Showing posts with label California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (CDPA). Show all posts
Showing posts with label California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (CDPA). Show all posts
February 5, 2016

Obama eyes remote corner of Mojave for desert monument

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The Castle Peaks got their name because they resemble the ramparts of a castle. (Jay Calderon / The Desert Sun) Sammy Roth The Desert S...
January 30, 2016

Mojave Desert areas on verge of protection under 1906 law

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By Carolyn Lochhead San Francisco Chronicle AMBOY, San Bernardino County — Drive mile upon mile through California’s Mojave Desert, and ...
November 2, 2014

A new push for protecting public lands in the desert

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Joshua Tree National Park, Wednesday, October 29, 2014. (Jay Calderon) Ian James The Desert Sun T wenty years ago, President Bill Cl...
October 30, 2014

Desert act turns 20, what it saved

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Hikers climbing up to Keane Wonder mine in Death Valley National Park. (Rita Beamish) By Deborah Sullivan Brennan San Diego Union-Trib...
August 10, 2014

California Desert Protection Act turns 20, celebrations planned

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“Queen Valley” by Yucca Valley photographer Mike Fagan. (Courtesy Joshua Tree National Park Council for the Arts) By Joe Nelson San Ber...
November 12, 2013

New Desert Protection Act Coming

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Commentary by Sen. Dianne Feinstein SCV News.com A s America’s environmental innovator, California d...
October 11, 2013

Government shutdown complicates deer hunting season at Mojave National Preserve

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Piute Gorge. The closure of federal lands will put a damper on the opening of deer hunting season atthe Mojave National Preserve. / Mojave ...
September 11, 2013

County gives up Mojave Preserve roads

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San Bernardino County no longer will handle their upkeep, which will now be the domain of the National Parks Service The National Park Servi...
December 14, 2012

Clock running out on wilderness bills

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The Castle Mountains are part of an area that would be added to the Mojave National Preserve under Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s California Desert...
September 30, 2012

Cadiz water project faces federal, local hurdles

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The Metropolitan Water District, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, environmental rules and lawsuits could stand in the way of the controversial Ca...
March 7, 2012

Vandalism at Providence Mountains Could Have Been Avoided

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by Chris Clarke KCET.org The author at the Providence Mountains SRA visitor center, November 2008 (Annette Rojas photo) L overs of Cali...
December 5, 2011

Desert preservationist Hughes dies

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Pioneering Inland-area environmentalist Elden Hughes outstretches his arms while saying, "What a beautiful day" in 2009. (FILE PHO...
March 26, 1995

New Life for the Lonesome Desert

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The East Mojave Was Recently Designated A National Preserve, But Even So, Few People Have Discovered Its Subtle, Silent Pleasures Kelso Du...