Painting by Carl S. Buell
The Hidden Desert
The California desert doesn't give up its secrets readily. To get to know the place, you've got to spend time here: watching, waiting, learning. It's hard to do that from behind the safety glass of a vehicle speeding along the Interstate. But if you leave your car, tighten your shoelaces, walk until you find an interesting spot, and sit there for a while, you just might start to see something good. Natural history writer Chris Clarke has been doing just that for more than two decades, and in The Hidden Desert he shares some of what he's found.
The Pinacate Beetle is Not Afraid of You

The Pinacate Beetle is Not Afraid of You

This Month, Desert Monsters Emerge From Their Subterranean Lairs

This Month, Desert Monsters Emerge From Their Subterranean Lairs

Is That a Cactus? A Guide to Identifying Cacti and Their Look-Alikes

Is That a Cactus? A Guide to Identifying Cacti and Their Look-Alikes

What Good Are Joshua Trees?

What Good Are Joshua Trees?

Sometimes You Take Sides in Nature Whether It's a Good Idea or Not

Sometimes You Take Sides in Nature Whether It's a Good Idea or Not

An Ancient Partnership Put in Danger

An Ancient Partnership Put in Danger

Help On The Way For Big-Eared Bats

Help On The Way For Big-Eared Bats

Drones for Good: Researcher to Study Foxes From the Air

Drones for Good: Researcher to Study Foxes From the Air

Summer Evenings In the Desert

Summer Evenings In the Desert

How Did the Joshua Tree Get its Name?

How Did the Joshua Tree Get its Name?

One of the Oddest Flowers: Desert Trumpet

One of the Oddest Flowers: Desert Trumpet

Our Lord's Candle, Spanish Bayonet, or... What Should We Call This Plant?

Our Lord's Candle, Spanish Bayonet, or... What Should We Call This Plant?

When Baby Animals Go Missing

When Baby Animals Go Missing

Sky Burial: Feeding the Condor

Sky Burial: Feeding the Condor

Globemallow Binding the Desert's Wounds

Globemallow Binding the Desert's Wounds

Joshua Tree Bloom Due To Climate Change? Not So Fast

Joshua Tree Bloom Due To Climate Change? Not So Fast

The Grand Defiance of Agave Blooms

The Grand Defiance of Agave Blooms

Butterflies in the Desert

Butterflies in the Desert

Why Isn't the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Protecting Eagles?

Why Isn't the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Protecting Eagles?

Joshua Trees and Family Trees, A Remembrance

Joshua Trees and Family Trees, A Remembrance

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