**Cahuilla and Buttercup Ranger Stations to close for season on Sunday, May 22.** Last day stations are open will be Saturday, May 21. Stations will reopen in October. The Imperial Sand Dunes, sometimes called the Algodones Dunes, are the largest mass of sand dunes in California. This dune system extends for more than 40 miles along […]
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) reminds campers, anglers and hikers enjoying the outdoors to take precautions to limit black bear encounters. A key element to safe camping and recreating in bear country is to limit food odors that attract bears. “Bears are constantly in search of easily obtainable food sources,” said Marc
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The Bureau of Land Management will host free guided hikes to look for wildflowers in the Cache Creek Natural Area in Lake County on Saturday, May 7. For more information, or to reserve space, call the BLM Ukiah Field Office at (707) 468-4000. Early reservations are suggested for the popular hike, which is limited to
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Annual Wildflower Show is April 23 and 24, 2011 and Wildflower Show Senior Day is Monday, April 25. Experience the Garden’s beautiful display of wildflowers in full bloom and enjoy a lovely display of Southern California wildflowers gently collected by RSABG staff and volunteers and brought indoors for intimate viewing. The indoor wildflower display, held
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A TRIBUTE TO BOB BEGOLE Mr. Archaeology of the Anza-Borrego Desert Saturday, April 9, 2011 Events: 9 – 4:30 Silent Auction at the Begole Archaeological Research Center. Bidding closes 4:30 pm. Winning bids announced 5:00 pm. (Winners need not be present) 9– 4:00 Native American Basket and Pottery Display and Demonstrations. (Craft items for sale)
8th Annual Archaeology Weekend at Anza Borrego DSP April 9-10 Read More »
In 1993, NPCA and the Stanford Environmental Law Clinic, along with other allies, began a long legal fight to protect Joshua Tree National Park in California from the creation of the largest garbage dump in the U.S., believing that a huge garbage dump had no place next to Joshua Tree National Park. Now, 18 years
Twentynine Palms, CA – In the 1990s, an amazing breakthrough was made in science – the universe is not just expanding it is accelerating! Join Gillian Wilson, Professor at University of California Riverside, to learn about recent discoveries and current mysteries in astronomy. Wilson will begin by discussing the history of our universe, the laws
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Wildflower season has returned to the East Sierra desert with an explosion of color. In the city of Ridgecrest between the Sierra Nevada and Death Valley just off US 395, the Maturango Museum embraces the season with its Annual Wildflower Show April 15-17. This year for the first time the California State Assembly and Senate
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March 18, 2011 – On Saturday, March 26 (weather permitting), Dave Kirk, Alabama Hills steward for the Bureau of Land Management’s Bishop Field Office, will lead the hikes. “There are hundreds of arches throughout the Alabama Hills. Find out what geologic processes lead to their formation. This is a relatively moderate hike that enables you
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Using a little known provision in the Wilderness Act, BLM-California, with the help of the National Audubon Society and the Wilderness Land Trust, have expanded four Wilderness Areas for public use and enjoyment. Section 6 of the Wilderness Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the BLM to accept gifts of land adjacent to
BLM Adds Parcels in Bright Star Wilderness in Eastern Sierra to Preservation System Read More »
