Tag: morongo basin

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS MEET WEDNESDAY

The Morongo Basin Chapter of the Compassionate Friends, a support group for parents who have experienced the death of children will hold its meeting at the Helen Gray Education Center on the campus of Hi-Desert Medical Center Wednesday. The…

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES

Coming up in high school sports tomorrow, the Joshua Springs Lightning baseball and softball teams will travel away to Palm Springs to play the Desert Chapel Eagles. First pitch for both teams is at 3:15. The Twentynine Palms High School Wildcat…

STEWARDSHIP IN NATIONAL PARKS

Protection and preservation of the environment is everybody's business. Ranger Pat Pilcher talks about stewardship in Joshua Tree National Park… Did you ever wonder how you can improve the way government works? While the federal government…

BIODIVERSITY HUNT RESULTS

Joshua Tree National Park has announced results of the Cottonwood and Lost Palms BioDiversity Hunt. Over one hundred biologists and other specialists, community members and park staff assembled to comb through Cottonwood Spring, Lost Palms Oasis…

AVOIDING SNAKE BITES

We share the desert with rattlesnakes. Jessica Jean advises on how to avoid being bitten, and how to deal with a bite if it happens… California has eight different species of rattlesnakes, seven of which are found in southern California.…

DRYLANDS PERMACULTURE

Transition Joshua Tree will present a free program on drylands permaculture. Certified permaculture design consultant Jill Giegerich will give an overview along with real-world examples of how you can start doing permaculture right now. The free…

LUMINARIA CEREMONY AT RELAY FOR LIFE

The Relay for Life is next weekend. Managing Editor Tami Roleff says the American Cancer Society fundraiser starts with a ceremony Friday night… This year's Relay For Life, an annual fund-raiser that benefits the American Cancer Society, is…

AMERICAN LEGION MEETING

The Jack V. Rice Post 761 of the American Legion meets the second Monday of every month at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 67330 29 Palms Highway in Twentynine Palms. Tomorrow's Officers' meeting starts at 6:15 p.m. and the general…