Summer at Desert Botanical Garden Awaits

This month, Desert Botanical Garden Senior Research Scientist Dr. Joe McAuliffe will begin a 15-day, 1,300-mile journey through one of the most botanically remarkable landscapes on Earth.

A great garden does not simply grow because of what gets planted today. It flourishes through generations of people who make thoughtful investments in its future. As the Garden looks toward 2040 and its second century, that same principle remains at the heart of the fifth North Star of the Garden’s 2040 Compass: Secure Operational Capacity & Financial Sustainability.

As changing weather reshapes desert ecosystems, the Garden’s research team is studying how native plants respond to extreme heat, prolonged drought and shifting weather patterns.

The desert has a way of bringing people together and shared experiences have the power to become lasting memories. That belief is at the heart of the fourth North Star of Desert Botanical Garden’s 2040 Compass: Grow community through shared desert experiences.