Desert News
The Reno Gazette Journal is reporting, “Crews return this morning to battle the Washoe Drive Fire that destroyed 20 plus homes and reached 3,700 acres. The fire is 50 percent contained. There are no new details on the cause of the fire or the death attributed to it. U.S. 395 remains closed from the Mount […]
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Oracle State Park will open again on Feb. 4 after two years of closure. The Friends of Oracle State Park have played a major role in the opening with an intensive fund-raising effort and membership drive. The park will be open on Saturdays to the general public from 8:00 am -5:00 pm, and to school
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Old West to Far East Hike Take a moderate 6-mile hike with a ranger through the geography of the imagination including the old MASH site. Meet at the kiosk at Paramount Ranch. Bring water and snack. Rain cancels. FREE! Location: Paramount Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Date & Time: 01/22/2012, 10:00 AM to
Hike Old Movie Sites in the Santa Monica Mountains Jan 22 Read More »
Metal Sculptures Draw Visitors To Borrego Valley Ricardo Breceda, Artist by Diana Lindsay The word is out – there is now more than desert wildflowers and the spectacular Anza-Borrego Desert State Park that is attracting visitors to Borrego Valley in Southern California. They are coming from around the United States and internationally to see the
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WASHINGTON – January 9, 2012 – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced his decision to protect the iconic Grand Canyon and its vital watershed from the potential adverse effects of additional uranium and other hardrock mining on over 1 million acres of federal land for the next 20 years. Secretary Salazar’s decision will provide adequate time for
WASHINGTON: Start your new year with a free visit to a national park! All 397 national parks across the country will offer free admission from January 14 through 16 to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The National Park Service will also waive admission fees on 14 other days in 2012 – National Park
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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument invites the public to return to the Gila Cliff Dwellings. The Gila Cliff Dwellings reopened at 9 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012. This reopening followed the completion of repairs to the West Fork Bridge on New Mexico Highway 15, one mile south of the cliff dwellings. The repairs were
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The BLM is offering a free 2012 calendar pdf that includes images from various state offices of people using the public lands. It’s available for download here: https://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/wo/Communications_Directorate/ public_affairs/postcards.Par.37731.File.dat/Calendar_2012.pdf The BLM is one of a handful of agencies that generates more revenue for the United States than it spends. In 2010, the BLM’s management of
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Baja California: Botany in our Backyard Saturday, January 7, Jon Rebman, Ph.D. 7:30 – 9:00 pm With more than 300 succulent plant taxa present, the cacti and succulents of Baja California are a truly unique part of the peninsula’s natural history. Join Jon Rebman, Ph.D., Curator of Botany at San Diego Natural History Museum, for
Baja Botany and Night Sky Photography in Borrego Springs Jan 7th, 8th Read More »
The gray wolf that was wandering in southern Oregon has crossed the California border. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) this animal is a 2 ½ year old male formerly from a pack in northeast Oregon. Since the animal has been collared with a Global Positioning System (GPS) device that periodically
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