Desert tortoises can live for decades, with a lifespan of up to 70 years in the wild and up to 100 years in captivity. Their diet consists of grasses, cactuses, wildflowers and other plants.

Free camping, no entrance fees, rare plants, unique desert animals, and very few visitors. If this sounds like the kind of adventure you're looking for, add Ironwood Forest National Monument to ...

Desert tortoise Arizona is home to two species of desert tortoises, both of which are protected in Arizona. Though it is illegal to capture one in the wild, you can adopt tortoises that can't be ...

So far, they've planted 300 new Arizona hedgehog cactus plants in the wild and have a 90% success rate of keeping them alive. Last month, the botanists visited to find one had even sprouted seven ...

Fans of horticultural landmarks are catered for at Scottsdale's Desert Botanical Garden, where some 50,000 plants from deserts worldwide are on display.

Ken Schutz will step down as executive director of the Desert Botanical Garden after 24 years. Here's what he thinks will be ...

Plants up to 5 feet have shallow roots and require watering to a depth of 12 inches. When plants are 5 to 15 feet tall, they are considered medium in height and have roots that grow 12 to 18 ...

The Superstition Wilderness east of Phoenix, Arizona, extends over 140,000 acres of rugged desert and mountains. Adequate preparation, maps and outdoor skills are required.