The desert tortoise, a once-resilient reptile, is a keystone species in the Mojave Desert, where other animals depend for their survival on the burrows it digs. But it is imperiled in California ...

In a significant decision that affects off-road vehicle recreation in the western Mojave Desert, a federal judge has prohibited off-road vehicle use in critical habitat for desert tortoises across ...

Mojave Desert tortoises are endangered. Before they disappear completely, officials have to do something to protect them.

Desert tortoises have lived in the deserts of California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah since the Pleistocene. In the early years of the 20th century, they still thrived within the Southwest's arid ...

Earlier this month, a federal judge ordered a sweeping shutdown in the Mojave Desert, closing thousands of miles of trails.

There’s a time and a place for almost everything, including off-road driving. After a recent legal ruling, however, there’s one place where that is distinctly not the case: a sizable stretch of the ...

The Mt. Wilson Trail, which closed after the area burned in the Eaton fire, recently reopened. Although you will hike past ...

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

A recent court order to close off-road trails on BLM land could be a gut-punch to local areas such as Randsburg and Jawbone Canyon.

A federal judge ordered the closure of 2,200 miles of off-road vehicle routes in the Mojave Desert to protect endangered ...