The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

A project organized by Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum tests if sheep can help control invasive buffelgrass and cut wildfire ...

Weed warriors have unleashed a new weapon in the battle against buffelgrass on “A” Mountain: a herd of hungry sheep. Under a ...

Researchers are concerned the declines will lessen the scale of and in some cases possibly eliminate the large saguaro forests in Arizona.

A new study finds that the Sonoran Desert’s iconic cactuses are suffering, not only from prolonged drought but also from ...

As official research positions are lost to budget cuts, the work of citizen scientists to preserve federal forests is ...

Understand the deadly challenges posed by the harsh Sonoran Desert along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump says he'll rename Veterans Day New Pompeii study uncovers one family’s terrifying final ...

Orchid Fever promises a feast of form, fragrance and living art for devoted orchid lovers and those seeking a sensory escape.

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

However, one uniquely Arizonan experience may not instantly come to mind: Adopting a Sonoran ... homes.” Desert tortoises are also completely herbivorous and eat a wide variety of plants in ...

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.