In 1976, Congress designated the 25-million-acre region of desert stretching from the Mexican border north to Death Valley and the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains as the California Desert Conservation ...

The region has over 650 wind turbines ... Like most days in the California desert, the sun beat down when pulling onto the dirt road and into the parking lot for Palm Springs Windmill Tours.

Temperatures in the Coachella Valley are forecast to hit 103 degrees by Friday, potentially setting a record high for this ...

Other resident bald eagles have been spotted around the High Desert region, including Spring Valley Lake and Mojave Narrows. Wildflower blooms aren't the only thing the spring season seems to have ...

Mysterious metallic mirrors, stacks of imported marble boulders and a 3D-printed mud hut appeared in the California desert Saturday ... style traditional in this region. Rael suggested the ...

Deserts are part of a wider class of regions called drylands ... with fast-growing grasses. Many desert plants can live for hundreds of years. But in California, the iconic Joshua tree—the ...

New documentary inspired by Professor Chris Benner's co-authored book “Charging Forward” explores environmental justice ...

Across California are stunning destinations for campers, from the desert-scape of Joshua Tree ... 10 of the most scenic places to camp in each region in the United States for its 60 Campsites ...

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 ...