Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and could threaten the region's famous spiky Joshua trees. The York Fire that erupted ...

This California region surprises visitors with a landscape that feels both playful and peaceful at the... The post This California region might be one of the best desert escapes in the state appeared ...

Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park is best known for its iconic flora. The park straddles the Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, and features Keys View, which overlooks the famed ...

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If Palm Springs is the grande dame of California’s desert, Joshua Tree is her cooler and more rebellious little sister.

The vast majority of Joshua Tree National Park visitors never reach Covington Flats, which isn’t near any of the park’s main entrances and is only accessible via bumpy dirt roads or treks on foot ...

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More than 39 million people flocked to federally managed public lands in 2025.

California is a special state for a number of reasons, one being that it contains some of the most ecologically improbable ...

Protests erupted at two of California’s most iconic national parks over the weekend as demonstrators in Yosemite and Joshua Tree rallied against sweeping layoffs they say will cripple park operations.

California has approved an unprecedented plan to protect the iconic Joshua tree from climate change and development. The western Joshua tree conservation plan is a broad blueprint that compiles ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a new plan to protect the state's iconic Joshua trees, which are imperiled by wildfires, human development and climate change. The 294-page ...