Hundreds of Joshua trees were scorched during the shutdown

A firefighter with the National Park Service says a fire wiped out more than a thousand Joshua trees amid the government ...
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Fire Scorches 1K Joshua Trees in 'Avoidable Tragedy'

During the recent federal government shutdown, a fire in Joshua Tree National Park scorched more than a thousand of the ...
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California’s big bloom aids seed collectors as climate change, wildfires threaten desert species

Madena Asbell, director of plant conservation programs at the Mojave Desert Land Trust, collects seeds to preserve desert plants after the winter's historic rains, Wednesday, June 12, 2023, in the ...
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In a warming world, can California save its Joshua trees?

In early springtime in the Mojave Desert, Joshua trees provide one of the few foods available to many of the wildlife species in this part of the southwestern U.S. Stretching above the surrounding dry ...
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Growing seed bank is ‘Noah’s Ark’ for Southern California desert plants

Corina Godoy has an admittedly unorthodox dream. She hopes to adopt a bird. She’s not yet sure what kind of bird, but it needs to have a taste for feasting on the juicy red berries that grow on lycium ...
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‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative has ...
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Hundreds of California’s Joshua trees were scorched during the shutdown

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. >> One day after the government shutdown ended, a ranger ambled down a trail in Joshua Tree ...