Showing posts with label invasive species. Show all posts
Showing posts with label invasive species. Show all posts
January 5, 2014

Mohave County may join tortoise coalition

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A wild desert tortoise photographed during the summer of 2009 east of the Hualapai Mountains. (JC AMBERLYN/Miner) Kim Steele Kingman Da...
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...
January 22, 2010

Camels enlisted to battle an invasive species

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They may be known for their surly dispositions, but camels are more than happy to eat tamarisk, one the West's most destructive and inva...
November 5, 2009

Icon in Jeopardy

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Local scientists say buffelgrass may be on an unstoppable march—and the saguaro is in its way by Leo W. Banks Tucson Weekly The co...
September 29, 2009

Sleeping Beauty Valley: Heart of the Mojave Desert

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Sleeping Beauty Valley (David Myers) By James M. André and Ileene Anderson Route 66 Pulse I n the heart of California’s Mojave Desert,...
August 27, 2009

Joshuas in peril

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Are Joshua trees facing extinction? STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS CLARKE Special to the Victor Valley Daily Press SUNSET: The setting sun ...
July 19, 2009

Invasive quagga mussels a growing threat

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Soaring population clogging West's waterways; cleanup costs rising, too The Associated Press Since quagga mussels invaded Lake Mead in 2...
July 13, 2009

Air pollution linked to increased fire threat

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Fire-fueling plants thrive on nitrogen-enriched soil Air pollution may indirectly contribute to the increase of wildfires in the desert. Fi...
February 15, 2009

Could green kill the desert?

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OPINION If we're not careful, our rush to produce green energy could do irrevocable damage to some fragile California ecosystems By Bruc...
December 1, 2008

Interview With Dennis Schramm

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Superintendent of Mojave National Preserve BY DAVID LAMFROM The Desert Report A Brief Introduction to Mojave National Preserve: To millions ...
September 29, 2008

Translocating tortoises preserves the threatened species

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Story and photos by Brian Passey Desert Valley Times Riale Jo Worthen helps place a tortoise in a bucket. St. George, UT - There is somethin...
August 1, 2006

Experts sow seeds of hope for regrowth

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Sawtooth Complex Wildfire Recovery By Mark Wheeler Hi-Desert Star PIONEERTOWN - “Don't give up on the plants.” This was an oft-repeated ...
July 18, 2006

Experts blame grasses, pollution, temperatures for helping fires

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By Andrew Silva, Writer Inland Valley Daily Bulletin [Ontario, CA] It's not supposed to happen. Mojave National Preserve: 71,000 acres i...
June 7, 2006

Healing Desert's Wounds

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College-age activists camp in the Mojave for months as they work to restore land that has been trashed by garbage, off-roaders and graffiti ...