Ties van der Hoeven’s ambitions are nothing if not grand. The Dutch engineer wants to transform a huge stretch of inhospitable desert into green, fertile land teeming with wildlife. His sights are set ...

If you're going to Joshua Tree, this nearby resort is the perfect basecamp while you plan your desert adventure through the ...

Their silhouettes are unmistakable: gnarled branches stretched out and up, greeting the desert sky with shocks of spiky leaves. As both a refuge and grocery store for dozens of native species, Yucca ...

If you’re looking for a change of scenery this spring, California’s deserts offer a unique kind of beauty. While deserts ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has unveiled a sweeping survival plan for the imperiled Western Joshua tree. The draft plan recommends prioritizing conservation in areas where these ...

On December 12, 2024, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) released its draft Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan (Draft Conservation Plan) to the California Fish and Game ...

When is an art museum not an art museum? Among myriad potential answers is this one: When it’s the Joshua Tree Art Museum. JTAM is a surprising, even fanciful project at the dusty edge of a barren ...

Chilopsis linearis, the desert willow or desert catalpa, is prized in dry gardens for its showy, fragrant blossoms which cover the tree in summer. When many native bloomers are past their spring glory ...

The Loess Plateau in Gansu Province, China in 1993. (CNN) — Ties van der Hoeven’s ambitions are nothing if not grand. The Dutch engineer wants to transform a huge stretch of inhospitable desert into ...