August 31, 2007

Government Patching Up Public Lands

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By JOHN HEILPRIN, AP Writer Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is buying 9,000 acres in seven Western states, the first such...
August 30, 2007

Eradication of Santa Cruz Island pigs deemed a success

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Park Service and Nature Conservancy say endangered native species now have a chance to rebound. Prohunt species eradication team on Santa Cr...
August 28, 2007

Burning Man Set on Fire Early Due To Arson

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Torched Burning Man sculpture. by Scott Beale Laughing Squid W ow, this is a shocker. At around 3 am Tuesday morning at Burning Man 20...

Record Amount Of Land Saved In California

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RECORD AMOUNT OF LAND HAS BEEN SAVED IN CALIFORNIA IN THE LAST 7 YEARS, REPORT FINDS Press Release Rare Earth News: Connecting California Wi...
August 27, 2007

Exploring Nevada’s sand dunes

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Uncovering the mysteries of the hillsides in the Southwest By Shirley Robinson, Staff Writer The Rebel Yell University of Nevada, Las Vegas ...
August 25, 2007

Whoops! Hottest Years Were in 1930s

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NASA's Error Correction Fuels Global Warming Skeptics By BRAD KNICKERBOCKER Christian Science Monitor Was 1998 the hottest year in Unite...
August 24, 2007

Zzyzx facility to get new solar panels

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By JASON SMITH Staff Writer Desert Dispatch [Barstow, CA] Thanks to a federal grant, an educational center in the Mojave National Preserve w...
August 22, 2007

Mary Martin Retires

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Lassen names new park superintendent Record-Searchlight [Redding, CA] Lassen Volcanic National Park has a new superintendent. Darlene Koontz...

County works out strategy on global warming

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Attorney general drops lawsuit after supervisors approve plan to reduce emissions as San Bernardino County grows CATHERINE GARCIA Staff Writ...

State drops its lawsuit

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County to work out global warming plan Matt Wrye, Staff Writer San Bernardino Sun The state Attorney General's Office isn't suing Sa...
August 21, 2007

Supervisors settle global warming suit

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by RYAN ORR Victorville Daily Press SAN BERNARDINO — The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors in closed session Tuesday voted to settl...

Deal cools Inland global-warming fight

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By JIM MILLER Sacramento Bureau Riverside Press Enterprise SACRAMENTO - San Bernardino County will begin tracking greenhouse gas emissions u...
August 18, 2007

Steward program gives desert's fragile artifacts a fighting chance

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SLIDESHOW: Restoring the old stamp mill By MARK MUCKENFUSS The Press-Enterprise When Bruce and Penny Tappeiner saw what had been done to on...
August 17, 2007

County Museum closes controversial exhibit

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By DAVID OLSON The Press-Enterprise The San Bernardino County Museum unexpectedly shut down an exhibit on Mesoamerican art that had been cri...

Miners staking claims on public land surrounding national park

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Use of centuries-old law helping prospectors gobble up territory. BY MICHAEL DOYLE Merced Sun-Star Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Miners are...
August 14, 2007

Lucerne Valley back on track

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County will seek reimbursement from state RYAN ORR Daily Press [Victorville, CA] SAN BERNARDINO — The San Bernardino County Board of Supervi...
August 13, 2007

Governor urges stricter rules to protect wilderness areas

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Ramon Mena Owens / The Press-Enterprise Ed Pollitt, of Murrieta, prepares to hang glide near Main Divide Road in the Cleveland National Fore...

Native fish returns to Victor Valley

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Mohave tui chub will return to the Mojave River The Mohave Tui Chub, is the area’s only native fish, and endangered. by Hillary Borrud Vict...
August 11, 2007

A resort town thirsts for solutions

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Drier than its name would suggest, Borrego Springs braces for an impending water shortage. Big changes may be in store. The most conspicuous...
August 10, 2007

Water situation better in Lucerne Valley

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The situation for residents of water-parched Lucerne Valley eased somewhat Friday when nine truck haulers were given conditional licenses to...