Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran ...

Here’s everything you need to know to plan a trip to Saguaro National Park, including the best hiking trails, things to do, ...

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

It’s one of Maricopa’s best-kept secrets, even if it’s a massive half-million acres with three federally protected desert wilderness areas.

The trail is a curated collection of national and state parks, observatories, planetariums, and musuems that offer travelers ...

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

The desert city in southern Arizona is a sanctuary for stargazers—and now it's even easier for visitors to explore.

Blue corn is an important food to the Navajo people. It’s the title of a new book of poems by Amber McCrary, "Blue Corn ...

Editor: It’s probably too late, but I can’t agree with either of the MCC logo choices, as the Saguaro cactus is not ...

My body protested against this trek through the Sonoran Desert ... I was absorbed into stories about the saguaro cactus, native to and a symbol of the desert (its blossom is the state flower ...

FORT MCDOWELL, AZ — At Butcher Jones Recreation Site, you can hike along the shores of Saguaro Lake for sweeping views of the Sonoran Desert. The 5.8-mile out-and-back trail in Tonto National ...

My body protested against this trek through the Sonoran Desert, starting from a trailhead 25 miles outside the city of Scottsdale, a winding walk along sunbaked paths, past creosote bushes and the ...