Local wildlife organizations are sending out an S.O.S. Pima County Natural Resources, The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum and other local agencies are heading up efforts to "Save Our Saguaros" from ...

University of Arizona researchers are preparing their first concerted attack against buffelgrass, an invading species that threatens to forever change this part of the Sonoran Desert. The ...

A new grant has given UA researchers the funds necessary to investigate the ecological effects of local invasive grasses. Processes and Patterns in the North American Monsoon Macrosystem is a $2.9 ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Buffelgrass is seen all around Tucson, and it’s dangerous because it can burn almost three times hotter than fires created by native vegetation. At "A" Mountain, Navajo-Churro ...

UA students are working with Saguaro National Park officials to eradicate buffelgrass, an invasive non-native plant, a park official said. The plant, originally brought to the Tucson area from Africa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TUCSON — In the Santa Catalina Mountains of the Coronado National Forest, buffelgrass has taken over, occupying thousands of acres ...

Picture a sunset in which a “forest” of that Sonoran Desert icon the saguaro cactus is silhouetted against the skyline. Now picture that sunset minus the saguaros and you will have an idea why ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Buffelgrass is an invasive plant species in southern Arizona that can make it easy for wildfires to start and spread in our region. According to Saguaro National Park, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK — The U.S. Interior Department will infuse $10.3 million into efforts to restore Arizona lands and water this year, offering a particular boost to projects battling non-native ...

The distinctive profile of the giant saguaro cactus, with its upraised arms and ramrod straight central trunk, is a Western icon. Standing head and shoulders above most native desert trees, the ...

TUCSON — In the Santa Catalina Mountains of the Coronado National Forest, buffelgrass has taken over, occupying thousands of acres of wildlands with what can quickly become fuel for wildfires. Land ...