Tag Archives: Joshua Tree National Park

Twentynine Palms, will become the best Winter Vacation Resort in Calif...

May 9, 2013 no comments

The Twentynine Palms environment now is on their doorstep looking at and entering into a fabulous dream. We have assets in place which permit us to achieve our dream more easily. We have a healthy cl...

Update: JTNP graffiti removal continues, area closure continues

April 29, 2013

Park authorities say Joshua Tree National Park Rattlesnake Canyon and Barker Dam has been heavily vandalized. JTNP planned to reopen the canyon on Tuesday, but the opening could be delayed if more gr...

LATimes: Joshua Tree targeted by graffiti vandals using social media

April 14, 2013

Los Angeles Times – Joshua Tree National Park has become a destination of taggers, and the graffiti has visitors and park officials outraged. “We come to this place because it’s not...

An Appeal to the Morongo Basin Community

April 10, 2013

Immediately below is an open letter to the Morongo Basin and Mojave Desert communities concerning the future of the desert, and its visual and the environmental quality of life in the Morongo Basin a...

Ribbon Cutting on March 12, National Park Drive, Twentynine Palms

March 6, 2013

The Twentynine Palms City Council will hold a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, March 12, at 5:45 p.m. at the corner of National Park Drive and 29 Palms Highway, to celebrate the newly installed monument si...

L.A. Times publishes article on bobcat trapper

February 11, 2013

In a follow-up story first reported in the Hi-Desert Star, The L.A. Times has published an article (Locals believe bobcat hunters are crossing the line) that reports on the trapper who is setting tra...

“Remembering Huell” on Feb. 10

January 30, 2013

Friends, fans, and desert folks are invited to a Huell Howser Remembrance on Sunday, Feb. 10, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the 29 Palms Inn. The event is an opportunity to share stories and remember the work...

Tortoise Rock Casino

January 28, 2013

Notice of Completion, Notice of Availability of Tribal Environmental Assessment, and Notice of Public Hearing Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians (the “Tribe”) has directed the preparation of a...

Joshua Tree at a Crossroads

March 21, 2012

Updated: March 19, 2010 – 5:35 pm. PROLOGUE Many believe the charming high desert hamlet of Joshua Tree is threatened by corporate diffusion, wealthy developers, gated communities, loss of wild...

Joshua Tree web site featured in newspaper

November 29, 2011

Joshua Tree Star web site featured in local newspaper “Dot-com startup aims to be info clearinghouse” By Jimmy Biggerstaff - Hi-Desert Star JOSHUA TREE  — What started as an Internet repository for w...

Eagle Mountain Rears It’s Ugly Head

September 30, 2011

  Desert Star Weekley, By Dean Grey – September 29, 2011 Tricky things are happening at Kaiser’s abandoned mine at Eagle Mountain at the edge of the Joshua Tree National Monument.. The min...

World’s Premier Ultramarathon Bicycle Race Comes to 29 Palms

September 15, 2011

Furnace Creek 508 Bicycle Race (Oct. 8-10, 2011) The  coveted Furnace Creek 508 Bicycle Race is touted as the World’s Premier Ultramarathon Bicycle Race. It’s the also known as “The...

Closing up the Mojave: Feinstein plans to run us all out of our homes

January 27, 2011

Washington, DC– In 1994 Feinstein told us that the 3 Millions Acres she closed us out of in the Mojave Desert was all that was needed to protect future generations. Then again in 2006 she came ...

Mintz for City Council

October 17, 2010

Vote for a candidate who: Believes in “common sense” Government. Dan believes City policies, fees, ordinances and zoning should reflect the real needs of our community and help businesses create jobs...