to use less water, a practice called xeriscaping. “Science now is coming up to par with Indigenous knowledge,” Lazos-Ferns ...