The Desert Discovery Center will be a place to educate and inspire residents and visitors to value, thrive in, and conserve desert environments in Scottsdale, in the Sonoran Desert and around the ...

How much does a fully hydrated saguaro weigh? After a good amount of monsoon storms, a fully hydrated saguaro can weigh anywhere from 3,200-4,800 pounds. -Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum How many ...

TUCSON, Ariz. - Federal officials have concluded that Sonoran desert tortoises native to Arizona have a relatively stable population that doesn’t need protection from environmental threats, but ...

5 key facts about the Desert Discovery Center The Desert Discovery Center is supported by some as a place to educate residents and visitors on the Sonoran Desert. Among critics' concerns are allowing ...

The desert biome is characterized by low precipitation, a high rate of evaporation (seven to fifty times as much as precipitation), and a wide daily range in temperature. The dramatic temperature ...