9:26 a.m. Aug. 3, 2023: An earlier version of this article misspelled the last name of retired conservation ecologist Cameron Barrows as Barrow. A light rain fell on the Mojave National Preserve, ...

To protect the southwest’s iconic Joshua trees, scientists are tinkering with their genetics and searching for climate havens in—and sometimes outside of—their existing habitat. Joshua trees are lit ...

The gangly, spiky plants that grow in the vital and sensitive Mojave Desert can live more than 150 years. But devastating wildfires have left behind millions of charred trees — actually succulents — ...

A sweeping new conservation plan aims to ensure the survival of the Western Joshua tree The iconic species faces habitat loss from climate change, wildfires and development The Joshua tree is ...

Western Joshua trees in California are increasingly threatened by changing climate conditions, including rising heat, increasing drought, more frequent wildfires, and by expanding renewable energy and ...

Discover Joshua Tree National Park, where two very different desert worlds collide: the high Mojave and the low Colorado, creating a landscape that’s otherworldly and enchanting to behold. Here, ...