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Over the last five years, researchers have found that the death rate for saguaros in the Phoenix area jumped from 1% to 2% ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most ...
Saguaros are the iconic plant of the Sonoran Desert, a land straddling the border between Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, that’s ...
Prickly pears are iconic cacti that are easily identified by their paddle-shaped leaves. Native to the southwestern United ...
Experience Arizona's pristine desert while hiking along incredible trails at the largest urban preserve in the Lower 48, just ...
The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ...
For members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, the centuries-old sacred harvest of saguaro fruit from the desert around Tucson is ...
Here are correct pronunciations of Tahquitz, Temalpakh, Tachevah and other Coachella Valley terms derived from the Cahuilla ...
Admire colorful cacti and plants at the Desert Botanical Garden is ranked #1 out of 22 things to do in Phoenix. See pictures and our review of Admire colorful cacti and plants at the Desert ...
Mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems around the world, but remain largely understudied, especially in arid regions. They ...
Heat, drought ravaging saguaros, other Sonoran Desert cacti, study finds. Tony Davis May 9, 2025 May 9, 2025 Updated May 23, 2025; ×. Mamta Popat ...