Tall and resilient, the saguaros of the Sonoran Desert are finding it more difficult to reach maturity as higher temperatures exacerbate drought and leave a trail of young cactus carcasses. A hotter,...

It pricks you in the hand if you touch it and gets stuck to the bottom of your shoe if you step on it. But, if you learn to work around the painful exterior, the prickly pear cactus is one of the...

Want to spruce up your yard in a cheap and colorful way? Cacti will do it! For people who enjoy bright blue skies, warm sunbeams and minimal rain, Tucson is paradise. But for popular yard plants...

             In a new move to protect the state’s iconic plant, Saguaro National Park plans to monitor cactus nurseries to prevent the buying and selling of stolen saguaros from the park.           ...

The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and the Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market are partnering to aid Tucson's "food-insecure" families, under the philosophy that Tucsonans who are struggling financially...