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JT Nat’l Park officials close popular Park sites
Graffiti forces closure of popular Joshua Tree Nat’l Park sites The Associated Press Posted: 04/13/2013 08:12:22 PM PDT April 14, 2013 3:48 AM GMT – Updated: 04/13/2013 08:48:25 PM PDT JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Acts of graffiti … Continue reading
Posted in A guide to Joshua Tree Nat'l Park, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Local Senior Citizen Forum, Misc Topics, Our Deserts Wild Scenery, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region, Visitor/Tourist Resources
Tagged 92252, Basin, boulders, can, criminal, deface, defacing, destruction, giant, grafitti, granite, Joshua, morongo, National, paint, Park, spray, tagger, Tree, Valley, vandal, vandalism, visual, Yucca
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Julius Ceasar Casting Call
JOSHUA TREE, CA – In the Cultural Center’s second casting call this month in support of its almost fifty-year tradition of staging the Desert’s best in live theatre, the Hi-Desert Cultural Center in association with The Yucca Valley Shakespeare Guild is … Continue reading
Posted in Local Community Happenings, Local Culture & Music Forum, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Local Senior Citizen Forum, Misc Topics, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region, Visitor/Tourist Resources
Tagged 2013, actor, audition, Caesar, calif, casting, center, cultural, cultural center, Guild, Hi Desert, January 19, Joshua, Julius, live theatre, Shakespeare, Tree, Valley, Yucca
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Visiting our Southwestern Deserts – safely
Four Essential Life-Saving Tips for Safe Travels in Dangerous Desert Heat Plan and Pack Right to Avoid Tragedy in Triple-Digit Desert Temps Author: Hillary Fox - While cruising north on I-95 in Nevada en route to Death Valley National Park, we encountered a … Continue reading
Posted in A guide to Joshua Tree Nat'l Park, Misc Topics, Our Deserts Wild Scenery, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region, Visitor/Tourist Resources
Tagged 92252, airports, American, arizona, bouldering, Canyon, danger, desert, heat, hiking, Joshua, las vegas, Mojave, National, native, nevada, news, Palm Springs, Park, red rock, road, security, tips, transportation, travel, Tree, trip, TSA
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Hi-Desert Cultural Center – June 2012 Lineup
The Joshua Tree Philharmonic has a nick-name: “JPHIL” and for JUNE 2012 they are presenting 8 musical performances at the Joshua Tree Blak-Box Theater Phantom of the Opera 8 Performances The Phantom Of The Opera – Joshua Tree Philharmonic Find … Continue reading
Posted in Local Community Happenings, Local Culture & Music Forum, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Misc Topics, The Local Things, Visitor/Tourist Resources
Tagged 1, 10, 2, 2012, 3, 8, 9, advanced, American, Andrew, Basin, black, blak, Blak-Box, blockbuster, box, Broadway, Cats, center, children, classic, cultural, desert, Evita, Fri, Friday, hi, Hi Desert, hits, Jarrod, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joshua, jphil, June, Lloyd, Maestro, map, matinee, Memory, morongo, musical, Opera, performances, Phantom, Philharmonic, Radnich, rhythm, Sat, saturday, sell-out, south, sun, Sunday, theater, tickets, Tree, Webber
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PhotoInterest – Interacting with our Wildlife
Our Desert Critters - in and around Joshua Tree The desert is home to numerous varieties of wildlife from the tiniest of insects to big horn sheep, coyotes and Bobcats, and yes, lizards too. This is a 7-inch Desert Gecko sitting atop the … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Misc Topics, Our Desert's Wild Critters, Reptiles, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region, Visitor/Tourist Resources
Tagged 29-palms, Basin, bird, birds, bunnies, bunny, cottontail, desert, desert wildlife, dove, endangered species, Gecko, iguana, insects, jack, Joshua, king, kingsnake, lizard, love, lovebirds, Mojave, morongo, rabbit, road, Roadrunner, runner, scorpion, snake, tortoise, Tree, turtle, Valley, wildlife, Yucca
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Major construction in Joshua Tree…What is it?
