Acacia and tamarisk trees sprout from shallow circular planters ... and preserve knowledge of the cultural traditions of the desert and the oasis. Children attend weekly music classes in the ...

perhaps marking the start of the oasis’ development. The presence of date palms is significant because these tall trees are an essential enabler for desert agriculture. As well as providing food ...

The roughly 3-mile loop through Palm Canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park offers little to no shade but can reward hikers ...

For decades, water pumped from beneath the California desert has flowed to an oasis of lawns ... outside and uses the water for plants and trees in her drought-tolerant garden.

As the oasis dries out, cottonwoods struggle to survive, and palm trees are popping up, part of the canyon’s slow transition into a Colorado Desert-type habitat. On my recent trip to Big ...

But where the Santa Cruz River flows, you’ll find something like an oasis. Birds sing among dense copses of mesquite trees; ...

I tried to select trees that would flourish in our USDA Zone 9, complement my succulent garden and produce filtered sunlight. One of my choices was the Desert Willow tree, Chilopsis Linearis.

Winter in the desert is a peculiar thing ... Joshua Tree is a space of remarkable natural beauty. The eponymous trees dot a landscape that's interesting in its own right. Rounded, beige boulders ...

(Photo: Jack Board/CNA) Baraaduuz’s health now means it is increasingly difficult for him to travel to his desert oasis to tend to the trees. His grandson now cares for the forest, which has ...