August 30, 2006

Conservationist worked 42 years for park service

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Obituary: STANLEY ALBRIGHT, 74 BY VALERIE J. NELSON Los Angeles Times Despite many accomplishments during 42 years with the National Park Se...
August 21, 2006

Desert Fires' Damage Will Last

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It will take centuries for plant life to recover. Many experts say invasive vegetation is largely to blame. By Janet Wilson, Times Staff Wri...
August 20, 2006

Handling of '05 Hackberry fire called inadequate

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'Too many structures burned,' says Lewis, Mojave chief defends Park Service By George Watson, Staff Writer Inland Valley Daily Bulle...
August 14, 2006

Bush signs bill transferring Mount Soledad cross to federal control

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By Dana Wilkie COPLEY NEWS SERVICE White House photo President Bush prepares to sign the bill transferring the Mount Soledad cross to federa...
August 1, 2006

Senate votes to put Mount Soledad cross in federal hands

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By Dana Wilkie COPLEY NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON – With a speed and decisiveness that surprised some, the Senate on Tuesday approved a plan to ...

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 ...

Visitor Days: New Math for USFS and NPS

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Posted by Property Rights Foundation of America, Inc. The San Bernardino National Forest was recently caught using a highway counter strip a...
July 26, 2006

Tuffnut Fire News Update

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MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE - CA Tuffnut Fire News Updates July 20, 2006 (Initial Report) July 26, 2006 (Update) This fire has been 100% contai...
July 21, 2006

Lightning ignites yet another blaze

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By Joe Nelson and Guy McCarthy, Staff Writers Ontario Daily Bulletin YUCCA VALLEY - Firefighters preparing to go home after battling a 61,00...
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...
July 14, 2006

Under Kelso's dusty top layer is vivid history

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A boarded-up post office and restored depot dot the landscape in Kelso. The town attracts as many as 400 people a day to explore the Kelso D...
July 12, 2006

Pappy & Harriet's remains standing

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Eric Burdon among legends who have taken stage at historic site Bruce Fessier The Desert Sun Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace is...
July 6, 2006

Fires spark warnings

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Gina Tenorio, Staff Writer Fire crews throughout the county are being vigilant and feeling fortunate. Despite warm weather and a number of f...
June 15, 2006

Watering holes get new look

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By JIM MATTHEWS Press-Enterprise Mojave Preserve management, wildlife scientists, environmentalists and sporting groups are actually coming ...
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 ...
June 6, 2006

Cameo of George Palmer Putnam

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George Palmer Putnam 1887 - 1950 HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE UPPER MOJAVE DESERT HSUMD Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 6 June 2006 HISTORICAL ARTICLE A...
May 31, 2006

LLEWELLYN BARRACKMAN DIES

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OBITUARY LLEWELLYN BARRACKMAN Needles Desert Star Beloved and respected long-time Mojave leader, Llewellyn Barrackman passed away on May 21,...
May 30, 2006

Barstow students buy acre of desert land

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Chuck Mueller, Staff Writer San Bernardino Sun BARSTOW - Appreciation for nature begins in childhood, and a group of youngsters has demonstr...

Fighting to save the desert tortoise

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Population has declined 90 percent since 1980s By TRACIE TROHA Staff Writer Barstow Desert Dispatch VICTORVILLE — Wildlife experts say the t...