Joshua Tree’s short-term rental frenzy cools. But the gold rush changed the desert forever

Operators are fleeing the Joshua Tree Airbnb market after a short-term rental boom. Area residents are grappling with how the ...
WBUR

Confusion at Joshua Tree National Park and others as government shutdown continues

As the government shutdown enters a third week, confusion abounds in many federal departments and agencies. Among the places ...
OPB

Joshua trees are dying. This new legislation hopes to tackle that

The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change and development, and the California legislature is stepping in to help. What is it? Some think the ...
The Desert Sun

Judge rules against decision not to protect Joshua tree

A Los Angeles federal judge ruled against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to deny Endangered Species Act protections for the Joshua tree. The judge determined the USFWS failed to ...
The Desert Sun

Joshua trees rejected for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to list Joshua trees under the federal Endangered Species Act, leaving the fate of potential protection measures for the iconic spindly plant with newly ...
NBC Los Angeles on MSN

66-acre brush fire burns in Joshua Tree

Emergency crews are responding to a brush fire burning in Joshua Tree on Sunday. As of 1:50 p.m., the blaze, which was dubbed the Black Rock Fire, burned 66 acres, according to Cal Fire. It was first ...
SFGate

First new-build hotel in over 15 years opens near Joshua Tree National Park

As the Joshua Tree area continues grappling with an exponential increase in visitors and a similar boom in short-term rentals, something unusual has popped up in the community of Twentynine Palms: a ...