PBS

Mojave Desert wildfire threatens California’s iconic Joshua trees

Firefighters are working to control a massive blaze that swept through the California desert and into Nevada. A wildfire of this scale is not common in the Mojave Desert landscape, known for its ...

Mojave River rises across High Desert after Silverwood Lake water released

The Mojave River began rising in the High Desert after water was released from Silverwood Lake during the recent storm, ...
NPR

This iconic tortoise is dying out. It could affect the whole ecosystem

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...
PBS

News Wrap: Massive fire burns in California’s Mojave Desert

Major corporate funding for the PBS NewsHour is provided by Care.com, Consumer Cellular, and Fidelity. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Mutual of America. For a complete … More ...
Los Angeles Times

In the Mojave Desert, a gold rush sparks a mini real-estate boom for old mines

It’s a brisk day in Johannesburg, a tiny mining town tucked among the Rand Mountains in the Mojave Desert. The landscape is vast and rugged, a mishmash of rock, dirt and creosote bushes, swaths of ...
Victorville Daily Press

Possible second round of national park terminations draw fire from Mojave Desert groups

Nearly 1,000 national park employees were laid off ahead of the busy season as part of President Trump's efforts to downsize the federal government. National park employees receive emails from the ...