May 7, 2021

Modern-day Madonnas of the Trail

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A monument honors all mothers who blazed a path for the next generation   STRONG WOMEN: In the pioneer days, women would be called on to ru...
August 16, 2020

Dome Fire chars 16,000 acres in Mojave National Preserve

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The Dome fire burns near Cima Road in the Mojave National Preserve on August 16,2020. The blaze had charred 16,000 acres by Sunday evening. ...
December 2, 2019

Pioneertown residents now have clean tap water — for the first time in decades

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Kenneth Gentry, of Yucca Valley, who also owns property in Pioneertown, smiles as he feels water moving through pipes at a well site in Yu...
September 16, 2019

New pipeline replaces contaminated wells in Pioneertown

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Morongo Basin Conservation Association president and Pipes Canyon resident Steve Bardwell tastes the new drinking water from the Pioneerto...
September 11, 2019

Unquenchable Thirst: Groundwater Bill Could Shift State’s Water Management Approach

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The Colorado River Aqueduct looking east. | Bruindon/Creative Commons Char Miller KCET.org T he latest salvo is California’s long-run...
February 20, 2019

Mojave River flows through Barstow for first time since 2011

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The Mojave River flows near the Deep Creek area during a winter storm last week. Inflow to the Mojave River at its headwaters peaked at ap...
February 2, 2019

A monumental flight over Mojave Trails

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Mojave Desert Land Trust aerial tour shows splendor of national monument whose status could be reassessed Amboy Crater is a significant geol...
February 1, 2019

Feds start process to manage Colorado River after states miss drought plan deadline

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A view of Hoover Dam is seen from the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevad...
January 31, 2019

Arizona joins Colorado River drought plan

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Decision to join drought plan, authorized by lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey, went right up to edge of federal deadline. In this July 28, 2014...
December 27, 2018

This Desert Life: Another year in the Mojave

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The late-afternoon sun bursts through the spears of a Joshua tree in a rural section of the Mojave Desert north of Barstow. [Matthew Cabe,...
December 3, 2018

Why do roadrunners disappear from the desert each winter?

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These birds can't migrate, but local ecologist has a possible answer James W. Cornett DESERT [Sun] magazine No bird is so odd and w...
September 5, 2018

Feds hurting Lake Powell to prop up Lake Mead, scientists warn

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The water level on Lake Powell, shown in 2013, dropped by about 100 feet from its high mark. That distance is indicated by the white marks...
August 16, 2018

As Colorado River Basin reservoirs drop to near-record low levels, possibility of unprecedented water shortage declaration rises

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Climate shift to hotter, drier conditions worsening current water crunch Colorado River Basin By BRUCE FINLEY The Denver Post T he ...
May 31, 2018

The trees of summer: Smoke trees, cacti and palms have long been revered by desert locals

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Palm tree in the desert. (Photo: Palm Springs Historical Society/Special to The Desert Sun) Tracy Conrad Special to The Desert Sun S ...
May 30, 2018

How wildland springs affect mule deer population dynamics studied by CABNR

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Kelley Stewart lab looked at mule deer in arid environments, particularly juvenile survival Led by CABNR associate professor Kelley Stewart,...