More specifically, they are looking for its seeds. “There’s so much life here,” Asbell says, “but it’s easy to not realize that when you’re in the desert.” Asbell is the director of ...

Researchers traveled from the top to bottom of an 8,000-foot research area that stretches from the desert to the mountaintops, and through a range of plant communities, from desert scrub plants to ...

The female cactus wren will select the nesting site among the cholla or within thick desert scrub and trees ... get their moisture from the fruits, seeds and insects that they feast on.

More specifically, they are looking for its seeds. “There’s so much life here,” Asbell says, “but it’s easy to not realize that when you’re in the desert.” Asbell is the director of ...