WildEarth Guardians, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, first petitioned to list the Joshua tree as "threatened" in 2015.

WildEarth Guardians, an advocacy group based in New Mexico, petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday to list Joshua trees as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act ...

Joshua trees, such as this roughly 150- to 200-year-old specimen, are threatened with removal because of a solar project near Boron, Calif.

By 2100, much of the Joshua tree's current range will no longer be suitable habitat. ... New Mexico, first petitioned to list the Joshua tree as “threatened” in 2015.

It’s unclear how the Joshua tree got its name, ... SEINet Arizona – New Mexico Chapter, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium. Originally Published: May 19, 2017 at 12:17 PM PDT.

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A Rio Rancho neighborhood is mourning the loss of a massive Joshua Tree after Saturday’s storm destroyed it. “We moved into this house in the 1990s and we… ...

Do you have Joshua trees on your land? Stay up to date with new rules and protections for the iconic High Desert tree at a Hesperia City Hall workshop on June 20.

And so Joshua trees face the modern mandate familiar to so many species: ... New Mexico. She tweets @callycarswell. Make a contribution to fund independent reporting on the West.

Scientists have predicted that if warmer and drier weather persists, the trees will decline by 90 percent by the end of the century in Joshua Tree National Park, according to WIldEarth Guardians.

Joshua trees are known for residing in their eponymous national park in southern California, but are also found throughout the Mojave desert, and have become an iconic symbol of the high desert.

There has been much discussion lately concerning Joshua trees and global warming. Based upon questions I have received from readers, there seems to be some confusion about which yuccas are Joshua ...