May 31, 2018

The trees of summer: Smoke trees, cacti and palms have long been revered by desert locals

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Palm tree in the desert. (Photo: Palm Springs Historical Society/Special to The Desert Sun) Tracy Conrad Special to The Desert Sun S ...
May 30, 2018

How wildland springs affect mule deer population dynamics studied by CABNR

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Kelley Stewart lab looked at mule deer in arid environments, particularly juvenile survival Led by CABNR associate professor Kelley Stewart,...
May 17, 2018

Park Service signs deal to round up Death Valley’s wild burros

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A wild burro stands in Death Valley National Park. The agency has entered into a five-year agreement with a nonprofit rescue group to remo...
April 14, 2018

Rare desert spring imperiled by company's plan to pump groundwater

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Bonanza Spring nourishes an oasis of plants and trees in the Mojave Desert. (Photo: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun) Ian James The Desert S...
April 13, 2018

Pahrump-based radio host Art Bell dies at 72

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Radio host Art Bell dies at 72 Las Vegas Review-Journal L ongtime radio host Art Bell died Friday at his Pahrump home, the Nye County ...
April 10, 2018

Finding beauty in detritus in the Mojave Desert

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Noah Purifoy’s Outdoor Museum of Assemblage Sculpture in Joshua Tree. “No Contest (Bicycles)” (Helen Gordon/CC BY 2.0) Mike McPhate The...
March 29, 2018

Forget Punxsutawney Phil: Vegas has own forecaster

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It isn’t springtime here till this desert tortoise leaves his burrow MOJAVE MAX has been announcing the end of winter in Las Vegas since 200...
March 25, 2018

Mojave National Preserve releases plan to remove most man-made wildlife water

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Most small game guzzlers like this one would be removed or neglected into a non-functioning condition under the new NPS policy. By JIM M...
January 5, 2018

Smoke trees in full indigo bloom are a desert paradox

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Smoke trees. Words by Ruth Nolan Photographs by Millicent Harvey Desert Sun Magazine W hen it comes to iconic desert trees, Palm Spr...
December 22, 2017

Preparing for a drier future along the Colorado River

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The Colorado River flows beside a hay field near Blythe. (Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun) Ian James The Desert Sun A fter a 17-year run ...
December 12, 2017

Court upholds Obama-era ban on uranium mining near Grand Canyon

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The Kanab North uranium mine near the Grand Canyon above Kanab Creek. (Mark Henle/The Republic) Joshua Bowling WKYC.com PHOENIX — T...
December 6, 2017

Trump administration hints at changes to California desert's smallest national monument

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President Barack Obama used his executive authority under the Antiquities Act to protect this lush expanse of Joshua trees in the Castle M...
December 4, 2017

Trump shrinks Utah monuments created by Obama, Clinton

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Vice President Al Gore applauds after President Bill Clinton signs a bill designating about 1.7 million acres of land in southern Utah...