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 know where to look. Against all odds, landscapes in Arizona and New Mexico ...

What would you see on a day trip to the new Chuckwalla National Monument? Rugged mountains, sweeping valleys, breathtaking ...

The Moortens’ life-long dedication to the flora of the desert is historic and certainly seems to be the secret to happiness.

BRAWLEY— Volunteers planted 1,000 native plants at the Shank Alamo Wetlands east of Brawley during Community Climate Action ...

Native desert plants are common in landscaping across Arizona to use less water, a practice called xeriscaping.

UCR ecologist Loralee Larios and her colleagues found that Saharan mustard threatens native plants by overwhelming the desert's natural seed bank. The seed bank—a reservoir of dormant seeds that ...

Given that many gardeners are working in restricted space, what if we want to grow food for humans while also creating habitat with native plants to help save the world? You can do both ...

Learn how to shrink your lawn and practice ecological yard care at Plant It Wild’s Benzonia event, featuring native plants ...

Many native desert plants remain dormant for years, making short-term surveys ineffective for capturing the full scope of biodiversity. By using multi-year monitoring, scientists can better ...