Colossal granite boulder formations dot the 12-million-year-old Sonoran Desert landscape, giving The Boulders Resort & Spa ...

It’s peak bloom season for Palo Verde trees at Sunnylands Center and Gardens. Visitors can enjoy the golden spectacle before the gardens close for summer on June 1.

A community news column for the Wonder Valley area, published weekly in the Hi-Desert Weekender. This is my favorite time of year. I’m absolutely besotted with the beauty of palo verde trees ...

The Palo Verde tree with its drought tolerance, attractive bark, contrasting bloom color, and manageable size makes it a tree worth knowing.

Summer in Phoenix brings out the fearsome-looking palo verde beetle, which emerges to mate. Here's what palo verde beetles eat and whether they bite.

Summer in Phoenix brings out the fearsome-looking palo verde beetle, which emerges to mate. Here's what palo verde beetles eat and whether they bite.

Although they're a little scary at their size, the palo verde beetle poses no threat to humans — other than startling you when they take flight.

Palo verde beetles start coming out during the monsoon. Here's what keeps these nocturnal bugs away and whether they are harmful to people or pets.

Palo verde beetles start coming out during the monsoon. Here's what keeps these nocturnal bugs away and whether they are harmful to people or pets.

Fire in the desertThe northeasterly wind pushed the flames into the nearby McDowell Sonoran Preserve, a protected desert habitat and popular hiking spot. Once a postcard of native Sonoran plant ...