December 27, 2018

This Desert Life: Another year in the Mojave

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The late-afternoon sun bursts through the spears of a Joshua tree in a rural section of the Mojave Desert north of Barstow. [Matthew Cabe,...
December 3, 2018

Why do roadrunners disappear from the desert each winter?

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These birds can't migrate, but local ecologist has a possible answer James W. Cornett DESERT [Sun] magazine No bird is so odd and w...
September 5, 2018

Feds hurting Lake Powell to prop up Lake Mead, scientists warn

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The water level on Lake Powell, shown in 2013, dropped by about 100 feet from its high mark. That distance is indicated by the white marks...
August 16, 2018

As Colorado River Basin reservoirs drop to near-record low levels, possibility of unprecedented water shortage declaration rises

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Climate shift to hotter, drier conditions worsening current water crunch Colorado River Basin By BRUCE FINLEY The Denver Post T he ...
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...