Fred Perris of the California Southern Railroad chose a route through the High Desert that closely followed the grade of the Mojave River. With a new railroad and a water source, land agents ...

The Mojave Desert covers 20 million acres of the rainshadow of the ... It started as me making fun of the absurdity of being particular about a water source when all that mattered was that water was ...

Soon after, an analysis funded by the Mojave Desert Land Trust and published ... This spring is the largest natural water source for 1,000 square miles. “In the equation of Southern California ...

Fatma Khaled is a Newsweek weekend reporter based in New York City. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics, world news, and general interest news. Her coverage in the past focused on business ...

The Old Spanish Trail in California and the Mojave Road were originally footpaths between desert water sources developed by Native Americans as trade routes from the interior desert to the Pacific ...

For many sovereign tribal nations who call the desert home, water insecurity ... including springs and cultural resources that are sacred to tribal communities. The Mojave Groundwater Bank ...

Water flows in the Mojave River ... hydrogeologist and director of water resources for the water agency. “With a desert water cycle that averages roughly 10 years of dry for every one to ...