Conservation
Bringing You Butterflies
The Spring Butterfly Exhibit may be closed, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy these fluttery friends. Check out this beauties, and identify their species in order below. Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes Monarch - Danaus plexippus White Peacock - Anartia...
Behind The Scenes of Seed Lab Photography
Conservation collections manager, Steve Blackwell, shares the intriguing capabilities of the Garden's Seed Lab and photography. Explore seeds, seedlings and chrysalises on a cellular level and learn how Garden scientists use this process in their work.
Rainwater Harvesting at Desert Botanical Garden
The Garden has found a way to extend the benefits of rainy seasons long after the clouds have departed - elevating its rainwater harvesting efforts. Incorporated in the design for the Hazel Hare Center for Plant Science is an extensive rainwater harvesting system to...
Fred Katterman Collection at Desert Botanical Garden
In 2014, Desert Botanical Garden received an extraordinary gift from Fred Katterman. He donated his private cactus collection consisting of more than 1,800 potted cactus from regions of Chile, northern Argentina and Peru. This donation added 131 new taxa to the...
Cactus: Fifth Most-Threatened Group of Living Things
Coral reefs are known to be endangered. Images of colorless coral, vacant of living creatures, paired with pleas to help preserve the reefs, have been seen for years. In October 2015, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released the Red List of...
Monarch Butterflies and Milkweeds
Monarch butterflies are spotted in Arizona between October and April. While monarchs are not in Arizona year-round, the state is in the migration path for both the western and eastern populations of monarch butterflies. Annually, these iconic insects set out on a...
