A sweeping look across southeastern California's Algodones Dunes betrays little but a wide expanse of rolling dunes and deep-blue desert sky. But just at and beneath the surface of the shifting sands, ...

I applaud the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services’ move to establish protection for 53,000 acres of critical habitat at the Algodones Dunes, located in Imperial County (Aug. 7). The Algodones Dunes are a ...

Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel and a flat spatula lovingly called a scoopula. Then we drove 30 minutes in our rented truck from Yuma, Arizona, ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The Bureau of Land Management’s new recreational plan for California’s Algodones Dunes will eliminate protections on more than 40,000 acres of crucial habitat for rare and ...

After years of hand-wringing and debate over the future of the stately Algodones Dunes, government officials in the southeastern tip of California said Thursday that they will attempt to rein in ...

I typically love the sea, sun and sand. Interestingly though, not all the sands I’m drawn to lie in coastal regions. In fact, most of the sand on Earth is stacked in massive piles in remote areas – ...

There are no speed limits, no age limits and no roads across these sands at Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area in Southern California. Formed by ancient Colorado River delta sediments fanned out ...

It is the largest dune complex in North America, spreading across 1,000 square miles, from Southern California to Mexico. It’s also the locale of the 32,240-acre North Algodones Dunes Wilderness area, ...

President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall will face many challenges, but among the most significant will be the terrain along the border itself. Few places on earth are as formidable as the ...

The Glamis Dunes are a popular section that draws visitors with the area’s most open camping space. ( Josh Morgan - Orange County Register ) San Diego State students push one of their vehicles after ...