By Debra Colodner PhD, Director of Conservation Education and Science at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and Ruth Allard, Senior Vice President of Conservation and Education at the Phoenix Zoo Plans for additional primary and secondary border wall and related construction are accelerating rapidly in southern Arizona. While we appreciate the need for border security, wildlife…
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Stunning Saguaros: Ten Fascinating Facts About Saguaro Cacti
Our ‘forests’ look a little different here in the Sonoran Desert. Instead of towering trees, we have giant columnar cacti! While saguaro cacti are the most well-known of these giant cacti in the U.S., several other species occupy different regions of the Desert, including organ pipe cactus, senita cactus, candelabra cactus, and cardon cactus. The…