On a bright March afternoon, the Town of Fountain Hills and the Trailblazers gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the ...

The curve-billed thrasher—the common thrasher of the rich, cactus-laden Sonoran Desert—can be very conspicuous, sitting up on saguaro or cholla cactuses, making its presence known by its loud ...

introduced for soil stabilization and livestock forage in the Sonoran Desert. Buffelgrass was able to quickly dominate vast areas, including desert washes, hillsides, and open spaces. The grass is ...

The Sonoran desert toad ... people sometimes encounter it during nighttime activities in the desert. Wash your hands thoroughly if you come into contact with the toad. If someone ingests it ...

A key point of the event is to invite viewers to consider how drastically the Sonoran Desert has changed over the hundreds of millions of years since dinosaurs roamed the Earth. According to Rich ...