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…

Board of Supervisors Chair and Third District Supervisor is holding another open house event this week, and she will be joined by Sheriff's Morongo Basin Station Captain Robert Warrick. Joined by Rowe's community liaisons and staff, she and Warrick will meet with members of the public and answer questions in an informal setting. The Open House is Wednesday (May 31) from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Joshua Tree Community Center, located at 6171 Sunburst St in Joshua Tree.