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

Large wildfires in the desert were once rare. Now experts worry that invasive plants and a changing fire cycle are putting ...

Watching the wildfires devastate a major U.S. city has many of us wondering: Could it happen here? Research shows our ...

Robinson, a Sonoran desert tortoise, has become a favorite ... Applicants must submit photos of their burrow, the overall ...

At Butcher Jones Recreation Site, you can hike along the shores of Saguaro Lake for sweeping views of the Sonoran Desert.

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 ...

Sonoran Desert National Monument is located south of Goodyear and Buckeye and east of Gila Bend, Arizona. Created by Presidential proclamation on January 17, 2001, the monument is managed by the U ...

The wall blocks essential movement and migration, fragments habitat, and limits animals' ability to find a mate and search for food and water across the harsh Sonoran Desert ... to Mexico's Gulf of ...