May 31, 2009

Inland desert power line projects unearthing possible murder mysteries

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By DAVID DANELSKI The Press-Enterprise A s energy officials begin surveying Southern California's deserts to prepare for solar power dev...
May 29, 2009

A solar plant that's worth its salt

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The mineral is a key part of a Santa Monica firm's proposed alternative energy project in the desert. The technology was proved workable...

Suicide Victim Found Near Ibex Dunes

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Ibex Dunes. National Park News O n Saturday, May 23rd, BLM ranger Dave Brenner found an unattended car on Giant Mine Road just outside the ...
May 28, 2009

ECV dedicates Desert Training Center monument

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Clamper officials pose with pride, after their latest historical monument installation. D. Westermeyer, BLM NewsBytes Issue 374 O n May 1-3...

Judge orders new plan for dam releases into Grand Canyon

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Federal officials must reconsider the irregular water releases from Glen Canyon Dam, which may harm the humpback chub, an endangered fish. E...
May 27, 2009

450 acres burn near historic gold mine

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Staff Hi-Desert Star The Lost Horse Fire burns in Joshua Tree National Park Sunday evening. Ignited by an unknown cause Sunday afternoon, th...
May 25, 2009

Ranchers worry Utah will give in on water issue

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By John Hollenhorst KSL.com UTAH'S WEST DESERT - A David and Goliath battle in Utah's west desert is warming up again. Ranchers stan...

Mojave veterans memorial

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The Mojave Cross at Sunrise Rock. (Liberty Legal Institute) COMMENTARY Washington Times By Glen M. Gardner Jr. M any Americans think of Memo...
May 24, 2009

DesertXpress execs say they can start building high-speed train to Vegas in 2010

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The DesertXpress will travel 184 miles from Victorville to Las Vegas in 84 minutes. Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer San Bernardino Sun VICTORV...
May 20, 2009

Congress votes to allow loaded firearms in national parks

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NRA VICTORY: Legislation allows others across country to do what is already allowed in most of Alaska. Anchorage Daily News Staff and Wire R...

National Park Rangers and Park Advocates Outraged by Votes Allowing Loaded Guns in National Parks

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PRESS RELEASE National Parks Conservation Association WASHINGTON - "We are disappointed in the members of the House and Senate who allo...
May 15, 2009

Assemblyman blasts park service interference in solar projects

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By MARK WAITE Pahrump Valley Times A ssemblyman Ed Goedhart, R-Amargosa Valley, fired off a scathing letter to National Park Service Regiona...
May 13, 2009

College group finds Gila monster on field trip

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Only 26 other times has a Gila monster been seen in California since 1861 A group from Cuesta on May 2 made only the 27th siting of a gila ...
May 8, 2009

It’s spring in Las Vegas: Mojave Max emerges

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By Jeff Pope Las Vegas Sun Mojave Max. (BLM) T he temperature topped 80 degrees in Southern Nevada on March 18 and Major League Baseball ope...
May 7, 2009

Suspicious fire guts Charles Manson's remote Death Valley hide-out

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The Barker Ranch cabin's rock walls and tin roof are still intact, but its wooden interior beams and window and door frames are reduced ...
May 2, 2009

BLM to get $300 million for stimulus projects

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By Kathleen Hennessey The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Interior Department is sending more than $300 million in federal stimulus mo...

Officials celebrate project to cut water loss on All-American Canal

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After decades of planning and legal battles, a concrete lining will prevent seepage along 23 miles in the Imperial Valley. By Tony Perry Los...
May 1, 2009

Study: Grazing threatens wildlife habitat in West

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By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press Federal grazing allotments active as of 2008 are indicated in tan. RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists say l...
April 23, 2009

BLM seals abandoned mines in the desert

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From Staff Reports Barstow Desert Dispatch T he Bureau of Land Management is moving to seal abandoned mines in the Mojave desert. Working wi...

Mojave National Preserve slated for stimulus funds

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By ABBY SEWELL, staff writer Barstow Desert Dispatch BARSTOW • About $7.2 million in federal stimulus funds will go to projects in the Mojav...