Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

The plants that do live in deserts have adaptations to survive in the hot and dry climate. Desert habitats receive hardly any rain at all so they are very dry places. This means there aren't any ...

is an ambitious undertaking that is envisioned to both protect irreplaceable desert habitats, plants, animals and ecological processes and allow for the development of a significant amount of ...

With thoughtful planning, Central Oregonians can safeguard their properties and nurture vital wildlife habitats.

Grazing animals can destroy many desert plants and animals ... can cause irreparable damage to desert habitats. Oil and gas production may disrupt sensitive habitat. And nuclear waste may be ...

But the Bureau of Land Management, entrusted with protecting the conservation area for the sake of wildlife, plants, and sustainable human ... which destroyed large portions of desert tortoise ...

In Riverside County, Oswit Land Trust was awarded $1.5 million for 642 acres in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains, preserving healthy coastal sage scrub, grasslands, and other habitats ...