“Las Vegas sprawl has already consumed a quarter-million acres of prime Mojave Desert habitat, and now greedy developers are eyeing one of the last strongholds of the white-margined penstemon,” said ...

If there’s a single origin to my scientific career, it’s the moment Charlie Longenecker introduced me to chicory.

Visit the Deep Creek area as soon as the seasons change for a chance to photograph the wildflowers. The late winter downpours in the Mojave Desert now are promising for early spring blooms of desert ...

The Center petitioned for federal protections for the Mojave poppy bee, an exceedingly rare solitary bee, in 2018, and the Las Vegas bearpoppy, a rare wildflower and obligate host of the poppy bee, in ...

The Mojave desert tortoise has been listed as threatened ... Nutritionally poor invasive grasses have been outcompeting native plants that the tortoises depend on for food.

The Mojave Desert is accustomed to high temperatures, but the highs and duration of this summer’s heatwave are testing the physical limits of many plants. “I'm seeing damage on plants that ...

Visit the Deep Creek area as soon as the seasons change for a chance to photograph the wildflowers. The late winter downpours in the Mojave Desert now are promising for early spring blooms of ...