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Saguaro Land: Mapping the Sonoran Desert is harder than you think

Saguaro Land is a series from The Show looking at the Sonoran Desert — the lushest, hottest desert in the world that happens to be our home.

The stories will examine the desert season by season, through music, art, literature, food, drink, flora and fauna — and maps, starting with a look at where exactly the Sonoran Desert is.

But as it turns out, that’s not as straightforward a question as you might think. Mapping the desert is a challenging job and one that doesn’t have many clear-cut answers.

To try to get a sense of where the Sonoran Desert is — and where it isn’t — The Show reached out to Matthew Toro, director of maps, imagery and geospacial services at Arizona State University Library.  

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.