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 ...

This unmistakable tree-like yucca plant is mostly found in the Mojave Desert of the United States and parts of northwest ...

When Roy Richards spotted workers cutting down and shredding Joshua trees for a sprawling solar energy project near his ...

“The California Endangered Species Act may be the only hope for saving these iconic symbols of the Mojave Desert,” said Brendan Cummings, the Center’s conservation director and a Joshua Tree resident.

Estuary Power, an energy-generation company that operates in the western U.S., closed a $340 million deal to establish a solar and storage project in Nevada’s Mojave Basin. Now, several famous Joshua ...

Dec 2024 A proposed Chuckwalla National Monument near Joshua Tree National Park would protect the threatened Mojave Desert tortoise and help many other species thrive, including people. Read more ...