People visit information booths during the Mojave Desert Land Trust's "Save the Western Joshua Tree" rally at the trust headquarters in Joshua Tree, Calif., on May 26, 2022. The science surrounding ...

After years of attempts to protect the western Joshua tree with designation under the state or federal Endangered Species Act, the iconic and gangly high desert plant finally will receive permanent ...

Their silhouettes are unmistakable: gnarled branches stretched out and up, greeting the desert sky with shocks of spiky leaves. As both a refuge and grocery store for dozens of native species, Yucca ...

The western Joshua tree will remain a protected species after the California Fish and Game Commission failed to come to a majority decision on Thursday on whether the iconic plant should be listed ...

Picture Joshua Tree National Park, but without the Joshua trees. Modeling shows that could be reality for the vast majority of the park by the end of this century if the triple threats of climate ...

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Extreme drought conditions prompted the open-ended closure of a popular hiking trail in Joshua Tree National Park to ensure water access for bighorn sheep. The closure of the Fortynine Palms Trail ...

When a renewable energy company started razing thousands of Joshua trees this month to make way for a sprawling solar farm, it kicked up a firestorm of outrage among Mojave Desert residents and ...

Washington’s gridlock reaches further than it knows. When the lights go out in Congress, they go out here too, on stages, in ...

The science surrounding the iconic western Joshua tree is grim. The tree’s suitable habitat is expected to decline substantially by 2100 due to climate change, especially in the southern portions of ...