Joshua Tree National Park
Black Rock Art Gallery debuts “Art Trading Cards” show created by local students
Joshua Tree National Park’s Black Rock Art Gallery is debuting a new show on Friday (March 31) that features work made by local students. Morongo Valley-based non-profit Groundwork Arts worked with Yucca Valley-based artist Juan Thorp to provide…
Spring in Joshua Tree National Park brings more visitors, more flowers and busier hikes
It’s official - spring is here and the weather is finally playing along with some warm days that actually feel like the hi desert. It’s been a strange year of weather all up and down the state - but here in the Morongo Basin the late snow and…
“Up Close Show” explores what to expect in the National Park this Spring
Springtime is coming to Joshua Tree National Park. Friday's Z107.7 "Up Close" Show with Gary Daigneault will feature Park Interpretation and Volunteers in Park Program Ranger Sasha Travaglio. She will outline what to expect in…
“Love Your Park” food tour raises $10,000 for Joshua Tree National Park, new fundraiser announced
The Joshua Tree National Park Association, the non-profit that provides funding to programming at Joshua Tree National Park, has announced the successful results of one fundraiser while announcing their next one. On the week surrounding…
Western Joshua Tree denied Federal Protection
Listen here: While local and regional focus has been on California Fish and Wildlife’s deliberations on permanently listing the western Joshua tree on the state’s endangered species list, the same debate has been going on at the federal level.…
JTNP Association Desert Institute hosting Women’s Getaway Mar. 25
The Joshua Tree National Parks Association Desert Institute invites you to join them this spring for some exciting new courses and retreats. The Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park is hosting a Women’s Get-away Weekend event where you…
Joshua Tree National Park seeks grant to restore areas affected by illegal off-roading
With 800,000 acres of wild and open desert in Joshua Tree National Park - visitors taking their cars off designated roads can be difficult to monitor and it can be potentially devastating to the fragile ecosystems that exist within the park.…
Joshua Tree National Park visitation tops 3 million in 2022
The National Park Service 2022 Visitation Report released February 27th shows visitation to Joshua Tree National Park reached over 3 million visitors with 3,058,294 visitors, the National Park Service overall received 312 million recreation…
New Backcounty Backpacking permit system live for Joshua Tree National Park
Those who want to do Backcountry Backpacking in the Joshua Tree National Park can now obtain the necessary permits digitally as of February 1st. The new system will be fully implemented on March 1st, and as the park transitions to the new system…
State plan for Western Joshua Tree Conservation announced by California Fish & Game Commission
Listen here: At yesterday's (February 8, 2023) meeting of the California Fish and Game Commission in Sacramento, the decision on whether to permanently protect western Joshua trees under the California Endangered Species Act was again…
Western Joshua Tree Protected-Status deliberations resume
Stakeholders on both sides of the issue of whether to permanently include the western Joshua tree on the California Endangered Species Act’s list of threatened species will be closely monitoring the proceedings of the California Fish and Game…
Joshua Tree National Park West Gate project hopes to alleviate gridlock at entrance
Listen here: With Superintendent David Smith leaving for San Francisco - he’s looking back over his nearly decade long tenure at Joshua Tree National Park - and over those years there have been significant changes to the Morongo Basin and the…
Green Comet closest to earth on Feb. 1st, here’s how to spot it
Listen here: Head outside before the sun comes up and look to the Northwest for a faint green glow on the horizon - that’s the memorably named new Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) - and dark desert skies along with an orbit that brings it close to earth…
More camping and new trail entrance to JTNP coming to 29 Palms
Listen here: David Smith joined Gary Daigneault on the "Up Close Show" last week to talk to outgoing Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent David Smith. One of the many things they discussed was the recent collaboration signed…
Bird Count in Joshua Tree National Park reveals rare species among common feathered friends
Listen here: We have a huge variety of different bird species here in the hi desert - native species that are unique to our area as well as migrating birds that are just passing through. Bird-brain Robert Haydon joins us with the results of an…
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