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JT Nat’l Park officials close popular Park sites

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Bill Ford, Founder

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 | Leave a comment

Julius Ceasar Casting Call

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Bill Ford, Founder

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 | Leave a comment

PhotoInterest – Interacting with our Wildlife

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

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 | 4 Comments

Issues concerning the Morongo Basin – Pro or Con?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

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 | 2 Comments

GAS PRICES ON THE RISE — AGAIN

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

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 | Leave a comment

Alternative Energy – Boon or Boondoggle?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

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 | 2 Comments

New Feature — Polls to vote your opinion

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

VOTE YOUR OPINION… a new feature to serve the Morongo Basin population I received software that will provide a simple “poll” concerning various “issues” within the sphere of influence of the general Morongo Basin region — as a public service — and have … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Community Happenings, Local Government Issues, Local Meetings, public or private, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Local Public Messages & Announcements, Local Public Safety, Local Senior Citizen Forum, Misc Topics, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region | Tagged 29-palms, 92252, 92256, 92268, 92277, 92278, 92284, 92285, 92286, air, architectual, archive, association, Basin, building, caltrans, casino, chp, citizen, city, clean, closed, clubs, commercial, Community, conservation, controversal, County, court, desert, design, development, fauna, flora, foliage, gardening, government, group, highway, incorporate, incorporated, issue, issues, johnson, Joshua, land, landers, landscape, local, meeting, morongo, municipal, nat'l, National, no, open, palms, Park, Pioneertown, poll, preserve, public, registered, reserve, residential, retail, roads, scenery, Senior, sheriff, structure, survey, tourism, tourist, town, traffic, Tree, twentynine, undecided, Use, utilities, utility, Valley, visitor, vote, voter, warehouse, wash, water, wildlife, yes, Yucca | 13 Comments

Desert Photo Contest

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

Amateur & Pro SAVE OUR DESERT photo competition 2012 Permanently attached to your camera? Out in all weather clicking away? Then here’s your chance to share your outdoor photos with the world. Save Our Desert is pleased to announce … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Cats 'n Coyotes, Insects, Local Community Happenings, Local Public Messages & Announcements, Misc Topics, Our Desert's Wild Critters, Our Deserts Wild Scenery, Rabbits, Reptiles, Rodents, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region | Tagged 2012, 29-palms, 30, amateur, april, Basin, Black Lava, butte, California, competition, context, desert, Flat, gallery, illustration, johnson, Joshua, mesa, mojave desert, monday, morongo, Our, photo, photograph, photography, pic, picture, Pioneertown, pix, prize, professional, render, rendering, Save, snapshot, southern, still, Top, Tree, trophy, Valley, win, winner, Yucca | Leave a comment

WEATHER FOR JOSHUA TREE – Explained

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

Basic current weather & 5-day forecasts for the general Joshua Tree area The above weather is recorded at a weather-station (Joshua Tree Highlands) located inside the Joshua Tree National Park, at about 3,400 feet altitude above sea level (ASL). The air … Continue reading →

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ASTRONOMY Resources

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Bill Ford, Founder

Southern California Amateur Astronomer groups, clubs, societies and resources located generally in and north of the Palm Springs area to Barstow region. High Desert Astronomical Society – Luz Observatory – Apple Valley Sky’s the Limit: Morongo Basin Observatory – 29-Palms … Continue reading →

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Computer & Phone Services

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Bill Ford, Founder

Updated Feb 9, 2012

Posted in Local Miscellaneous Topics, Misc Topics, The Local Things, Visitor/Tourist Resources | Tagged 29-palms, accessories, address, Basin, California, cell, cell phone, computer, email, fix, game, hardware, hours, in home, in office, in shop, Joshua, laptop, locations, MAC, maintenance, morongo, network, new, palms, pc, phone, phone number, repair, Sales, Service, software, Tree, twentynine, used, Valley, website, wifi, Yucca | Leave a comment

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