Nestled in southern California, Joshua Tree National Park is a strange but beautiful desert world with peculiar-looking rock ...

The Eureka Fire continues to burn in Joshua Tree National Park with the latest update from the park at 9 a.m. on Saturday at ...

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK — Rain in California had ... “The ocotillos weren’t in leaf, and one more had died. There was another drought year here.” I met up with Cornett in the park ...

At nearly 800,000 acres, Joshua Tree National Park features a whole host ... the founder of Every Leaf Speaks Botanical Studies. “Every effort we make to respect it helps preserve it for future ...

The artist Scott Kildall is waving his hand over the contours of a Joshua tree, just inches from its spiky green, bayonet-like leaves. "If I get too close to it, it will prick me and draw blood ...

Known for their gnarly branches and spiky leaves, Joshua trees grow up to 40-feet tall in Joshua Tree National Park. Following spring rainfall, white-green flowers bloom on the ends of their branches.

California won’t be listing the iconic western Joshua tree as a threatened species for ... is known for its unique appearance, with spiky leaves on the end of its branches, and is found in ...

Some evidence suggests pioneers thought the plants' sharp, blade-like leaves were reminiscent of Joshua's army and his role as a war leader in Bible stories, according to the Joshua Tree National ...

"You'll notice that there's a lot of these buds that you see, and they're actually starting to open, which is really what you want to see," said Andrew St. Clair, of Joshua Tree Experts.