It’s one of Maricopa’s best-kept secrets, even if it’s a massive half-million acres with three federally protected desert wilderness areas.

The McDowell Sonoran Preserve is a sprawling natural sanctuary showcasing the Sonoran Desert's rugged beauty. Spanning more than 30,000 acres, this preserve is one of the largest urban preserves in ...

Fernanda Canales has designed the House for the Elderly in the Sonoran Desert, Naco, Mexico. This project is part of the federal government's initiative to provide health facilities and community ...

In a 2011 study, scientists declared that tortoises living north and west of the Colorado ... a different species from tortoises in Arizona and Mexico, previously called "the Sonoran population of ...