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California lost as many as 1.3 million Joshua trees in the 2020 Dome Fire; new software now helps park managers target recovery after wildfires

California scientists developed digital tools to map fire damage in the Mojave National Preserve. These new software programs help park managers focus restoration work on vulnerable desert plants. The tools assist in assessing post-fire conditions and developing recovery plans for affected areas. Scenario modeling directs limited conservation resources to high-elevation…

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In 1928, Minerva Hoyt sent a California desert exhibition across America; eight years later, Roosevelt protected Joshua Tree from mining and plant collectors

Minerva Hamilton Hoyt championed desert conservation against development and collectors. Her exhibitions challenged public perceptions of barren desert landscapes. Hoyt's advocacy led to President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishing Joshua Tree National Monument. This protected over 825,000 acres of vital Mojave and Colorado desert ecosystems. Millions now visit this protected area…

The Times of India

Group finds a totaled rental car abandoned near Joshua Tree. Then they look closer and spot something next to it nobody expected

A roadside mystery in the middle of nowhere.

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Activists outraged after mining company announces plans to dig for rare earth elements next to US National Park

The proposed mining site is just outside the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park — and reportedly part of the habitat of an endangered desert tortoise

The Independent UK

How Courtney Barnett made her new album by retreating to the desert: ‘It nearly drove me mad’

After closing her scene-making record label and moving to the US, Barnett decamped to Joshua Tree – where she learned to slow down and make noise again

The Guardian - AU

EV Off-Roading Is Just Plain Better

It's 2022. I'm lumbering through a rock-crawling trail in Joshua Tree National Park, straddling the border of the Mojave Desert. It is a beautiful, stunning place to explore, and my tired old Lexus LX470 is leaving its mark. It's dripping black CV axle grease all over the rock upon which…

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Machinedrum on returning to Impulse Tracker to collaborate with his younger self: “I was reconnecting to my past and taking these songs across the finish line 25 years later”

Travis Stewart tells Danny Turner how a trip to Joshua Tree with a case full of old harddrives inspired his 11th album, 3FOR82

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National Parks & Recreation? Watch Joshua Tree National Park reimagined as a sitcom

The Joshua Tree National Park media team came up with something a little different to celebrate Workforce Day of National Park Week

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Revealed: Trump administration forced Joshua Tree to stay open during last US shutdown

Emails show David Bernhardt of interior department overrode superintendent of California park, causing ‘chaos and destruction’

The Guardian - US

Joshua Trees win long term protection in environmental victory

The bill, to be signed by the California governor, requires drawing up a conservation plan and creates a fund to protect the species

The Guardian - US

This Wes Anderson-inspired tiny house in Joshua Tree is a pocket rocket

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

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Auto review: Subaru Crosstrek is an affordable, AWD running shoe

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, California — I’ve been driving a lot of fancy shoes around lately. The $94,000 Mercedes EQE, $63K Kia EV6 GT, $86K Ford F-150 Lightning, $105K Hummer EV SUV. As average transaction prices hover around $50,000 and the industry moves toward a premium business model to pad…

Tribune News Service

Newsom administration offers legislation to protect western Joshua tree

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.

Los Angeles Times

Can you spot the bighorn sheep that is using cryptic coloration?

The folks at Joshua Tree posted an image of a bighorn sheep on a rock out in the open, yet it blends in well enough to make it a fun search.

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California parks too crowded? Go truly off the grid in the starry desert of Borrego Springs

LOS ANGELES — Is Borrego Springs the next Joshua Tree? Probably not.

Los Angeles Times

Joshua Tree National Park without Joshua trees? The fight is on to protect the beloved plant

LOS ANGELES — The noble saguaro cactus may take the cake for the most globally iconic desert plant in the Southwest, but it would be impossible for a Southern Californian to imagine a desert landscape without Joshua trees on the horizon.

The Guardian - US

Joshua Tree’s popularity is ruining life for longtime residents: ‘You can’t see the stars any more’

As tourism surges, the desert region has become California’s hottest housing market. Now many can’t afford to live there

Los Angeles Times

Death Valley to reopen after flooding; Joshua Tree and Mojave parks still repairing damage

LOS ANGELES — As Death Valley National Park gets ready to reopen its most popular sites on Saturday after heavy flooding, California national parks are still reeling from the aftermath.

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Wildlife commissioners deadlock on granting threatened species status to Joshua trees

LOS ANGELES — After eight hours of tense debate, the California Fish and Game Commission on Thursday deadlocked 2 to 2 on whether to declare the western Joshua tree a threatened species, forcing continuation of discussions of the volatile issue until November.

The Guardian - US

California delays Joshua Tree protections as experts say time is running out

Scientists predict that the spiny trees are unlikely to survive through the end of the century due to climate crisis

Tribune News Service

Auto review: Conquering the Mojave in the burly Chevy Silverado ZR2

Joshua Tree National Park, California — At 4,200 feet above sea level here in the arid Mojave desert, not much survives. The landscape is raw, rocky, brown. Except for the enduring Joshua Tree. As if taken from the pages of a Dr. Seuss book, its hydra-like branches extend from the…

Los Angeles Times

What’s happening in Joshua Tree is a ‘dream’ — and possibly a curse

The sun was low, the cactus shadows were lengthening and laughter rang out amid the Airstreams.

The Guardian - US

‘Like witnessing a birth in a morgue’: the volunteers working to save the Joshua trees

If carbon emissions stay at current levels, just 0.02% of the desert trees would survive. Volunteers are now banding together to plant seedlings

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