October 30, 2006

County Update on Mojave Preserve Fire and Access

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Letter from Bill Postmus, Chairman Board of Supervisors San Bernardino County First District October 30, 2006 I am writing this letter to my...
October 18, 2006

Move on desert land plan contested

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Jeff Horwitz, Staff writer San Bernardino Sun San Bernardino County supervisors announced Tuesday that they voted in closed session to join ...
October 15, 2006

Mary Martin: new face at Lassen

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Chico Enterprise-Record Lassen Volcanic National Park Superintendent Mary Martin has a 36-year history with the National Park Service, and i...
October 14, 2006

'Don't zone me in:'

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Property-rights measures on ballot in West By JOHN MILLER ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Seattle Post-intelligencer BOISE, Idaho -- The West was wo...
October 4, 2006

Bill Gives Western States More Access to Federal Land

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A House measure would allow a right of way to be claimed on any mapped route in parks or other national areas. Critics fear a motorized infl...

Stark Beauty, Solitude, Squalor and Sulfur -- Trona Has It All

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Once a prosperous and tidy company town with desert vistas, Trona is in decline, cherishing its memories but living with crime and blight. D...
September 28, 2006

Return to his own habitat

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Interior Secretary hears about Inland environmental issues By JENNIFER BOWLES The Press-Enterprise Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, retur...
September 25, 2006

Video: Record Wildfires Ravage Mojave Desert

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The deserts of Pipes Canyon in southern California's Mojave Desert had never had a recorded fire until this year. But this summer about ...

Ivanpah's soil perfect for rare plant, but will it ground airport?

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By Launce Rake Las Vegas Sun The Ivanpah Valley - shown on old maps as Roach Lake - is just a dusty patch of desert between Jean and Primm, ...
September 16, 2006

Preserving a town time almost forgot

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Old railroad town, bypassed by Route 66, gets a helping hand from devoted couple Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer San Bernardino Sun GOFFS - ...
September 14, 2006

Firefighting doubted

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Probe of Hackberry tactics requested George Watson, Staff Writer San Bernardino Sun Winkler's Cabin burned to the ground. Board of Super...
September 11, 2006

Gold or Just a Fever?

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A 1930s prospector insisted that a Mojave peak hid an underground river flowing with the ore. Some are chasing that dream today. By Ashley P...
September 10, 2006

Remembering a local author, Bill Mann

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By Stevie St. John / City Editor Desert Dispatch [Barstow, CA] BARSTOW — Harvey House overflowed at noon on Saturday as family, friends and ...
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 ...