In this episode, we explore the incredible strategies that allow desert trees like the mesquite and acacia to endure extreme heat, scarce water, and nutrient-poor soils. From deep roots to unique ...

Grazing animals can destroy many desert plants and animals ... ways to rotate crops to protect the fragile soil, and plant sand-fixing bushes and trees. Planting leguminous plants, which extract ...

Patricia Holbrook wants to be like the evergreen — rooted in God’s promises, fruitful in every season, standing firm until the day he calls me home.

Their “Great Green Walls,” grand projects to beat back encroaching desert by planting trees, have required decades ... agricultural sector, improving soil health while sequestering carbon ...

Two Indigenous food educators showcased the abundance of the Sonoran Desert during a tour for the Society of Environmental ...

The clay gave the soil both its resilience and ... an initiative to build a wall of trees and agroforestry to stop the expansion of the desert in North Africa,” says Sivertsen.