Mike Lipsitz
Stories by Mike Lipsitz
February 10, 2025
Fish & Game Commission to take up Joshua Tree Conservation Plan
Threatened by climate change, habitat destruction, and wildfires, the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act of 2013 aims to curtail the disappearance of the iconic desert tree. As part…
February 6, 2025
Rowe’s Field Rep fails to win back a seat on the Citizen’s Advisory Council
At last night’s meeting of the Joshua Basin Water District, an effort to fill some vacant seats on the Citizens Advisory Council dredged up some bitter feelings from…
February 5, 2025
Wednesday Water Round-Up for February 5th
Wednesdays mean water for Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree. On tap for tonight (February 5, 2025) Yucca Valley’s Hi-Desert Water District meets at 4:00 p.m. and in Joshua…
January 14, 2025
Bighorn Desert View Water Agency 1/14 meeting agenda
When directors at the Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meet at 6 p.m. today (January 14, 2025) they'll handle a number of items important to water users in Landers…
January 12, 2025
Cadiz Inc. looking at new opportunities for the ancient acquifer under its feet
Sitting on top of 45,000 acres 75 miles east of Twentynine Palms is Cadiz Ranch, Inc. Deep in the ground below the publicly traded company is an ancient…
December 17, 2024
Water Round-up for Wednesday, December 18th
Yucca Valley’s Hi-Desert Water District and Joshua Tree's Joshua Basin Water District each meet today (December 18, 2024). The meeting in Yucca Valley begins at 4:30 p.m. While…
December 11, 2024
Hi-Desert Water District meets today (12/11)
Directors at the Hi-Desert Water District meet in special session at 4 p.m. today.
December 10, 2024
Bighorn Desert-View Water Agency meets tonight (12/10)
The Bighorn Desert-View Water agency will meet in a special session at 5 p.m. tonight. Here’s reporter Mike Lipsitz with details on the items to be considered by…
December 9, 2024
Community to set year’s priorities tonight in Landers
Tonight folks in Landers will rank a number of community issues in order of importance. The Landers Homestead Valley Association will use the exercise to establish and prioritize…
December 4, 2024
Wednesday Water Roundup for December 3rd
Later today (December 3, 2024), Yucca Valley’s Hi-Desert Water District and Joshua Tree's Joshua Basin Water District each meet today. The meeting in Yucca Valley begins promptly at…