A hedgehog cactus grows amongst the boulders near Joshua Tree National Park on land protected by the Mojave Desert Land Trust.

Today’s Mojave Desert, once an ancient sea ... Lower elevations are dominated by creosote bush, brittlebush and hedgehog cactus. This portion of the park serves as home to roadrunners and ...

Let nature be your guide as you immerse in the beauty of our desert wilds. Here are six places to enjoy the outdoors.

This iconic park preserves portions of two spectacular desert ecosystems. The Colorado Desert in the eastern portion of the park features natural gardens of creosote bush, ocotillo and cholla cactus.

Just before President Biden left office, he designated two swaths of land in California as monuments. Chuckwalla National Monument is among them but conservationists worry about its future under the ...