As High Desert Test Sites looks toward its 25th anniversary, its founder, and various participants, look back.

NPCA has been working to expand Joshua Tree National Park and establish Chuckwalla National Monument to protect desert tortoise habitat. Here’s why an intact desert landscape matters for the tortoise ...

At the edge of China's Taklamakan Desert, rows of trees are slowly edging into one of the world’s harshest landscapes after ...

Chilopsis linearis, the desert willow or desert catalpa, is prized in dry gardens for its showy, fragrant blossoms which cover the tree in summer. When many native bloomers are past their spring glory ...

New research has found that the punishing summer temperatures and persistent drought conditions in much of Arizona and the Southwest are dealing a double whammy to trees attempting to regulate their ...

In the harsh, sun-scorched landscapes of the desert, survival is a challenge few plants can meet - but this tree has not only adapted, it thrives. In this episode, we explore the incredible strategies ...

Discover Joshua Tree National Park, where two very different desert worlds collide: the high Mojave and the low Colorado, creating a landscape that’s otherworldly and enchanting to behold. Here, ...

The road to the Tree of Life in Bahrain feels like a wrong turn, with one long stretch of the Sakhir Desert folding into another. When the 32-foot Persian mesquite tree finally appears, about 25 miles ...

Trees are an integral part of your garden planning. They are essentially the pillars of your outdoors. There are many reasons to site trees in your garden areas. In my opinion the most important ...

If Palm Springs is the grande dame of California’s desert, Joshua Tree is her cooler and more rebellious little sister.