Different types of cactuses, including the prickly pear and the Saguaro, bear fruit and are edible. Hear a forager dive into ...

Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran ...

Liquid gold sunlight splashed over the desert not long after dawn. Above me, the baby-blue canopy of sky was brushed with the ...

And so it was that in March 2000 at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona, Hutto set his sights on the Sonoran Desert’s stately icon — the saguaro cactus. Several years earlier, ...

It’s one of Maricopa’s best-kept secrets, even if it’s a massive half-million acres with three federally protected desert wilderness areas.

Here’s everything you need to know to plan a trip to Saguaro National Park, including the best hiking trails, things to do, ...

Editor: It’s probably too late, but I can’t agree with either of the MCC logo choices, as the Saguaro cactus is not ...

Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses they live in ... Sadly they’re no match for urban development gobbling up their unique Sonoran Desert habitat in the U.S. Southwest.

Arizona's state bird fends for itself against predators in the desert, making its home in prickly plants. Here's what to know ...

This 92,867-acre park is dedicated to the largest cactus in the U.S., the saguaro (pronounced sa-WAH ... Across the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's 98 acres, you'll find 230 animal species ...