BRIGHTER, LIGHTER NIGHTS, and Daylight Saving Time — that starts March 9 — can put a person in an illuminated state of mind. As the sunlight stretches into the mid-evening and we begin spending more ...

Desert ecosystems are some of the most richly diverse in the world and yet they are one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Deserts, which account for one-third of the earth’s land mass, ...

It's that time of year again, the Living Desert is kicking off one of its most beloved holiday traditions. Wildlights returns ...

There’s a group of us I see at The Living Desert on a regular basis – we don’t talk to each other and prefer the anonymity, arriving right when the park opens, hot coffee in hand, walking shoes on ...

Living Desert Zoo and Garden in Carlsbad, New Mexico is the only state park that charges an individual entry fee ― $5 ― but it's not alone in an effort by New Mexico State Parks Division to raise the ...

At the age of 21, she was among the oldest of her species in the world. She became a cherished member of the Zoo family when she was welcomed by The Living Desert in 2013. At the time of her arrival, ...

EVENING, MEET THE AFTERNOON: With the conclusion of Daylight Saving Time in early November, our late afternoons will begin to feel more like evening than daytime. We greet this autumnal event in many ...

Tucked away in one of California’s desert resort towns, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens can activate your senses unlike any other wildlife refuge. For one month out of the year, the park begins to ...

To meet the needs of these people living in campers in the desert, Amos began bringing water to them via a 140-gallon tank nearly two months ago. Four days a week, Amos visits various encampments ...

Living in the desert, we are able to stretch our plant choices a further than other areas of Arizona, as long as we can provide most of the plants with heavily filtered sun or afternoon shade. The ...