Desert Nurses
In order to make it through its first year, a desert shrub seedling usually needs a little help: a bit of protection from the elements and from hungry jackrabbits. It needs a nurse.
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How to Appreciate Old-Growth Desert
I don't mean to diss the scenic wonders and grand botanical oddities; they still call to me, and I answer as often as I can. But I don't need oddities nearby to have my mind blown by the desert. The commonplace will do that just fine.
Why You Should Love the Desert
The desert has long been the red-headed stepchild of the environmental movement, the place that few really want to adopt, to protect. Even after a century of lyrical paeans to…
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Not Lifeless, Not Barren
"This is like finding the Amazon rainforest in the middle of the Mojave Desert." That's what NASA scientist Paula Bontempi said of a remarkable 2012 discovery regarding phytoplankton in the…