#Saguaro ๐ต are an important part of the #biotic community in the #Sonoran #Desert ๐๏ธ. They are a vital part of the diet of #Indigenous people in the area.
Due to #climate #change-related shifts in #weather, the mature individuals are no longer reproducing. They are dying without being replaced.
The #IUCN currently lists them as "least concern" but also "declining." The most recent assessment is from 2017.
See:
๐ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10042023/saguaro-restoration-climate-change/
๐ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/152495/121476885
๐ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11258-014-0326-y
#saguaro #biotic #sonoran #desert #indigenous #Climate #change #weather #iucn
Had Cuban food for dinner again. A friend picked up dinner from our new Cuban restaurant in #Tucson called Mojo Cuban.
We ate there last time. Parking was a bitch. I saw they were well setup for takeout. They opened when the pandemic was worse. Tucson is known for its #Sonoran style Mexican food and itโs really good, but itโs nice to have a change of pace.
The #Pineapple #Guacamole served with #Plantain chips was nice.
#mojocuban #cubanfood #plantain #guacamole #pineapple #sonoran #tucson
From my phtoto series Textures of the Southwest #desert #DesertLandscape #Sonoran #photo #LandscapePhotography
https://www.nps.gov/sagu/index.htm
#desert #desertlandscape #sonoran #photo #LandscapePhotography
A nice set of #Sonoran #desert #wildflowers: notched scorpionweed (Phacelia crenulata) and California primrose (Eulobus californicus).
Restocked on a few seasonal specials. This candy cane white chocolate #ale by #Sonoran brew co tastes boldly of white chocolate with a hint of mint. Judging by the label description, they knew that too ๐คฃ
#ChristmasBeer #craftbeer #beersofmastodon #beer #sonoran #ale