Imagine standing under a midnight sky in the heart of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by towering saguaro cacti. The air is ...

Visitors who arrive mid-February through mid-June will see an abundance of blooming cactus just begging for ... colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's cinnamon-red buttes, and ...

Saguaro cactuses are Arizona's towering icons. However, only one holds the record for being the tallest ever measured. Here's ...

The Trust for Public Land has acquired 47 acres for Saguaro National Park, increasing the linkage to Pima County's Sweetwater ...

Giant Saguaros, an icon of the southwest. This majestic cactus is found only in the Sonoran Desert. But over the last five years, people are noticing more and more of them are leaning ...

The city of Tucson, Arizona, sits on America’s southern border, surrounded by the cactus-strewn landscapes of the Sonoran Desert. Its present-day creativity draws on its Native American and Mexican ...

Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses ... Sadly they’re no match for urban development gobbling up their unique Sonoran Desert habitat in the U.S. Southwest. These tiny owls ...

And it's only fitting — the saguaro cactus is an Arizona icon. The towering cactuses only grow in the Sonoran Desert, meaning Arizona is one of the few places on earth where you can spot them. But the ...

The cactus was likely 150 years old ... according to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson. Over decades, saguaros can grow to 50 feet or more. There is a strong relationship between ...