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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

The Guardian - US

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…

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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.

Los Angeles Times

‘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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