Joshua Tree National Park

News and stories involving Joshua Tree National Park

Heading out to the National Park in Winter? How to be desert-prepared.

On last week’s Up Close Show, Gary Daigneault spoke with Joshua Tree National Park Preventative Search and Rescue Coordinator Anna Marini. The organization, which...

On Now: The Up-Close Show talks with JTNP Preventative Search and Rescue Coordinator Anna...

Today on the Up Close Show with Gary Daigneault - he’ll be talking with Joshua Tree National Park Preventative Search and Rescue Coordinator Anna...

Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and Joshua Tree National Park continue collaboration –...

There will be a signing ceremony taking place tomorrow between the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and the Joshua Tree National Park. Reflecting the...

Sunday Feature – Claire Nelson, writer of ‘Things I Learned From Falling’ in Joshua...

Sunday condensed feature: You can hear the entire interview with Claire Nelson on the Up-Close Show here: "Things I Learned from Falling" on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/48717952

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

The 10TH Annual Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo Opens Nov. 3rd

Listen here: The 10th annual juried exhibition of the Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo 2022 will be on display November 3-27, at the historic...

Mines, historic structures and ‘legacy pollution’ getting cleaned up in Joshua Tree National Park

Listen Here: Joshua Tree National Park has a rich history of ranchers and homesteaders staking their claims in the park before it became a national...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Joshua Tree Fire Station Gets New Engine

Joshua Tree’s Fire Station 36 placed a new fire engine into service this week.The new Kovatch Mobile Equipment (KME) Type-1 Fire Engine was placed...