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July Ecoflora Challenge | Sonoran Survivors
This month's EcoQuest is dedicated to learning more about Sonoran Desert plants that can survive or repopulate after fire. Observing these plants can help teach how to recognize them and increase our appreciation and understanding of the Sonoran Desert ecosystem. Join...
Cooking with Cactus
Recipes courtesy of Gertrude’s Restaurant Prickly Pear BBQ Sauce Ingredients: 1 cup Yellow Onion, diced 1 Tbsp. Garlic, chopped 1 ea. Habanero, deseeded and sliced 2 tsp. Cumin, ground 1 cup Sugar, granulated 3 Tbsp. Vegetable Oil 1 Tbsp. Oregano, dried 1 cup Apple...
Flowers for the Fourth
Celebrate nature's Fourth of July with these bursts of blooms. The desert puts on a dazzling nighttime display of vibrant colors, much like fireworks.
Show Dad How Much You Care
Send a special dad in your life the beauty of the Garden with a free downloadable postcard for Father's Day. How to DownloadSave the images to your cell phone’s photo library or to your desktop by holding and clicking, right clicking or clicking and dragging. Attach...
You’ll Love This Salad Elote
Grilled Elote Salad Ingredients 2 ears sweet corn, grilled, cut off cob 1 cup arugula, washed and de-stemmed 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice (or juice of 1 lime) 1 tbsp feta or cotija 4 shishito peppers, blistered 1 tbsp crema (may sub sour cream) mixed with 1tsp olive...
A Pop-in With Paige Poppe
Whoever said the desert is brown and dead has never seen Paige Poppe's watercolor paintings. Poppe, who grew up in the Grand Canyon State, began painting while in college. What started out as a means to pursue creativity has blossomed into a full-time career as an...
