Flora and Fauna at Chinati

Chinati is located in the Chihuahuan Desert, which spans east from southern Arizona and New Mexico through West Texas down to the central Mexican highlands. The Chihuahuan Desert is not only the biggest desert in North America, it is also considered to be the most diverse desert in the western hemisphere.

Learn more about some of the flora (plants) and fauna (animals) of our high desert ecosystem and create art inspired by these species by browsing through the pages linked below.