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Fire Scorches 1K Joshua Trees in 'Avoidable Tragedy'

During the recent federal government shutdown, a fire in Joshua Tree National Park scorched more than a thousand of the ...

Hundreds of Joshua trees were scorched during the shutdown

A firefighter with the National Park Service says a fire wiped out more than a thousand Joshua trees amid the government ...

Contributor: Joshua trees survived being loathed. Now they're beloved and at risk

Scientists warn that without significant climate action, the species could be functionally extinct by 2070 because of climate ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

1 killed, two wounded in Joshua Tree residential shooting

JOSHUA TREE, Calif.JOSHUA TREE, Calif. — Southern California homicide detectives are seeking the motive in a complex shooting incident that left a woman dead and two men wounded in a desert home. The ...
Redlands Daily Facts

Joshua Tree, a desert trip worth taking

Here’s what I knew about Joshua Tree: 1) Gram Parsons overdosed at a motel; 2) the area’s national park is popular with hikers, rock climbers and ‘shroom users; and 3) it might be the only town in San ...