Articles for Joshua Tree

DOGE firings provoke heated confrontations, shouts of ‘Nazi,’ at Republican town halls
3 weeks, 6 days ago

DOGE firings provoke heated confrontations, shouts of ‘Nazi,’ at Republican town halls

LA Times  

By the time U.S. Rep. Jay Obernolte, a Big Bear Lake Republican, tried asking for unity at his “community coffee” event, his audience had screamed, cussed and called him a Nazi. Republicans have dismissed the testy town halls as having been orchestrated by Democrats: “Paid ‘troublemakers’ are attending Republican Town Hall Meetings,” Trump wrote Monday on Truth Social, adding, “It …

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National park layoffs assailed by off-duty rangers and community members in SoCal protests
4 weeks, 2 days ago

National park layoffs assailed by off-duty rangers and community members in SoCal protests

LA Times  

Hundreds of people gathered at national park sites in Southern California on Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s mass firing of federal employees and to voice fears about the future of America’s public lands. Community members gathered to protest the mass firing of federal employees and voice concerns about the future of public lands near the west entrance to Joshua …

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Where to find (and protect) quiet places in nature around SoCal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Where to find (and protect) quiet places in nature around SoCal

LA Times  

San Jacinto State Park is one of 14 places in Southern California that have been nominated to receive a formal “quiet” designation from Quiet Parks International. San Jacinto State Park; Volunteers with Quiet Parks International visited the Zabalo River in Ecuador to perform quiet studies and awarded it as the world’s first wilderness quiet park. “That’s your most likely time …

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Who’s buying up land around Joshua Tree National Park? And why?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who’s buying up land around Joshua Tree National Park? And why?

LA Times  

Building permit applications are pending with San Bernardino County for two other parcels in Whispering Pines. Who’s buying up land around Joshua Tree National Park? In 2021, a mysterious real estate investment firm started buying up desert land within Joshua Tree National Park. “At an elevation of roughly 4,600 feet, the Whispering Pines area is considered a climate refuge where …

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Mysterious land purchases within Joshua Tree National Park worry locals, environmentalists
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mysterious land purchases within Joshua Tree National Park worry locals, environmentalists

LA Times  

The vistas are sprawling and unspoiled. Known as Whispering Pines, this roughly 2-square-mile wildland within the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park was once dotted with rustic vacation cabins. Joshua Tree National Park officials say they don’t regulate construction on privately held land such as the Whispering Pines lots. A prefabricated home recently went up on a private inholding in …

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Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California

The Independent  

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Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California
Top News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two tribes, a person familiar with the decision said Monday. The proclamation will create the Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park and the Sáttítla National Monument in Northern California, said the person, who spoke …

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Biden to create two new California national monuments protecting tribal lands
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden to create two new California national monuments protecting tribal lands

LA Times  

In one of his final acts as head of state, President Biden is set to declare two new national monuments in California honoring tribal lands. In the coming days, Biden will sign proclamations creating the 644,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California and the 200,000-acre Sáttítla National Monument in Northern California, a source who requested anonymity confirmed to The Times. …

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12 California experiences to add to your bucket list for 2025
2 months, 4 weeks ago

12 California experiences to add to your bucket list for 2025

LA Times  

Has it occurred to you that civilization might be overrated? BTW: San Diego also has a few strong spots for whale watching from land, especially Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in La Jolla and Cabrillo National Monument on Point Loma. BTW: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, where the Gold Rush began, is less than a mile from many of …

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Their dusty ol’ swap meet near Joshua Tree has closed. Residents are heartbroken
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Their dusty ol’ swap meet near Joshua Tree has closed. Residents are heartbroken

LA Times  

If there were a Mojave Desert treasure map, it might lead you across the Morongo Basin and behind a shopping center. “The thing you need to know about the swap meet is sometimes you come here and maybe you don’t find anything, but you have a good conversation somewhere,” said Yucca Valley shop owner Kime Buzzelli. They decided to close …

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Joshua Tree too crowded? Try these 3 enchanting desert hikes near L.A.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Joshua Tree too crowded? Try these 3 enchanting desert hikes near L.A.

LA Times  

The Devil’s Chair Trail at Devil’s Punchbowl Natural Area ends at a fenced-in boulder, one of the coolest lookout spots in L.A. County. Prime Desert Woodland Preserve walking trail Distance: 3 miles Elevation gain: Minimal Difficulty: Easy The Prime Desert Woodland Preserve is a 120-acre open space in Lancaster that’s open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., weather permitting. …

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4 lifesaving tips for if you spot a mountain lion on the trail
5 months, 1 week ago

4 lifesaving tips for if you spot a mountain lion on the trail

LA Times  

It’s rare to spot a mountain lion in Southern California. I knew it was extremely rare to see a mountain lion while out hiking, but having heard one in person, it didn’t feel rare. Since 1890, there have been fewer than 50 verified mountain lion attacks on humans in California, including six fatal incidents, according to the California Department of …

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Man arrested in Joshua Tree on suspicion of firing gun after chase across two counties
6 months, 1 week ago

Man arrested in Joshua Tree on suspicion of firing gun after chase across two counties

LA Times  

A 20-year-old man was arrested Saturday afternoon near Joshua Tree National Park after an 11-hour search that began when he allegedly got out of his vehicle following a police chase, fired a weapon and fled the scene. No law enforcement officers were injured, according to a statement by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, which assisted Riverside County Sheriff’s Department …

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As crews chainsaw Joshua trees, Mojave Desert community protests solar energy project
6 months, 3 weeks ago

As crews chainsaw Joshua trees, Mojave Desert community protests solar energy project

LA Times  

When Roy Richards spotted workers cutting down and shredding Joshua trees for a sprawling solar energy project near his Mojave Desert home last week, he started taking photos. The solar energy farm won a controversial exemption from rules protecting Joshua trees four years ago after closed-door meetings between industry executives and state wildlife officials. “Solar panels can provide shade and …

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4 tips for how to start rock climbing in and around L.A.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

4 tips for how to start rock climbing in and around L.A.

