Garden Stories
Fund the Farm Celebration 2025 Recap
This year’s Fund the Farm Celebration raised more than $40,000 for Spaces of Opportunity, whose mission is to help transform a food desert to a food oasis through the coordination of a 19-acre incubator farm, family gardens and an on-site farmers market.
Desert Botanical Garden Welcomes Steve Erickson as New Chief Learning Officer
Desert Botanical Garden is excited to welcome Steve Erickson as its Chief Learning Officer (CLO), a new leadership role that will ensure learning is a driving force that deepens engagement with the Garden, inspires stewardship for the natural world and increase the...
Meet Spaces of Opportunity New Executive Director Maria Valenzuela
Desert Botanical Garden is excited to welcome its new Director of Spaces of Opportunity Maria Valenzuela.
Desert Botanical Garden Receives Highest National Recognition Awarded Re-Accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums
Desert Botanical has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums.
The Nature Conservancy Protecting Canelo Hills Cienega Preserve and Endangered Orchid Habitat for 50+ Years
The Canelo Hills Cienega Preserve, located in southeastern Arizona, is a critical wetland ecosystem protected by The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
Desert Botanical Garden Officially Opens Ahearn Portal
Guests can now enjoy a stroll in Desert Botanical Garden’s new Ahearn Portal, a reimagined opened-space area that leads visitors into the Agave Circle and RAF Exhibit Gallery.
