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 ...

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.

After flames destroyed 1.3 million Joshua trees in Mojave National Preserve, biologists began replanting seedlings. But many have died, and now another fire has torched more of the iconic succulents.

The Mojave Desert is one of the driest, hottest places on Earth, with an average temperature in July of 117 degrees Fahrenheit and around two total inches of rainfall per year.

Comments will be accepted until May 8 on the park planning website, or they may be mailed by May 8 to: Mojave National Preserve, ATTN: Kelso-Cima/South Kelbaker Road, EA 2701 Barstow Rd., Barstow ...

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 ...

Firefighters braving intense desert heat to stop the York Fire’s spread in the Mojave National Preserve are among more than 11,000 wildland firefighters and personnel assigned across the country ...