Love & Support

Build champions and the constituency of support and action for Sonoran Desert conservation by raising awareness and connecting people with nature.

Current Progress

This goal aims to bring our communities into the process of managing and protecting natural, open spaces in Arizona. To do this, we want to raise awareness about the challenges and opportunities facing the Sonoran Desert, help get people into nature, and empower community members to turn their hopes for open space in Arizona into a reality.

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Showing Love and Support

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Volunteer With Us

Do you have an interest or passion for the outdoors? Or working in collaboration with amazing organizations in the region? We need your help.

We are currently recruiting for several volunteer positions to help us with our key programs and initatives. Join us!

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Desert Defenders

Invasive species are one of the biggest threats to the health of local habitats by crowding out native species, decreasing biodiversity and increasing wildfire risk. Desert Defenders is a citizen science program focused on finding, mapping and removing invasive species at local parks and preserves using a map-based smartphone app. Join the new Desert Defenders program to help us find and remove these plants!

Protect Your Open Spaces

Tempe Town Lake Clean Up with Rangers

Apr 25, 2026
Partner Event volunteer event

Join the Tempe Park Rangers and help clean up Tempe Town Lake on kayaks and paddleboards.

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Help Pollinators in the Rio Salado!

Apr 26, 2026
Partner Event volunteer event

Join the Sierra Club in the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area to plant native plants to help our local pollinators.

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Community Science Monitoring of Urban Saguaro Health: The Saguaro Monitoring Program within the Desert Botanical Garden’s Saguaro Initiatives

May 5, 2026
Botanic Briefing

The Botanic Briefings is a seminar series covering the research or conservation efforts going on at the Desert Botanical Garden (DBG), or outside groups / agencies / organizations working with someone in the Research, Conservation, and Collections department of DBG. This presentation will be given by Billie Fraser, ASU Masters of Science program at the School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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Technical Leads

Together we can build a strong future for our environment and protect the natural beauty of Central Arizona.

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Sustain & Restore

Coordinate & Elevate

CAZCA

CAZCA is an initiative of Desert Botanical Garden. Any donations made to CAZCA must be made through Desert Botanical Garden. You will now be taken to their website to complete this transaction. Thank you!
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