Don't Bust the Crust! Trails T-Shirt CREW Instead of leaves it has

Instead of leaves it has erect 1/2 inch thick lime-green stems that rise up to 3 feet tall

occur on rocky slopes and rock crevasses throughout the southwestern United States and northern Mexico

A true survivor

We’re thrilled to once again to join forces with Woody to re-boot this incredible design from 2001

but will bounce back with strong light & water**

Don't Bust the Crust! Trails T-Shirt CREW Instead of leaves it hasCryptobiotic soil crusts form when communities of microscopic algae, fungi, lichens, and mosses, grow together in desert soilsgluing soil particles together to form a living symbiotic matrix. These cryptic lifeformsvital to the health of arid ecosystems, are also highly vulnerable to human disturbance. For decades, Jayne Belnap and the amazing folks at the National Parks Service (NPS) have acted as human advocates for these remarkable and unassuming