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This National Park Is Famous for Its Namesake Trees—and Some of the Best Stargazing in the U.S.
Near Palm Springs, California, Joshua Tree National Park is a protected desert expanse named for its signature yucca plant ...
If you took the Truffula tree imagined by Dr. Seuss, added more gnarled arms, and plunked it down in the Mojave Desert, you’d get the Joshua tree. Technically, the plant is known as the Yucca ...
In a wilderness area at the northwest corner of Joshua Tree National Park, ecologist Lynn Sweet treks across the high desert as raucous pinyon jays swoop overhead. She navigates carefully across the ...
The Elk Fire, a vegetation fire that began in Yucca Valley on Thursday, is now 100% contained, according to information released by Joshua Tree National Park on Tuesday. The fire burned 431 acres, ...
As the legend goes, it was 19th-century Mormon settlers who gave the Joshua tree its name, inspired by the plant’s bent and clubbed branches, which recall the biblical Joshua raising his arms in ...
American Journal of Botany, Vol. 97, No. 2 (Feb., 2010), pp. 243-250 (8 pages) Extreme climate events are transforming plant communities in the desert Southwest of the United States. Abundant ...
It’s Halloween time, and there are plenty of great things to do to get your ghoulish levels up if that’s your thing. You might take a stroll through a shadowy wonderland or track down spooky food or ...
The western Joshua tree is facing population loss due to climate change and urban development. It received protection under the California Endangered Species Act in a unanimous vote. In a historic ...
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