Learn about edible and medicinal Sonoran Desert plants during a tour.

Our Sonoran Desert is the most biologically diverse of North America’s deserts, and you can learn all about its flora, fauna and archaeology on Tuesday, Jan. 10 in downtown Gilbert. 

Conservation, sustainable living and the science of the Sonoran Desert will be the topics of free lectures and presentations this summer.

TUCSON — The Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum is about to open its first major new exhibit in a decade.

Think of it as the Frankenstein of food.

Think of it as the Frankenstein of food.

It’s hard to imagine anyone surviving in the Sonoran Desert before air conditioning and swimming pools.

Jeff Harris has an exacting ear for detail. At a recent rehearsal, the Sonoran Desert Chorale’s founding director was extremely deliberate in making sure each musical piece sounded the best it could.

Jeff Harris has an exacting ear for detail. At a recent rehearsal, the Sonoran Desert Chorale’s founding director was extremely deliberate in making sure each musical piece sounded the best it could.

Johnathan Blyler is often asked why moonlight hikes aren’t offered more frequently at Usery Mountain Regional Park. To which he replies: "Because I cannot control the moonlight. And if I could, I’m fairly certain I wouldn’t be an interpretive ranger."

Johnathan Blyler is often asked why moonlight hikes aren’t offered more frequently at Usery Mountain Regional Park. To which he replies: "Because I cannot control the moonlight. And if I could, I’m fairly certain I wouldn’t be an interpretive ranger."

James and Josie Nelson have been singing together since college, a shared passion the two describe as helpful to their 25-year marriage.

Near the end of a dusty, 2 1 /2-mile hike in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, 18 people gathered to learn about the medical benefits of the prickly pear cactus.

Near the end of a dusty, 2 1 /2-mile hike in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, 18 people gathered to learn about the medical benefits of the prickly pear cactus.

Near the end of a dusty, 2 1 /2-mile hike in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, 18 people gathered to learn about the medical benefits of the prickly pear cactus.