elevation and that inocula from different sites can produce outcomes ranging from highly beneficial to harmful for young Joshua trees. Post-fire soils, meanwhile, often retain surprisingly resilient microbial communities, suggesting that the right fungal partners may still be present—if scientists can locate and harness them. Te LAT article frames this work as a race against time. Climate change is


rapidly shrinking the Joshua tree’s viable habitat, and without successful restoration strategies, much of the species’ range could become inhospitable within decades. Yet the emerging fungal research offers a rare note of hope: that by understanding and


restoring the tree’s underground alliances, land managers may finally be able to help this emblematic desert species survive a hotter, more fire-prone future.


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