Native, drought-tolerant plants could help us navigate climate change. Take a look
Published on March 29, 2026.
The article discusses the potential benefits of native, drought-tolerant plants to help us navigate climate change. The climate-controlled seed bank at Native Seeds/SEARCH stores and protects hundreds of native crops across the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The article also discusses the process of removing seeds from the seeds of a variety of amaranth, a plant used for food and basket weaving by some Southwestern tribal communities.
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Native, drought-tolerant plants could help us navigate climate change. Take a look
Native, drought-tolerant plants like amaranth and devil's claw plants grow in climate-controlled seed banks at Native Seeds/SEARCH, enhancing our adaptation of desert foods to cope with climate change.