Khejri tree writes a new story of green amid desert dunes

Rajasthan's Thar Desert is witnessing an environmental revival thanks to the resilient Khejri tree. At Vedanta Oil & ...
The San Bernardino Sun

California lawmakers grant new protections for Mojave Desert’s iconic Joshua trees

The Mojave Desert’s iconic western Joshua trees are expected to get new protections under California law. But not everyone is happy about it. Built into Assembly Bill 122 and its counterpart, Senate ...
The Better India

86-YO Farmer Grows 27000 Trees to Protect His Village From Moving Sand Dunes

Meet Ranaram Bishnoi, the 86-year-old Rajasthan farmer who planted over 27,000 indigenous trees across desert dunes near ...
The San Bernardino Sun

7 drought-tolerant trees for Southern California gardens and landscaping

John Winkler emailed me in search of seven desert trees. These trees are suitable for landscaping throughout Southern California and are noteworthy, in addition to their low water requirement, for ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ravaged by fire, Mojave Desert’s famed Joshua trees may be gone forever

A wildfire burning near the California-Nevada border has ravaged parts of the Mojave National Preserve’s famed Joshua tree forests, and experts worry that the massive blaze will forever change the ...
NPR

Wildfire burning through the Mojave Desert threatens Joshua trees

In Southern California, a massive wildfire is burning through the Mojave Desert Preserve — threatening endangered Joshua trees. The cause of the York Fire is under investigation. California is seeing ...
CNN

Iconic Joshua trees burned by massive wildfire in Mojave Desert

A massive fire burning through the desert in California and southern Nevada has scorched tens of thousands of acres in a biodiverse national preserve and torched its iconic Joshua trees. The York Fire ...