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Between Palm Springs and Joshua Tree is California's nature preserve with trails, lovely birds, and mountain views

Palm Springs and Joshua Tree are two of California's iconic destinations, and you can find a nature preserve full of trails, ...
LAist

California has a plan to save Joshua trees

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. California officials have released a ...
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Desert dreams on a Joshua Tree road trip

From the spiky silhouettes of Joshua trees to the glowing Cholla Cactus Garden at sunset, Joshua Tree National Park is a road tripper’s dream. Linking scenic desert drives with epic hikes, stargazing, ...
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California Protects Greater Joshua Tree Landscape from Contentious Project with New Legislation

The Eagle Crest project would threaten the national park, wildlife, and desert water sources. Joshua Tree, CA – The California State Legislature has advanced historic energy procurement legislation ...
Sierra Sun Times

Threat of California’s Native Tree Loss Like Blue Oaks and Western Joshua Trees Is Greater Than Current Estimates, University of California, Santa Cruz Study Finds

The blue oak, an iconic tree found only in California and seen across the state’s inland ranges and hills, is far more ...
Fox News

California clean energy project threatens thousands of protected Joshua trees: reports

A California-based renewable energy company plans to clear thousands of protected Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert to make way for a solar project that will generate electricity for nearly 180,000 ...
Los Angeles Times

As California’s climate grows ever more hostile, a Joshua tree rescue plan takes shape

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 ...
Wall Street Journal

Joshua Tree Was California’s Hottest Housing Market. Now It’s Cooling Down.

The Joshua Tree area was the state’s hottest real-estate market during the pandemic. Located about 40 miles from tony Palm Springs, the mountainous region has long drawn home buyers for its affordable ...
Los Angeles Times

California’s famed Joshua trees are burning up fast. They might be impossible to replace

A light rain fell on the Mojave National Preserve, where firefighters continued their nearly weeklong battle Wednesday against an unusual desert wildfire that has incinerated countless Joshua trees ...
Wall Street Journal

Joshua Tree Was California’s Hottest Housing Market. What Happened?

East of Los Angeles in California’s secluded desert, the Joshua Tree area was the state’s hottest real-estate market during the pandemic. Now higher interest rates, a bloated short-term rental market ...
NBC Los Angeles

California has new plan to save iconic Joshua Trees

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 ...