Morongo Valley
MVCSD fills remaining board member seat, discusses budget for 2023-24
The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors held a special meeting on the morning of Saturday, August 12th at Covington Park’s multi-purpose room. The special meeting was called to fill the remaining 5th seat of the board…
Cooler temperatures and accessible hikes down at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
The Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is located on your way down the hill on the edge of Morongo Valley - and it’s 31,000 acres of protected land nestled amongst the Little San Bernardino Mountains in the Sand to Snow National Monument. It has one of…
MVCSD to fill remaining vacant seat at special meeting this Saturday (8/12)
The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will be holding a special meeting at Covington Park’s multi-purpose room at 10:00am. For the special meeting’s agenda, the MVCSD Board will appoint a new director to replace the…
Meet the new board members of the Morongo Valley Community Services District
After seven months of turbulence within the Morongo Valley Community Services District, including recall efforts, resignations, and unprecedented legal barricades, the CSD has reached an apparent point of calm appointing two new board members to…
Stay cooler in the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, Education Center open today 9a-12
The Big Morongo Canyon Preserve’s Education Center will be open today from 9am to noon, with the gates to the preserve opening at 7am. The deep shade of the preserve keeps the temperatures lower than other parts of our desert, and the flora and…
Morongo Valley Firefighter’s Auxiliary 1st Annual Golf Tournament fundraiser
The Morongo Valley Firefighter’s Auxiliary and Firefighters Union 5028 will be hosting their 1st Annual Fundraising Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 19th at the Mission Lakes Country Club in Desert Hot Springs. With the Morongo Valley…
MVCSD votes in new members at last night’s meeting
Now with a legal quorum of four members, The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors were finally able to hold their regular 6pm meeting last night at Covington Park’s Multi-Purpose Room for the first time in over four…
MVCSD meets tonight for first time in 4 months (7/19)
The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors is expected to meet in regular session tonight (July 19) for the first time in four months. The Board, which oversees the Morongo Valley Fire Department and Covington Park, has…
County Supervisors appoint Lynn Watts to MVCSD Board
At this morning's (July 11, 2023) meeting of the county supervisors in San Bernardino, the board appointed Lynn Watts to fill the open board seat on the Morongo Valley Community Services District. In a single, swift action, county…
All Fireworks Illegal in Morongo Basin
You’ve been hearing about it all week - and chances are while you are listening to this, temperatures are creeping up into the triple digits in the Morongo Basin for the first time this year. California’s first heat wave of the year is…
Trammell Evans search continues, family updates and gear list
Update: The Family has shared a document with Trammell's Gear. It can be downloaded and viewed here. (PDF) The family of missing hiker Trammell Evans has said that they are continuing their search two months after he went missing, and are…
MVCSD holds special meeting tonight, Director Emory not attending
After the cancellation of last week’s regularly scheduled meeting, The Morongo Valley Community Services District will hold a special 6pm meeting tonight in Covington Park’s multi-purpose room. Tonight’s MVCSD special meeting will be held in…
Morongo Valley CSD faces uncertainty: Ad-hoc committee meeting recap
In lieu of last night’s canceled Morongo Valley Community Services District meeting, The Morongo Valley Community Relations Ad-Hoc Committee met at 6pm at Covington Park’s multi-purpose room, where two MVCSD board members and the general manager…
Morongo Valley CSD meeting canceled for 3rd time in a row
The Morongo Valley Community Services District meeting scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, June 21st has been officially canceled. The lengthy agenda, which included filling of vacant director positions, finding new legal counsel, and urgent…
Cool down with bird walks in Big Morongo Canyon every Wednesday
For over 20 years, Big Morongo Canyon Preserve has conducted weekly bird walks. The Walks are led by knowledgeable birders who provide an enthusiastic and informative tour of the birds inhabiting Big Morongo Canyon Preserve and adjacent…
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