“Plants are the foundation of most ecosystems ... steps to really invest in that land,” Herbinson says. In 2016, Mojave Desert Land Trust officially launched the seed bank project, which ...

Here are the morning's top stories for Wednesday, April 9th, 2025: California is aiming to make the entirety of its electricity production zero-carbon by 2045. One of the key areas that state leaders ...

The Mojave Desert may lose and gain suitable habitat for Gila monsters. But the unathletic reptiles might be mostly stuck in the waning oases.

Holmgren's milk vetch is so finely adapted to its arid northern Mojave Desert environment that it's often the only plant found alive atop special soils strewn with small stones and gravel deposits.

Though the plants have existed for some 2.5 million ... The plant’s loss could mean the collapse of the Mojave’s high-desert ecosystem. Nearly three million people visit the park each year ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water ... energy has also created some tensions for desert habitats. In the Mojave, the 2013 arrival of the Ivanpah solar thermal plant created concerns ...

The bee has disappeared as those plants have declined ... “These bees may be tiny but they play an important role in maintaining the health of the unique Mojave Desert ecosystem.” The Fish and ...

Nevada’s desert landscape is filled with life that ... DRI: In your recent field work, have you seen many native Mojave plants germinating in the deserts around Las Vegas? Pereira: Unfortunately ...

Mojave National Preserve and other California desert national parks are home to iconic Joshua ... relict white fir and chaparral vegetation that line high mountain peaks; and over 240 naturally ...