News

Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early summer days, in ...
Over the last five years, researchers have found that the death rate for saguaros in the Phoenix area jumped from 1% to 2% ...
The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ...
Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early summer days, in ...
Arizona's saguaro cactus has evolved to thrive in the extreme climate of the Sonoran Desert, but after decades of rising heat, even these towering icons are showing signs of stress.
The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. For the ...
The saguaro and its spiritual story. Saguaros are the iconic plant of the Sonoran Desert, a land straddling the border between Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, that’s surprisingly lush even though it ...
The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. For the ...
From saguaro fruit to New Year’s wine Starting in May, O’odham families check the saguaro buds. The fruit is usually ripe by mid-June, opening a one-to-four week harvesting window until the ...
The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the 'bahidaj,' or saguaro fruit, is ...