“The white-margined penstemon is facing death by a thousand cuts,” said Donnelly. “The global extinction crisis is hitting home right here in the Mojave Desert, and we’re fighting back to save this ...

“The disappearance of this ornate, almost luminous flower went unnoticed as cattle trampled our desert grasslands into a struggling remnant of what they once were,” said Michael Robinson, a senior ...

The sun was setting but the air was rich with the sweet scent of wildflowers - purple sand verbena and white evening ... second extremely rare desert event. A wild flower bloom.