Towering California Fan Palms shade hikers at the Palm Canyon Trail at Indian Canyons in Palm Springs. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG) ... shelter and the necessities of life.

The Palm Springs Animal Shelter is sounding the alarm about overcrowding that is straining its resources and its volunteers. Adoptions from the shelter are down this year, and it's facing a surge in ...

It is estimated that there are over 2,500 species of palms, yet only one is native to California — Washingtonia filifera, or the California fan palm. How is it that with only one native species ...

The California fan palm, for example, provides up to 100 square feet of shade and consumes an average of 20 gallons of water per day, while the jacaranda tree consumes 5 to 10 gallons of water per ...

Looking down on the oasis of Washingtonia filifera, or California fan palms, in Palm Canyon. Ellen Albanese for The Boston Globe PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — High above the city, the Indian Canyons ...