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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

Learn about California's plan to safeguard iconic Joshua trees from threats like wildfires and climate change.

Firefighters have managed to partially contain a massive wildfire after the blaze started in a California wildland preserve and spread into Nevada, its smoke blotting out the sun on the Las Vegas Strip while flames scorched tens of thousands of acres of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland

The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change and development, and the California legislature is stepping in to help.

If Wes Anderson vacationed in the desert, we'd expect to find him here – explore the home that makes up for its size with its distinct design choices

Climate change is the single greatest threat to the long-term survival of the Joshua tree, a beloved symbol of California’s high desert. But the biggest short-term obstacle is an impasse by state wildlife officials, who have been unable to agree whether to list it as threatened under the state Endangered…

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration on Wednesday proposed the first legislation focused on protecting a climate-threatened species while also permitting development across Southern California’s sunniest desert parcels.

A bill backed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration would provide protections to the western Joshua tree, a native desert plant known for its distinct appearance

SAN JOSE, Calif. — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced he will establish a new national monument across a vast landscape on southern Nevada’s border with California to protect an area sacred to 12 Native American tribes and rich with big horn sheep, Joshua tree forests, desert tortoises, ancient petroglyphs…