Arizona is preparing for what could be a challenging wildfire year, and the dry conditions could help fuel grass fires in the state's lower elevation areas. Grass fires burn hot and fast and can ...

Margo and Larry Newhouse knew the "mangy" lawn had to go, as well as the rest of the water-sucking landscape at their midtown home. So what did they put in instead? Well, for part of the landscape, ...

Many native ornamental grasses are host plants (food sources) for the larval or caterpillar stages of butterflies and moths. Most of these grasses stand upright through fall and winter, providing ...

Training wildland firefighters| Grass lands| Urban wildfire risk | Investing in high-risk areas (coming soon) Rebuilding or not (coming soon) | Wildfire forecast (coming soon) SONOITA, AZ — There are ...

SONOITA, AZ — There are very few trees in this southern Arizona town. Golden hills roll for miles, studded with soaptree yuccas and prickly pear. In many parts of the Sonoita-Elgin Fire District, ...