RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A Rio Rancho neighborhood is mourning the loss of a massive Joshua Tree after Saturday’s storm destroyed it. “We moved into this house in the 1990s and we just ...

An effort is underway to create a new national monument next to Joshua Tree National Park that would ... Sonoran and Mojave Desert and northwestern Mexico — would need a presidential order ...

The eastern Joshua tree has a smaller range closer to the California-Arizona border. WildEarth Guardians, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, first petitioned to list ...

The Chihuahua Desert spans from West Texas through New Mexico and into Arizona. The Great Basin Desert runs from Oregon to Nevada and Utah. Joshua Tree National Park is at the intersection of the ...

“I think I was reading something that was like, ‘Fuck Joshua Tree, go to this place.’” Chuckwalla National Monument's Painted Canyon, as seen from the desert floor on Jan. 27, 2025. (Sam ...

they’re a dead giveaway that a movie scene wasn’t filmed in Texas or New Mexico. But Joshua trees aren’t trees at all — they’re succulents. Mormon immigrants are credited with naming the ...

A sweeping new conservation plan aims to ensure the survival of the Western Joshua tree The iconic species ... Nevada, Utah and Mexico. Across most of their range, they’re one of the few tall ...

Climbers flock to Joshua Tree from around the world to tackle the literally thousands of routes open to them. There are challenges for all ability levels, with more than 8,000 climbing routes ...