Dani Dodge, a former Mojave National Preserve Artist-in-Residence, is featured in a new art exhibition at Black Rock Art Gallery. The exhibit, “Embracing the Incarnate” is inspired by Dodge’s study of Joshua trees at Mojave National Preserve…
Continuing our top stories of 2020 are three stories with a big effect on the environment and wildlife. Several fires west of the Morongo Basin blanketed our area with smoke for days. The Apple Fire started July 31, caused by burning carbon…
With over 100 in attendance via Zoom, the California Fish and Game Commission pulled off an historical vote that enabled another layer of protection for the western Joshua Tree. Reporter Heather Clisby was (virtually) there … In yesterday’s…
Two large wildfires continue to smolder to the east and west of our Morongo Basin. CalFire says the Apple fire to our west is 95% contained at 33,424 acres. The Apple fire is being called calm and no imminent danger. At one time the local…
As the 43,000 acres plus Dome fire approaches full containment in the Mojave National Preserve, a remarkable photograph by Laura Cunningham shows the Mojave Memorial Cross is still standing tall. The Mojave Memorial Cross, officially known…
The Dome fire the in Mojave National Preserve, 67 miles northeast of Twentynine Palms, is 95% contained at 43,273 acres. The lightning-caused fire started August 15 and was affected by a series of strong thunderstorms that created extreme fire…
Wednesday, crews aided by some precipitation managed to bring the containment of the Dome Fire to 75% with the acreage remaining at 43,273. The fire in the Mojave National Preserve, 67 miles east of Twentynine Palms, started after a lightning…
Some Mojave Desert Land Trust properties are within Dome fire burn zone. A total of 289 acres within the burn perimeter are owned and managed by the Mojave Desert Land Trust. Another 230 acres are on the boundary of the fire. The lands include…
As the Dome fire continues to burn in the Mojave National Preserve, 67 miles northeast of Twentynine Palms, Preserve officials are saying the blaze has burned through what they said is one of the largest Joshua tree forests in the world. “This…
The fire burning in the Mojave National Preserve, 67 miles northeast of Twentynine Palms, has scorched 44,248 acres, federal officials estimate Tuesday. Crews have 5 percent containment on the Dome fire, located about seven miles northwest of…
A fire burning near the Nevada-California border has grown to 42,800 acres and crews are working from the ground and air to contain the blaze, according to the Mojave National Preserve officials. The Dome Fire started Sunday morning and grew…
A fire burning in the area of Cima Dome in the Mojave National Preserve has charred close to 20,000 acres. San Bernardino County Fire said Sunday afternoon that their firefighters were assisting Mojave National Preserve crews at the Dome Fire;…
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