CELEBRATE NIGHT SKIES WITH JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

The National Park Service Centennial is being celebrated throughout the month of November. Reporter Mike Lipsitz shares how…California’s desert communities are celebrating the National Park Service Centennial and highlighting the region’s protected public lands with free events through November. This weekend is the Joshua Tree 2016 Night Sky Festival, which brings together astronomers, scientists, night-sky enthusiasts, artists, junior rangers, and members of nearby communities to celebrate the night skies of Joshua Tree National Park. A complete schedule may be found by following a link in theis story at Z1077FM.com (https://www.nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/night-sky-festival.htm). This event is free of charge; park entrance fees apply. For more information, contact the Desert Institute 760-267-5535. For Z107.7 News, this is assignment reporter Mike Lipsitz.