Challie Facemire Q&A

January 27, 2023

Meet Challie Facemire, Program Director for the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance Central Arizona Conservation Alliance (CAZCA) was founded in 2012 as an ongoing initiative of Desert Botanical Garden. Together with regional partners, CAZCA developed a long-term...

Ryan Thayer Q&A

October 14, 2022

Desert Botanical Garden is excited to announce Ryan Thayer has joined as the first executive director for Spaces of Opportunity. Spaces of Opportunity is a 14-acre incubator farm, family garden and on-site farmers market in south Phoenix that provides affordable...

Tips on How to Conserve Water at Home

July 22, 2022

In June, several Valley cities issued water alerts, calling residents and customers to reduce their water use amid droughts throughout Arizona. The alerts are the first steps in city’s drought management plans. Phoenix, Peoria, Tempe, Mesa and Scottsdale were among...

Protecting Endangered Cactus in AZ with ADOT

March 22, 2022

Desert Botanical Garden staff recently completed a conservation project in partnership with the Arizona Department of Transportation that involved saving an endangered cactus. In 2018, ADOT enlisted the help of the Garden to safely remove and return the Arizona...

August EcoQuest

August 13, 2021

Join the August EcoQuest: Look Out for Lovebirds Find and map as many rosy-faced lovebirds Agapornis roseicollis and the plants they interact with as possible. Rosy-faced lovebirds can be seen all over the valley and are adored by many. Often thought of as a...