New Housing? Elementary School Project Looms in Joshua Tree UPDATE!! Not being able to find any information on this “project”, I inquired with Laraine Turk, (MBCA) who in turn sent the inquiry to David Fick (MBCA) who promptly responded with an overview … Continue reading
Great Story about Morongo Basin
A long time resident of 29-Palms alerted me to this story from the Los Angeles Times. Thanks Jeanne. Its a great, well documented story about 29-Palms, Joshua Tree, Pioneertown, Morongo Valley, Landers and the many attributes of our Desert Wonderland. … Continue reading
Posted in Local Community Happenings, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Misc Topics, Our Deserts Wild Scenery, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region, Visitor/Tourist Resources
Tagged 29, 29-palms, angeles, Christopher, desert, Harriet, Hwy 62, Joshua, L.A. Times, los, Mojave, morongo, Morongo Basin, nat'l, National, palms, Pappy, Park, Pioneertown, Reynolds, Staff, Times, Tree, twentynine, Valley, Writer
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What is an NCHR?
This article is ”almost” an answer to a JoshuaTreeStar visitor’s question posted under the “Poll-FAQs” heading: http://wp.joshuatreestar.com/?page_id=4471 “What is a NCHR? Do my taxes go up? Who’s in charge? What happens to my property value? Does it create jobs? I have … Continue reading
Posted in Local Community Happenings, Local Government Issues, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Misc Topics, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region
Tagged 1978, 29-palms, 92252, 92277, 92284, Act, appropriation, artifacts, Basin, calif, California, city, Congress, conservation, County, department, dept, ebey, ebey's, enhancement, existing, fauna, federal, foliage, government, historic, historical, history, house, interior, Joshua, land, landing, law, local, management, morongo, National, nature, NCHR, nps, palms, Park, preservation, preserve, protection, public, recreation, Regulation, rehabilitation, representatives, reserve, rocks, rule, Senate, Service, state, stewardship, trails, Tree, twentynine, usage, Use
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Eagle Mt Garbage Dump – Saga continues
Kaiser’s stink ’n stench dump lurks at east end of the Joshua Tree Nat’l Park Government, Courts, Politicians & Big Bucks weigh in to dump Billions of tons of L.A.’s garbage in Joshua Tree over next 117 years.
Posted in Local Community Happenings, Local Government Issues, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Misc Topics, Our Deserts Wild Scenery, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region
Tagged angeles, billions, blight, disease, dump, eagle, garbage, Joshua, landfill, los, mountain, mt, nat'l, National, odor, Park, refuse, stench, stink, tons, tour, train, trash, Tree
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Issues concerning the Morongo Basin – Pro or Con?
The current issues Pro or Con… yea or nay This is likely to turn into an “editorial” more than a “news” article. Bear with me. Various “issues” are always in the “works” so-to-speak, in any diverse community, even between differing … Continue reading
Posted in Local Community Happenings, Local Government Issues, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Misc Topics, The Local Things
Tagged 29-palms, Basin, issues, Joshua, landers, local, mesa, morongo, National, Park, Pioneertown, registered, Tree, twentynine, Valley, vote, voter, voters, Yucca
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GAS PRICES ON THE RISE — AGAIN
Gas Prices Top $4.35 in Morongo Basin California Expected to exceed $5.50 before Memorial Day Posted noon Sunday Feb 19, 2012 While Death Valley California has the highest gas price in the nation topping well over $5 per … Continue reading
Posted in Local Miscellaneous Topics, Misc Topics, The Local Things, Visitor/Tourist Resources
Tagged 29-palm, auto, Basin, car, diesel, fuel, gal, gallon, gas, Joshua, morongo, palms, premium, price, regular, Tree, truck, twentynine, unleaded, Valley, Yucca
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Alternative Energy – Boon or Boondoggle?
Alternative Energy Projects Zero in on Morongo Basin with Joshua Tree and 29-Palms in the forefront. Who benefits? Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 11:51 pm Energy projects zero in on Basin By Courtney Vaughn, Hi-Desert Star – Yucca Valley MORONGO … Continue reading
Posted in Local Government Issues, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Misc Topics, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region
Tagged 29-palms, alternative, Basin, bed, Courtney Vaughn, Dale, desert, dry, energy, generators, government, hi, Joshua, lake, megawatts, morongo, Our, power, sanction, Save, SEPV, sod, solar, Star, Sunfair, Tree, twentynine, Valley, wind, wonder, Yucca
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