Native Bees | The Unsung Heroes of the Desert

April 27, 2021

Spring brings an astounding display of desert wildflowers thanks to behind-the-scenes contributions of winter rains and native bees. Flowers rely on bee pollinators to create seeds for the next season’s blooms. Native bees’ relationship with plants extends...

Urban landscaping for a cooler future

January 13, 2021

The heat island effect is extreme in the arid Southwest and are poised to increase in intensity due to population growth and climate change. With collaborators at the School of Earth Sciences and the Environment at Arizona State University, the DPEL is combining...

Conservation Celebration | 2020

October 13, 2020

Virtual 4th Annual Conservation Celebration Nov. 19, 2020 | 4 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Join the Fourth Annual Conservation Celebration, a virtual event to support the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance (CAZCA) an initiative of Desert Botanical Garden....

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Native Bees | The Unsung Heroes of the Desert

Urban landscaping for a cooler future

Conservation Celebration | 2020