Tikaboo Valley

[2] The climate there is dry, even on cool mornings after a rainfall.

[3] Biologist Chris Smith has studied flora and fauna in the area including Joshua trees and moths.

[4] It appears that this may be the only place where two types of Joshua tree, namely the Eastern and Western varieties have come together.

Part of the reason for this is the possibility of Climate change which could account for the northward appearance of a hybridized species.

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