Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The trees that gave Joshua Tree National Park its name. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The Joshua tree is cherished for its ...

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 — ...

These are 15 of our favorite activities to do in and around Joshua Tree National Park in 2025. With a uniquely beautiful and almost other-worldly landscape, Joshua Tree and its surrounding communities ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Joshua tree is cherished for its distinctive silhouette and singular role as a linchpin of the Mojave Desert ecosystem. Yet the iconic succulent is losing suitable habitat at a brisk clip due to ...