LA Times  

I’ve never enjoyed walking into a gym. “If you’re going to be climbing outside, you have to take responsibility of the safety factors and deal with the consequences if you make poor judgments,” Mullen said. If you go to any of L.A.’s popular outdoor climbing spots, Mullen said, you’ll see people climbing without helmets or bouldering without crash pads. L.A. …

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This Joshua Tree search and rescue team tries to head off calamity before it strikes
6 months, 4 weeks ago

This Joshua Tree search and rescue team tries to head off calamity before it strikes

LA Times  

It’s 4 p.m. in Joshua Tree National Park and the air temperature is hovering around 99 degrees — relatively mild for an August afternoon. “I don’t want my bare feet on that,” says ranger Anna Marini as she shows her thermometer gun reading to a couple visiting from Switzerland, who are appropriately awed. During the last fiscal year, her team …

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Very thirsty bees close down parts of Joshua Tree National Park
7 months, 1 week ago

Very thirsty bees close down parts of Joshua Tree National Park

LA Times  

Busy bees — jonesing for water, including from sweaty park visitors — have shut down parts of Joshua Tree National Park, park officials said. “In the summer, water becomes scarce and bees seek water sources just like our other park wildlife,” the post said. “However, this can include condensation from air conditioners, visitor sweat and bathrooms.” The closure will reduce …

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German tourists shoot paintballs all over Joshua Tree national park
7 months, 3 weeks ago

German tourists shoot paintballs all over Joshua Tree national park

The Independent  

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German tourists spray Joshua Tree with paintballs, authorities say
7 months, 3 weeks ago

German tourists spray Joshua Tree with paintballs, authorities say

LA Times  

Three visitors were cited for firing paintballs at signs, bathrooms and dumpsters throughout Joshua Tree National Park on Aug. 4. Three German tourists were federally cited for shooting Joshua Tree National Park signs, bathrooms and dumpsters with paintballs, authorities said Thursday. “Defacing or altering the NPS landscape, no matter how small, is against the law,” said Joshua Tree National Park …

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A music executive owns Joshua Tree’s most stunning home. Two local artists say, in police reports, he drugged them there
8 months ago

A music executive owns Joshua Tree’s most stunning home. Two local artists say, in police reports, he drugged them there

LA Times  

The Kellogg Doolittle house is a modernist mirage, built into a cliffside just north of Joshua Tree National Park. I couldn’t walk and I was screaming.” Dimes told police in the report that she awoke the next morning with “bruises on my wrist … shoulder, stomach and lower abdominals, thighs and a damaged toe.” When she confronted him, according to …

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Fire risk closes section of Joshua Tree National Park over July 4 weekend
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Fire risk closes section of Joshua Tree National Park over July 4 weekend

LA Times  

An ecologically sensitive portion of Joshua Tree National Park will be closed this week due to extreme wildfire risk as a heat wave is set to broil the region over the Fourth of July holiday. The Covington Flats area, home to some of the park’s largest Joshua trees, junipers and pinyon pines, will be shut to the public Wednesday through …

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As California’s climate grows ever more hostile, a Joshua tree rescue plan takes shape
9 months ago

As California’s climate grows ever more hostile, a Joshua tree rescue plan takes shape

LA Times  

When a renewable energy company started razing thousands of Joshua trees this month to make way for a sprawling solar farm, it kicked up a firestorm of outrage among Mojave Desert residents and activists. “Joshua trees are in this triple squeeze pinch,” said Christopher Smith, a professor of biology at Willamette University who co-wrote a 2023 paper exploring how to …

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Needing a break from L.A., artists turn a cabin near Joshua Tree into a family escape
9 months ago

Needing a break from L.A., artists turn a cabin near Joshua Tree into a family escape

LA Times  

On a sunny spring afternoon in the high desert, Adam Miller and Devon Oder prepared to welcome guests — friends, neighbors, artists and family members — to a reception for artist B. Wurtz at their one-bedroom cabin in Yucca Valley. “We dreamed of buying land and building our own home, but once we found this cabin, we knew we wanted …

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Video shows dramatic rescue of couple near Joshua Tree as temperatures are set to soar
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Video shows dramatic rescue of couple near Joshua Tree as temperatures are set to soar

LA Times  

Two hikers were rescued in the Painted Canyon area near Joshua Tree on June 9, 2024. A couple hiking near Joshua Tree was rescued from a rugged trail over the weekend, prompting warnings from officials about participating in outdoor activities in the stifling heat. The dramatic helicopter rescue — captured on video by Riverside County sheriff’s officials — came Sunday …

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