Showing posts with label Joshua Tree National Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joshua Tree National Park. Show all posts
December 12, 2016

Joshua Tree National Park poised to grow by 20,000 acres

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Southern California´s tallest peak, San Gorgonio Mountain, can be seen from some parts of Joshua Tree National Park. (Staff Photo by Sarah...
July 1, 2015

Eagle Mountain hydropower plant takes big step forward

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A massive iron ore mining pit at Eagle Mountain in the remote desert east of the Coachella Valley. The Eagle Mountain iron mine was built ...
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 31, 2014

Suspect identified in 8 graffiti vandalism cases in National Parks

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Casey Nocket identified as prime suspect In 'Creepytings' national parks vandalism (Modern Hiker) By Steve Gorman Reuters LO...
August 17, 2014

'Alarming' Rate Of Bird Deaths As New Solar Plants Scorch Animals In Mid-Air

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Solar panels stand at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert near Primm, Nevada, U.S., on Monday, March 10, 201...
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...
April 25, 2014

Protection For East Mojave Bobcats Now In Place

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Bobcat (Lynx rufus) San Bernardino Sentinel E fforts to protect San Bernardino County’s bobcat population have moved ahead, including t...
April 14, 2014

Wildflowers color Joshua Tree National Park

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Wildflowers are blooming in parts of Joshua Tree National Park. A group hikes through a patch of wildflowers during a research class at th...
March 11, 2014

Wildflowers season subtle this year

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Sand verbena populate the west side of Donnell Hill in Twentynine Palms. (Darrell Shade photo) By Kurt Schauppner The Desert Trail I n ...
February 4, 2014

Iconic Mojave Joshua trees in race against extinction

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Researcher Chris Smith checks blooms to see if field assistant Candace Fallon will be able to introduce Yucca moths to blooms on Joshua tr...
January 30, 2014

A dry winter can lead to fewer petals out in our arid regions

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Desert Wildflowers Outlook Wildflowers from the past near Amboy Crater. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) By Alysia Gray Painter nbclosa...
August 26, 2013

Weekend Storms Close Park Roads in Joshua Tree and Mojave Preserve

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Pinto Basin Road washed out in Joshua Tree National Park | Photo: NPS | Lacy Ditto by Chris Clarke KCET.org T orrential rains that p...
April 6, 2013

Few flowers, but Joshua trees blooming

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Joshua Tree blossoms. (James Cornett, Special to The Desert Sun) Written by James Cornett Special to The Desert Sun I t is one of our...
January 10, 2013

BLM Rebuffs Conservation Groups, Approves California Solar Project

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Desert tortoise sporting a tracking device and a desert tortoise monitor/biologist. Alyssa Carducci Heartland Institute T he U.S. Bur...
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...
May 1, 2011

Bill to protect desert backed by once-fierce foes

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Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle Washington Bureau Washington -- In 1994, a rookie lawmaker named Dianne Feinstein pushed throug...
February 16, 2011

Act would set aside Mojave land

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The bill states that there shall be no commercial development within the areas locked up. Seth Shteir of the National Parks Conservation ...
August 26, 2010

Flash flood warning issued for Mojave preserve

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From Staff Reports Desert Dispatch A flash flood warning is in effect for areas within the Mojave National Preserve and the Morongo Basi...
March 30, 2010

Safety measures OK'd for abandoned mines at Mojave preserve

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By JESSICA CEJNAR Desert Dispatch BARSTOW • Officials at the Mojave National Preserve expect to award contracts for companies to install...
March 6, 2010

Park battles desert invader

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By Kurt Schauppner Hi-Desert Star JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK — With the annual wildflower season just beginning to blossom, officials from...