Steve Blackwell, conservation collections manager at Desert Botanical Garden, and his team found themselves stumped by a ...

The desert has a secret: it’s not just a place of silence and sand, but a living, breathing tapestry of color and life—if you ...

Saharan mustard threatens desert plant diversity and hampers recovery from climate fluctuations. Once believed to be ...

In the fall of 1949, the City of Palm Springs dedicated 308 palm trees in an official ceremony. The community had worked diligently to acquire and plant the palms along the drive at the entrance to ...

Once thought resistant to invasion, California's deserts are losing native plants to aggressive weedy species like Saharan mustard. New research shows its spread is disrupting biodiversity and ...

Grass fires burn far more American homes each year than forest fires. In southern Arizona, communities fight fires that never ...