Joshua Tree National Park
Weekend Field Reports – The Nancy Karl Trail in Joshua Tree
Listen here: The Nancy Karl loop sits at the top of the Friendly Hills in Joshua Tree - a quiet neighborhood that backs up the northern border of the National Park. The trailhead is tucked near the end of Sunny Vista Road. There are homes and…
Joshua Tree National Park back-country Permit public comments Close with 28 responses
Listen here: Joshua Tree National Park asked for public comment regarding changes to back country permitting in July, and has received 28 responses to the proposals. Superintendent David Smith and park management have said that they are…
Heading into the Joshua Tree National Park? Two easy ways to check park conditions
Cooler weather has brought some serious storms the last few weekends here in the high desert - with rain and flash floods returning this last week alongside the murder winds that helpfully rearranged my backyard a few times already. Joshua Tree…
Two Deserts, a National Park and a proposed monument to the south
We talk a lot about the Mojave desert - the Morongo Basin is plunked right at the southern edge of the expansive ecosystem that covers 20 million acres of our state. However, if you head into the park toward the south entrance, you start to see…
10th Annual Joshua Tree National Art Expo Awards
The 10th Annual Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo was held on Saturday (November 5). In addition to a show of fabulous art works, awards were given out by the Expo’s jury at a reception in the evening. Sixty artists from across California had…
The 10TH Annual Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo Opens Nov. 3rd
Listen here: Reporting by Charley Thomas The 10th annual juried exhibition of the Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo 2022 will be on display November 3-27, at the historic 29 Palms Art Gallery. An Art Expo weekend celebration will be held at the…
Mines, historic structures and ‘legacy pollution’ getting cleaned up in Joshua Tree National Park
Listen Here: Reporting by Robert Haydon Desert Queen Mine - Photo Credit, Joshua Tree National Park Joshua Tree National Park has a rich history of ranchers and homesteaders staking their claims in the park before it became a national monument…
The 10th Annual Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo Opens November 3rd
The Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo opens it’s 10th Annual exhibitions beginning November 3rd. The 10th annual juried exhibition of the Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo 2022 will be on display November 3-27, at the historic 29 Palms Art…
Joshua Tree National Park congested west entrance slated for upgrades – Up Close Show
On Friday’s (October 14) Up Close Show, Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent David Smith provided Gary Daigneault with an update about the Park’s new West entrance. Smith explained that the entrance would help mitigate crowding at the…
JTNP Superintendent David Smith on Up-Close Show Friday (10/13)
Joshua Tree National Park is getting ready for the cooler weather and increased visitorship. Park Superintendent David Smith will be the guest on the Z107.7 "Up Close Show" with Gary Daigneault this Friday (Oct. 14). Smith will talk…
High Desert musicians gather for The Desert Sky Concert on Saturday (Oct. 15)
An outdoor concert will be held under the stars in order to provide funding for Joshua Tree National Park's Astronomy Outreach Program. The event, called the Beneath The Desert Sky Concert, has been a semi-frequent event, and this…
Western Joshua Tree’s “threatened species” status to be decided Oct. 12
The California Fish and Game Commission meets this week (Wednesday, October 12th) and they are expected to decide on whether the Western Joshua Tree will be granted permanent protection as a threatened species. The Commission was unable to come…
Homes near JTNP entrance lose water, find leak – UPDATED with Gallery
Updated with gallery below. About a dozen residences at the top of Quail Springs Road near the national park entrance in Joshua Tree had no water from the tap but witnessed a spectacular water show Tuesday. The homes lost water service about 11…
New Art Exhibit Grand Opening at JTNP Downtown Visitor Center
The Joshua Tree National Park is having a grand opening of the new art display at the park's downtown visitor center at Freedom Plaza in Twentynine Palms at 3PM on Thursday (October 6).They are opening a new exhibit that focuses on American…
Desert Tortoise Week starts October with a Steady Crawl of Tortoise Events
They can be so elusive that even some longtime locals haven’t seen one in the wild - nevertheless the desert tortoise endures as one of the most iconic native species in the Mojave Desert. The slow-but sturdy desert tortoise can live up to 95%…
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