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.

The Mojave Desert near Los Angeles is full of hiking trails and adventure. Here are three trails near L.A. already bursting ...

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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park is best known for its iconic flora. The park straddles the Colorado Desert and the ...

You may never have heard of this desert preserve, but it's got great hiking that looks just like Joshua Tree — just a few miles away and without the crowds.

Here, she writes, “it is possible to live with great zest, to have red blood and delicate joys.” Read more: It's a glorious ...

The Biden administration previously blocked the proposed 4.3-mile highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area — ...

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 ...