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Endangered Arizona Hedgehog Cactus Gets Boost from Researchers

Endangered Arizona Hedgehog Cactus Gets Boost from Researchers

April 28, 2023

Trekking along the rocky slopes of Tonto National Forest in March, a group of Desert Botanical Garden researchers and biologists from two federal agencies carried heavy-duty spelunking duffel bags filled with precious and spiky cargo.   Inside them were 60 federally...
Protecting Endangered Cactus in AZ with ADOT

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...
Weather Alert March 16-22: The Garden is extending hours from 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. to help the community during record heat week.
The Garden will close at 3 p.m. Friday, March 20 for Fund the Farm Celebration
Weather Alert March 16-22: The Garden is extending hours from 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. to help the community during record heat week.