Butterflies and Milkweed in the Face of Climate Change

August 18, 2025

Both monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus) butterflies rely on milkweed (Asclepias spp.) as a larval host plant. With high milkweed diversity in Arizona and the Southwest, there are many species to choose from, each with varying levels and types of...

Toward 2050: A New Community Art Exhibit Coming 2025

February 14, 2024

An exciting new art installation is arriving to Desert Botanical Garden in February 2025 that provides an opportunity for everyone to participate. TOWARD 2050, organized by Valley-based textile artist Ann Morton, is an exhibition that invites guests to create...

Calculating Your Carbon Footprint

April 19, 2021

Many of your daily household habits–energy use, transportation, waste disposal, etc., cause greenhouse gas emissions, which make up your carbon footprint. Explore this simple exercise to understand your carbon footprint and how to offset it. What Size is Your Home?A...

A Disappearing Icon

April 12, 2021

Saguaros Under Threat No feature of the Sonoran Desert is more recognizable than the iconic saguaro cactus, soaring in height above all other species of cactus in Southwest West. Yet, these desert sentinels are under threat, due to a rapidly changing climate that is...

Assessing Suitability of Native Milkweeds

April 7, 2021

Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) are the sole hostplant for monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). Monarch caterpillars must consume milkweeds to survive. As monarchs are facing drastic declines, largely tied to loss of plant habitat, the Garden’s pollinator...

Tag: climate change

Butterflies and Milkweed in the Face of Climate Change

Toward 2050: A New Community Art Exhibit Coming 2025

Calculating Your Carbon Footprint

A Disappearing Icon

Assessing Suitability of Native Milkweeds