Fragrant eucalyptus trees, indigenous to Australia, sway in the breeze along roadways and in groves. Stately palm trees, lining neighborhoods, are a defining emblem of Los Angeles. The two trees ...

Birba, the 13-year-old Palm Springs restaurant known for its spacious patio and colorful name translating to “rascal,” has opened a sister restaurant within the Desert Hills Premium Outlets.

Through these painstaking efforts, the research painted a picture of Engaji Nanyori as a dry, semi-desert environment, with little water and few plants. But the landscape hadn’t always been that ...