Over 40% of the western Joshua tree’s range in California is on private land, with only a tiny fraction protected from development. Current projections show that virtually all of this habitat will be ...

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In the face of threats of climate change and habitat loss, a new national monument will protect critical habitat, promote equitable access to nature, and preserve the desert's rich cultural history.

The nearly 300-page draft Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan calls for protecting some of the succulents’ (they’re technically succulents, not trees) natural habitat from development ...