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If Palm Springs is the grande dame of California’s desert, Joshua Tree is her cooler and more rebellious little sister.

Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park is best known for its iconic flora. The park straddles the Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, and features Keys View, which overlooks the famed ...

California is a special state for a number of reasons, one being that it contains some of the most ecologically improbable ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A grove of Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park, shown in June 2023. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) California has ...

Everyone has their own interpretation of what they'd consider to be a beautiful view. But there are just some places that are so breathtaking that they seem to catch the eye of everyone they visit.

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 ...

The vast majority of Joshua Tree National Park visitors never reach Covington Flats, which isn’t near any of the park’s main entrances and is only accessible via bumpy dirt roads or treks on foot ...

More than 39 million people flocked to federally managed public lands in 2025.

California has approved an unprecedented plan to protect the iconic Joshua tree from climate change and development. The western Joshua tree conservation plan is a broad blueprint that compiles ...

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 ...