September 7, 2009

Explorers blazed trails in early Inland Empire

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Mark Landis, Correspondent The San Bernardino Sun John Charles Frémont, The Pathfinder . (Public Domain) B eginning in the late 1700s, ...
September 6, 2009

Burro traps go up in Fort Irwin area this week

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Burro trap. By DAVID DANELSKI The Press-Enterprise T he federal Bureau of Land Management this week will begin trapping wild burros a...
September 1, 2009

Council halts annexation bid

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By Rebecca Unger Hi-Desert Star Jim Harvey, president of the Homestead Valley Community Council, speaks for the member associations. ...

Massive desert wildlife refuge effort nears OK

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By Stephanie Tavares Las Vegas Sun T he Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex is on the verge of becoming a reality. The complex wou...
August 28, 2009

Feds to consider protections for Sonoran desert tortoise

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A female Sonoran Desert tortoise at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. (File photo by A. E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star 2008) By Felicia Fonsec...
August 27, 2009

Joshuas in peril

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Are Joshua trees facing extinction? STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS CLARKE Special to the Victor Valley Daily Press SUNSET: The setting sun ...
August 23, 2009

Please, don't feed the burros

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Too many treats harm animals, official says By HEATHER SMATHERS Mohave Daily News LOVED TO DEATH? Oatman's burros have long be...
August 16, 2009

Follow sun into desert for richest source of solar power

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Opinion - California Forum - The Conversation By Joseph Romm Sacramento Bee S en. Dianne Feinstein appears to like deserts so much that she ...
August 13, 2009

Plotting the path of renewable power lines

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David R. Baker San Francisco Chronicle A new state report tries to tackle one of the touchiest issues in California's effort to expand ...
August 12, 2009

Water dispensaries keep mountain bighorn sheep alive

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The Kerr Drinker. George Sutton peers into one of the two 1,600-gallon water collection tanks in the Old Dad Range of the Mojave National Pr...
August 10, 2009

Feinstein's office updates mayor on preserve plans

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Gomez brings up off-road vehicles, solar energy By JESSICA CEJNAR Desert Dispatch BARSTOW • Mayor Joe Gomez and a representative with Senato...
August 8, 2009

Boy, 11, dies while stranded in Death Valley

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Mother, dog survive ordeal in ‘remote and isolated’ area of national park The Associated Press LAS VEGAS - An 11-year-old boy died in the in...
August 5, 2009

Army seeks to move more than 1,100 desert tortoises

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Desert tortoise. (Rachel Wilson) Julie Cart Los Angeles Times A s it prepares to expand training operations at Ft. Irwin in the Mojave Des...
August 1, 2009

East Mojave Mule Deer Research Project

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Kelley M. Stewart, Assistant Professor, University of Nevada Reno Vernon C. Bleich, Adjunct Professor, University of Nevada Reno Debra ...
July 30, 2009

Wild donkeys to be removed from area

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Burros will be relocated over 100 miles away By EUNICE LEE Desert Dispatch Greg Cook lassos a baby burro during a round-up in Panamint Valle...

Senate passes bill to close Nevada's Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site

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The $34.3-billion energy measure would also allow water transfers to help California farmers suffering from severe drought conditions. Simil...
July 29, 2009

Korean Visitor Dies Of Heat Exposure

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Mesquite Dunes. (James Gordon) Death Valley National Park National Park News T he park received notification that several people were down ...
July 27, 2009

Edison dismantles Daggett solar project

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The central tower used in the Solar Two project in Daggett in the 1990s awaits dismantling on Wednesday. (Staff Photo by Jessica Cejnar) By ...

Wildflower reserve concerned about proposed racetrack

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Each year, thousands of people behold the state flower at the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve. A proposed motor sports park nearby has environ...