Temperature increases resulting from climate change in the Southwest will likely eliminate Joshua trees from 90 percent of their current range in 60 to 90 years.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Visitors to Palm Springs can minimize their environmental footprint in celebration of Earth Day's 40th Anniversary, April 22, by exploring the destination's natural beauty and cultural heritage, as well as attending Earth Day events.

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. _ Brown. I'm headed south along Park Boulevard, just outside the town of Twentynine Palms, and everywhere I look it's the same: unrelentingly brown, brown, brown.

By Chuck Mueller, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif. Mar. 29--Whether you're a biking, boating, camping or hiking buff, a new one-stop Internet site can steer you to thousands of nearby -- or distant -- recreational destinations and guarantee your stay.

By Hillary Borrud, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Jan. 27--VICTORVILLE -- Where miners once dug for natural resources, Neville Slade, chair of Victor Valley College's Agriculture and Natural Resources Department, hopes his students will find ecological solutions and jobs.