The vision to create a massive national monument adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park became a formal proposal in September, with the hope it will provide recreation opportunities for east Coachella ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As The Desert Sun recently reported, Joshua Tree National Park had over 3 million visitors last year – over 3 million. This is a ...

As the former superintendent of Joshua Tree National Park — and a 38-year career employee for the National Park Service — I have seen the undeniable benefits that come with conserving our public lands ...

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A plan to create a massive national monument adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park received a formal proposal this week, with advocates hoping the official designation would preserve habitats for ...

(KTLA) — The boundary for Joshua Tree National Park could be redrawn to add on thousands of acres of new land under a recently-introduced bill that would also designate a new national monument in ...

MECCA HILLS, Calif. (CN) — Stand among the jagged rock formations here, with the clear desert sky above, and it feels like you’re deep in the wilderness, far removed from cars and other signs of ...

Never been to Joshua Tree National Park? Here's what you're missing, and why you should go as soon as possible.

Long before Joshua Tree became one of the United States’ most iconic national parks, most of its desert landscape faced an uncertain future. Mining operations, unchecked development and commercial ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in September. We are republishing it as we look back at some of our most-read stories of the year. The vision to create a massive national monument ...