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The words "tohono chul" translate as "desert corner" and are borrowed from the language of the Tohono O’odham, the indigenous people of southern Arizona. The mission of Tohono Chul is to connect people with the nature, art and culture of the Sonoran Desert region and to "inspir[e] wise stewardship of the natural world".
Mission Garden is a living agricultural museum near Sentinel Peak in Tucson, Arizona. Its adobe walls enclose four acres of heritage crops and heirloom trees that represent people who have lived in the Sonoran Desert over the past 4,000 years.
The Arboretum at Arizona State University is an arboretum located in small exhibit sites scattered across walkways and open areas throughout the campus of the Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. [1] [2] All of the sites are open to the public daily without charge, since the campus' public areas are not shut off from city streets.
Home to the Grand Canyon and mountainous pine forests in the north, and cactus-filled deserts in the south, Arizona has a varied natural landscape unlike any other state. Yet as tough and rugged ...
The arboretum's desert legume collection is the first primarily seed-based collection accredited by Plant Collections Network.The internationally recognized seed bank of 1,413 species are housed at the University of Arizona in Tucson, [5] while 121 species are grown in field plantings and the Taylor Family Desert Legume Garden at the arboretum.
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Arizona is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Arizona. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name
1. Greeley, CO. If you're looking for the most affordable place to retire in the Southwest, you've found it in Greeley. Low healthcare costs, low crime and plenty of outdoor activities make it a ...
The Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert and ecoregion which covers large parts of the southwestern United States and of northwestern Mexico. With an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi), it is the hottest desert in Mexico. The western portion of the Mexico–United States border passes through the Sonoran ...