A Love Letter to the Toughest Place in Texas (opens in new tab)

Most of us shape the land to suit our lives. In West Texas, a small group of people is trying something different—learning how to shape their lives around the land instead. In El Paso, members of the El Paso Cactus and Rock Club rescue native cacti from development sites, relocating plants that would otherwise be destroyed. But cactus rescue is only part of the story. What really drives this group is a belief that deserts are not empty wastelands to be conquered, but complex ecosystems that ...