How to identify animal tracks, burrows and other signs of wildlife in your neighborhood

From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...
Los Angeles Times

Wildfire burns Joshua trees in area considered a ‘last refuge’ for the species

A fire ignited in the Covington Flats area of Joshua Tree National Park on Friday afternoon and burned 175 acres and several Joshua trees in a region that experts say is critical to the species’ ...
ABC News

Federal court rules against attempt to withhold Endangered Species Act protections from Joshua tree

Climate change is severely threatening Joshua trees, studies show. A federal court in California sided with environmentalists, striking down a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) attempt to withhold ...
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11 Hikes in Joshua Tree That'll Change Your Life

Experience two of SoCal's stunning desert landscapes—the low Colorado to the east, and the mountainous Mojave to the ...
Los Angeles Times

California’s famed Joshua trees are burning up fast. They might be impossible to replace

A light rain fell on the Mojave National Preserve, where firefighters continued their nearly weeklong battle Wednesday against an unusual desert wildfire that has incinerated countless Joshua trees ...