September 29, 2007

Mojave National Preserve community meeting

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29 September 2007. Saturday. Our correspondent attended the Mojave National Preserve community meeting at the Hole-in-the-Wall Fire Station...
September 28, 2007

Fire threat versus bid to expand Inland wilderness

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By BEN GOAD and KIMBERLY TRONE The Press-Enterprise Lawmakers have worked for decades to keep vast swaths of wilderness pristine -- free of ...

General Patton’s Desert Shrine

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By Valerie Porter American Heritage A visitor examines a World War II tank at the General Patton Memorial Museum, in California. (Nik Wheele...
September 23, 2007

Preserve to hold community meeting Sept. 29

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Desert Dispatch [Barstow, CA] MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE — On Saturday, Sept. 29 the National Park Service will hold a community meeting at Ho...
September 18, 2007

BLM Issues Decision to Provide Water to Bighorn

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BLM NEWS RELEASE The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a decision authorizing the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) to ...
September 17, 2007

Archaeologists investigate new historical find

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Lost & Found Story and Photos by Lara Hartley Victorville Daily Press Tent stakes are still embedded into the desert pavement more than ...

A trickle of water might save estuary

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Conservationists believe a small but immediate step could renew the Colorado River Delta. About 90% of the delta's wetlands and natural ...
September 16, 2007

Mountains of problems for travelers

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HISTORY It wasn't until well into the 20th century that engineers finally made the journey between Los Angeles and B...

Evacuations ordered as winds whip Big Bear fire

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The blaze that started Friday is being pushed by 15 to 20 mph winds and has burned more than 16,000 acres . By Ari B. Bloomekatz, Staff Writ...
September 14, 2007

Booming Sand Dunes

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By Elise Kleeman Staff Writer San Gabriel Valley Tribune [West Covina CA] PASADENA - In about 30 of the world's deserts, the shifting sa...
September 11, 2007

Mojave Cross Saga

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Basin pair fighting to keep shrine to veterans unshrouded By JIMMY BIGGERSTAFF Hi-Desert Star A veterans’ memorial in the shape of a cross s...

Feds Buy Western Lands with High Conservation Values

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Environment News Service WASHINGTON, DC, September 11, 2007 (ENS) - A piece of property located within the Idaho Snake River Area of Critica...
September 9, 2007

Former forest spokeswoman cries foul over firing

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George Watson, Staff Writer San Bernardino Sun A former U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman says she was fired from her job because she refused ...
September 7, 2007

Court forbids Mojave park's cross display

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Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer San Bernardino Sun MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE - A cross that stands above the desert as a memorial for Americans ...

Free range

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by B. Christine Hoekenga High Country News ONLINE Livestock foraging on 160 million acres of public lands could roam more freely than ever, ...

Court Says Get Rid of Cross

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CitizenLink News Center Colorado Springs, CO The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has disallowed a planned public-private land swap that wo...
September 6, 2007

Court upholds ruling against Redlands congressman's proposal to preserve cross

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In 1934, prospector John "Riley" Bembry erected a wooden cross off Cima Road in the Mojave National Preserve to honor World War I ...
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...