The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect ...

The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect the imperiled desert tortoise.

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The feds and environmental groups reignite a decades-long fight over how much development a conservation area — and the desert tortoise it was created to protect — can withstand as southwest Utah ...

While most aren’t directly on the highway, quick detours lead to spring-fed solace. From a historic hotel to geothermal pools in the high desert, here are the best hot springs within an hour’s drive ...

This list covers 14 of those animals, some you’d expect and others that might surprise you. From familiar symbols of American wildlife to lesser-known species clinging to survival, these animals are ...

A natural rock formation that looks exactly like a giant skull? This Joshua Tree trail delivers one of the desert’s most unforgettable sights.

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