native to and a symbol of the desert (its blossom is the state flower of Arizona). They live long – some can reach 150 to 200 years – and are woven into local Native American myths ...

Even though The American Express is the dominating event in the Coachella Valley golf scene, it is hardly the end of the golf ...

Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch.