Southern California’s next big earthquake can happen at any moment. That’s why San Bernardino County urges all residents and businesses to be earthquake-ready and participate in the Great ShakeOut exercise at 10:19 a.m. today! County emergency teams will use the ShakeOut as an opportunity to test the county’s response capabilities. County residents are encouraged to participate in earthquake drills at work, school or home. Although the drill starts at 10:19 this morning you can plan for…

Grab a skateboard and head out to the Twentynine Palms Skatepark on Friday for the Twentynine Palms fall skateboard competition. Starting at 5 and going until 9 - you can participate in a best trick contest - a game of SK8 where you match tricks, and because of the spooky season there's also going to be a costume contest. It’s free to enter and there will be prizes - including cash! All ages are welcome to come out - and starting at 8 local band “Forever Came Calling” will be playing a…

The Hi-Desert Nature Museum in Yucca Valley has a new exhibit starting today. Titled “From Earthquakes to Epidemics: How Disasters Transform California’s People and Places” - the temporary exhibit explores the impact of natural and manmade disasters in California and examines major events in California’s history and how many disasters have inspired positive changes within our communities. California is one of the largest states - covering over 100 million acres and ranking as the most populated…

Starting Saturday morning around the 8 o'clock hour, the moon’s shadow will start passing over the sun  - at its peak darkening it down to about 75% of its normal brightness for Southern California viewers.  The good news is that like most celestial phenomena - it will be quite visible from wherever you are hearing this right now. That means you don’t have to venture into the national park to spot the eclipse - the solar eclipse will look essentially the same no matter where you choose to…

The Mojave Desert Land Trust has extended their plant sale through the rest of the week. If you were unable to shop this past weekend or wish you had been able to buy more plants, now is your chance! A selection of native plants will be available to purchase in-person at the MDLT headquarters on Highway 62, just west of Joshua Tree. This special sale extension runs from 10am - 4pm on Thursday and Friday. They have lots of native favorites in their inventory still - if you want shots of…