A Joshua tree, which may now be at risk due to climate change, in California's Mojave Desert. (Image by sspiehs3 from Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — For 2.5 million years, the Joshua tree has ...

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Joshua Tree National Park will not close on Thursday amid the partial government shutdown and reports of damage at the Southern California attraction after all, the park service said. The National ...

Kevin Schoonhoven was determined to go camping in Joshua Tree National Park over the weekend. The 34-year-old birder from Orange County had reservations at the park's Black Rock Campground for ...

A Joshua tree, which may now be at risk due to climate change, in California's Mojave Desert. (Image by sspiehs3 from Pixabay via Courthouse News) LOS ANGELES (CN) — An environmental advocacy group ...

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The first known European sightings of Joshua trees were by Pedro Fages, who led a Spanish expedition into the area in 1772, looking for deserters from the Spanish Army. In 1826, explorer Jedediah ...

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision not to provide Endangered Species Act protections for the imperiled Joshua tree is ...

A decadelong saga to federally protect the Joshua tree took another turn this week, when a judge overturned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s previous decision to keep the tree off its endangered ...

Three tourists from Germany shot paintballs at signs, bathrooms and dumpsters, officials for the park said, violating rules against defacing federal property. By Isabella Kwai Three tourists from ...