Lifestream will be holding a blood drive tomorrow (June 7) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Joshua Tree National Park’s facility located at 6533 Freedom Way in Twentynine Palms. Healthy individuals at least 15 years of age may donate blood. Everyone under 17 years of age must provide LifeStream with written parental consent. Donors receive a free mini-physical (including readings for blood pressure, pulse, cholesterol levels, iron level and temperature). Please set an appointment by calling LifeStream…

The Town of Yucca Valley Recreation Department has announced the opening date for the community pool as June 19. This will also kick of the town's Summer Aquatics Program, which is set to include swimming lessons, a junior lifeguarding program, and fun and fitness classes for all ages. Registration for swimming classes opens today (June 5). To sign up, you can visit yucca-valley.org or got to the community center in person during normal business hours. The pool is located at Yucca Valley…

The Mojave Desert Land Trust has announced a major expansion to the Mojave Desert Seed Bank - allowing them to collect and store seeds representing approximately 20% of all the mojave desert’s native flora. The $3.19 million expansion of the seed bank is in support of California's 30x30 initiative - an effort to help conservationists tackle the urgent need for collecting and storing native seeds in our state. The California Wildlife Conservation Board grant was approved on May…

As the weather warms up in the hi desert, the abundant native wildflowers that popped this spring are drying up, and if you’ve cleared your property of the leftover weeds you may be itching to keep things growing through the summer. The good news is that there are lots of water-wise ways to plant native desert flora that will thrive in our arid desert ecosystem. For existing plants, shift your watering schedule to before 9am or after 6pm when the sun won’t evaporate all the water you are putting…