The sacred ritual of collecting fruit from towering cactuses is enjoying a renaissance as many seek to protect their ...

Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early summer days, in ...

Why Tohono O’odham Nation's Centuries-Old Saguaro Fruit Harvest Is Experiencing a Revival in Arizona TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ...

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” is a sacred start ...

AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin Tanisha Tucker Lohse, of the Tohono O’odham nation, picks a ripe saguaro cactus fruit during a harvest day in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, June 23.

For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is a sacred start to the new year. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 78°F. Monday, July 7th 2025 ...

Standing in front of a room full of Tohono O’odham police officers, April Ignaico asked who was familiar with the Missing and ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. For the ...