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JTNPA is the primary non-profit park partner to Joshua Tree National Park. https://linktr.ee/JTNPA
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The Joshua Tree National Park Association's Tax ID is EIN # 95-2312513.

09/04/2026

Desert Institute’s September Classes 🎊

Our September calendar is here, with eight opportunities to explore the desert through astronomy, landscape photography, journaling and sketching, bat ecology, and so much more.

Join expert instructors for field experiences across Joshua Tree National Park and the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Classes begin September 11.

🔗 Explore the full lineup and register at the link in our bio.

Photos by: NPS

09/03/2026

✨ Most of Joshua Tree is wilder than you think…

Nearly 84% of Joshua Tree National Park is managed as wilderness, protecting extensive stretches of desert beyond the roads, campgrounds, and developed areas most visitors experience.

But wilderness protects much more than open space. It gives natural processes room to unfold, preserves habitat for plants and wildlife, protects opportunities for solitude, and allows future generations to experience landscapes shaped more by nature than by us.

Today we celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the Wilderness Act, which was signed into law in 1964 and is responsible for creating the National Wilderness Preservation System.

More than 6 decades later, its idea remains powerful: some places are worth leaving wild. 💚

Photo by: NPS/Paul Martinez

09/01/2026

Did you know some Joshua trees can clone themselves? 🤔

Joshua trees seen growing in clusters are sometimes the result of clonal reproduction. An existing tree can send up a new sprout from its base with the same genetic material, creating what is essentially a younger version of itself.

Clonal reproduction allows Joshua trees to bypass some of the challenges of reproducing from seed, including pollination and seed dispersal. This is just one of the many unique strategies desert plants use to survive and reproduce in this environment.

On September 20, join field botanist Melanie Davis for our Desert Plant Adaptation Field Experience at Black Rock Nature Center. Through close observation in the field, you’ll explore how desert plants survive extreme conditions, reproduce, respond to seasonal change, and interact with the ecosystems around them.

Come learn how to read the desert through the plants that have mastered living here. 🌱

🔗 Space is limited. Register today: https://events.humanitix.com/desert-plant-adaptation-field-experience

Photos by: JTNPA/Paul Martinez

08/31/2026

As we wrap up National Park Week, we’re celebrating one of its most important traditions: National Junior Ranger Day! 🌱

For many young visitors, becoming a Junior Ranger is one of their first opportunities to do more than simply visit a national park. It invites them to explore, ask questions, learn about the plants and wildlife around them, and discover what it means to help protect these special places.

At Joshua Tree National Park, more than 70,000 Junior Ranger booklets are printed each year, with publishing being the program’s single largest expense. JTNPA is proud to support the Junior Ranger Program with $50,000 in funding, helping ensure that aspiring rangers of all ages can continue to explore, learn, and protect.

Because inspiring the next generation of park stewards starts with giving them the opportunity to connect with the park today.

Want to help make programs like this possible? Support JTNPA by becoming a member, making a donation, shopping at our park stores, or participating in one of our programs. Every contribution helps us continue funding education, research, restoration, and stewardship in Joshua Tree National Park. 💚

Photos by: NPS/Kurt Moses

08/26/2026

Caring for the places we love never goes out of style.

Photos by: NPS/JTNPA

08/23/2026

Happy Celebrate Your Inner Nerd Day! 🤓

Maybe you’re the person who stops to identify every bird call, gets excited about a tortoise track, wants to know how a Joshua tree survives, or can spend an entire afternoon looking at rocks.

At JTNPA, we help support the science, education, and conservation work that turns that curiosity into a deeper understanding of Joshua Tree National Park. From wildlife monitoring and native plant restoration to field trips, research, and hands-on learning, there is always more to discover.

And your inner nerd can do more than just ask questions. You can take a Desert Institute class, become a Park Lover member, shop with us, donate, or simply keep learning and sharing what makes this landscape so special.

Explore more ways to learn, get involved, and help support Joshua Tree National Park through the link in our bio.

Photos by: NPS

08/21/2026

Trade the screen for a sketchbook this sunset. ✏️

Join artist and graphic novelist for a sunset journaling and sketching workshop in Joshua Tree National Park. Through guided drawing and writing exercises, you’ll spend time observing the desert, from plant life and rock formations to changing light and the small details that are easy to miss.

The goal is not perfection. It’s to slow down, pay attention, and explore your own way of seeing and recording the landscape.

Whether you’re an artist, writer, curious beginner, or simply looking for a different way to connect with the desert, this is a chance to create alongside an incredible local artist in the landscape itself.

🔗 Space is limited. Reserve your spot today: https://events.humanitix.com/sunset-journaling-and-sketching-field-workshop

08/19/2026

Photography is more than capturing a place, it’s learning how to see it. 📸

For generations, photography has helped people slow down, notice more, and connect with landscapes in a deeper way. It has also played an important role in conservation, helping people understand why places like the California desert are worth protecting.

This , take that curiosity into the field.

Join Desert Institute for a weekend landscape photography workshop in Joshua Tree National Park, where you’ll practice working with light, composition, exposure, focus, and more while immersed directly in the landscape.

Whether you’re still getting comfortable with your camera or looking to strengthen your creative eye, this workshop is designed to help you leave with more confidence and, hopefully, a new way of seeing the desert. ✨

🔗 Space is limited, so reserve your spot today: https://events.humanitix.com/desert-landscape-photography-weekend-workshop

Photo by: NPS/Paul Martinez

08/17/2026

Ever look up at the night sky and wish you knew what you were looking at? 🧐

Our Desert Astronomy Field Experience for Beginners is designed to turn that curiosity into confidence.

You’ll learn how to identify constellations, planets, and other objects in the night sky while getting hands-on experience under the stars. No prior knowledge is needed, just a sense of curiosity. By the end of the class, the night sky may feel a little less mysterious and a lot more familiar. ✨

Space is limited, so reserve your spot today: https://events.humanitix.com/desert-astronomy-field-experience-for-beginners

Photo by: NPS/Brad Sutton

Address

74485 National Park Drive
Twentynine Palms, CA
92277

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+17603675535

Website

https://www.joshuatree.org/

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