These maps are intended to “drive local planning ... Paris Barraza is a trending reporter covering California news at The Desert Sun. Reach her at [email protected].

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials on Monday unveiled updated fire hazard maps for the High Desert and other portions of Southern California The new Cal Fire rankings ...

Surrounded by vast desert silence and forgotten history, Ogilby is a gateway into the mystery and resilience of California’s farthest reaches—where the land remembers even when the maps do not.

Covering more than 25 million acres — about a fourth of California — the geologically diverse California Desert Conservation Area includes sand dunes, canyons, dry lakes, 90 mountain ranges, and 65 ...

Several hummingbird species have been spotted throughout California in recent weeks, according to an online map, revealing which ... of the Salton Sea and Deserts Program with Audubon California ...

American Indians were the first humans in the California desert. In fact, native Mojaves, Chemehuevis, and Quechans lived there for thousands of years before European explorers set foot in North ...