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Positive Vibrations at the Fresh Water Spring

People enjoy drinking water from harding spring near Sedona, Arizona.

Awareness Ranch

Permaculture and Natural Building In Action.

Invasive Desert Plants – Fountain Grass

Fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum) endangers natives by competing for limited water resources and taking over large swaths of territories.

Invasive Desert Plants: African Sumac

Invasive plants in the Sonoran Desert, such as the African sumac endangers natives by competing for limited water resources and creating monocultures.

Sonoran Desert Toad Awareness Training: Keeping dogs safe from the psychedelic amphibians

Keeping our canines safe from the harmful danger of the Sonoran Desert Toad

A Way for Wildlife

Wildlife crossings in Tucson, Arizona help thousands of animals each month while protecting people from traffic accidents.

Las Milpitas Farm

The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona’s Space For People To Grow Food

Owl Party

Tucson Neighbors Gather Nightly To View Great Horned Owls And Create Community

Desert Plants: Desert Honeysuckle

The colorful and drought-tolerant Desert Honeysuckles are ideal for attracting hummingbirds and other pollinators to your garden.

Nurtured by Nature

A Tucson resident follows his true passion and lets nature lead the way.

Campus Agricultural Center

The Campus Agricultural Center operates as a research and teaching facility for the University of Arizona’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Desert Botanical Garden

This Phoenix landmark has been studying and conserving plants for 85 years.

Trail Crew

Meet the people at Saguaro National Park who build and maintain hiking trails.

Tucson Village Farm

Farm in metropolitan Tucson leads to plant and personal growth in the Sonoran Desert region.

Desert Plants: Arizona Rosewood

The Arizona Rosewood, Vauquelinia californica, is a drought and cold-tolerant native plant of the Sonoran Desert that makes a good choice for a home landscape

Santa Cruz River Cleanup

Picking up trash and sowing wildflowers with The Sonoran Institute

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