Center for Biological Diversity

Saving the Joshua Tree

With their twisted stalks and otherworldly outlines, Joshua trees look straight out of an alien landscape or a Dr. Seuss book. But lucky for us, these amazing icons of California’s Mojave Desert are ...
ABC7

Disney Planet Possible: Protecting the treasures of Joshua Tree National Park

JOSHUA TREE (KABC) -- It's the proverbial star of the show at Joshua Tree National Park, and while Joshua Trees look peculiar, with ragged scraggly limbs, they're actually quite special. "This is a ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Joshua Tree Music Festival returns with four days of music, art and desert magic

The desert is calling once again as the Joshua Tree Music Festival returns Oct. 9–12 to the Joshua Tree Lake Campground, promising four days of eclectic music, creativity, and community beneath the ...
Los Angeles Times

Wildfire burns Joshua trees in area considered a ‘last refuge’ for the species

A fire ignited in the Covington Flats area of Joshua Tree National Park on Friday afternoon and burned 175 acres and several Joshua trees in a region that experts say is critical to the species’ ...
E&E

Court orders feds to reconsider protections for Joshua trees

Environmentalists won a notable victory this week with a federal judge’s order that the Fish and Wildlife Service reconsider extending Endangered Species Act protections to the iconic and stressed-out ...

Businesses near Joshua Tree National Park feel the strain of the government shutdown

Small businesses in Joshua Tree, California, rely on tourism dollars from the nearby national park. But with the government shut down, their bottom line is at risk.