A new bill heading to the governor aims to simplify permit processes for homeowners and tribes regarding the moving of Joshua ...

In the heart of the Mojave National Preserve, a scientist hunted for a baby Joshua tree that would never make it to adulthood. She parted some creosote branches to reveal a shriveled shrub, just ankle ...

In 1994, a committee of shopkeepers in one California desert town read about a Canadian mural project featured in a Smithsonian exhibition, decided the same trick might rescue their own main street, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A damaged Joshua tree is lit by the setting sun, surrounded by terrain scorched by the 72-acre Black Rock wildfire in Joshua Tree ...

Its spiky namesake trees are often compared to something out of Dr. Seuss’ imagination, but park ranger Marc Mahan has another take. “I'm a big sci-fi nerd, and I feel like driving through the park is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I've lived near California's Joshua Tree National Park for almost 20 years. As a local who visits the park often, I've seen many ...

Conservationists have tried for years to protect the Western Joshua tree, a twisty plant strewn across the desert landscape. They sought a threatened-species designation from California that is ...

The artist Scott Kildall is waving his hand over the contours of a Joshua tree, just inches from its spiky green, bayonet-like leaves. "If I get too close to it, it will prick me and draw blood," he ...

The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change and development, and the California legislature is stepping in to help. What is it? Some think the ...

Joshua Tree’s housing market during its pandemic surge looked like an investment oasis, but instead it may have been a mirage. The market in the California desert has dried up after exploding four ...

Over the past decade, Joshua Tree National Park has transformed from a desert refuge for climbers and artists into one of the most-visited destinations in the United States. Located just north of the ...

The Joshua Tree property, which looks like a horizontal reflective skyscraper resting in the desert, was listed for $18 million last year — making it the most expensive house ever built in Joshua Tree ...