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Sedona, Arizona, feels like flying through a painting. The rocks shine in deep reds and warm golds, and the air buzzes with energy. Every curve of sandstone looks sculpted by fire, wind, and time. The ...

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A clandestine group has spent thousands of hours searching the Sonoran Desert for massive rare cactuses endangered by the expansion of Arizona cities. The Crested Saguaro Society began searching the ...

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The saguaro cactus may be the most recognizable plant in the Southwest. It’s so entwined with this region that it adorns buildings, logos, signs and license plates throughout Arizona. Its likeness has ...

"Mark Trail's" current storyline is supposedly taking place in southwest Texas, yet the Jan. 11 strip showed s aguaro cactuses. I am from Texas and have been to Big Bend National Park, in the ...

A brash, noisy woodpecker with zebra stripes down its back has found an unusual place to call home. The Gila woodpecker has developed a knack for thriving in hot and arid habitats where shelter is ...