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Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Joshua Tree National Park.

Results 1 - 20 of 191 in Joshua Tree National Park

  1. Carbon dioxide threatens Old FaithfulRead the original story

    Saturday | My thoughts

    ... are quickly fading and may be gone by the end of the decade. In California, the namesake plants at Joshua Tree National Park are disappearing, as are the big trees at Redwood. Increasing hurricane frequency and intensity is destroying the Everglades ...

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Wildlife

  2. Top 10 Palm Springs Must Do'sRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Canada.com

    ... and accessories are plentiful along North Palm Canyon Drive. Amidst 550,000 acres of wilderness, Joshua Tree National Park offers ethereal sights of breathtaking rock formations and thousands of rare Joshua trees, some as tall as 40 feet! This ...

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    Related Topix: Golf, Greg Norman, Golfers, Travel

  3. Humming swamps

    Thursday Dec 3 | Southeast Missourian

    ... the land is cleared. Driving through Southeast Missouri, especially the Bootheel, is like seeing Joshua Tree National Park for the first time. This doesn't belong here, you think. The Earth formed the strange granite monoliths and twisted mountains ...

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    Related Topix: Missouri, US National Parks, Sikeston, MO, Cape Girardeau, MO

  4. Norwalk: Former Marine gets 13-year term for molesting 2 girlsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Whittier Daily News

    ... had sex with her in the car. Curtis had sex with the 15-year-old during an outing by the JROTC at Joshua Tree National Park in Twentynine Palms on March 24, 2007. 5 comments

    Related Topix: Norwalk, CA, Hawaiian Gardens, CA

  5. Ex-Marine gets 12 years for molesting two girlsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Whittier Daily News

    ... had sex with her in the car. Curtis had sex with the 15-year-old during an outing by the JROTC to Joshua Tree National Park in Twentynine Palms on March 24, 2007. 10 comments

    Related Topix: Norwalk, CA, Hawaiian Gardens, CA

  6. California's playground for the rich has become budget-friendlyRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Calgary Herald

    ... il 11 p.m. At 150 metres above sea level, Palm Springs is surrounded by mountains and high desert. Joshua Tree National Park is a popular day trip, but those without the time or a car will find plenty of the outdoors at their doorstep. Three dollars

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    Related Topix: Palm Springs, CA, US Travel, Travel, Los Angeles, CA

  7. Top 10 Palm Springs Must Do'sRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | The Province

    ... and accessories are plentiful along North Palm Canyon Drive. Amidst 550,000 acres of wilderness, Joshua Tree National Park offers ethereal sights of breathtaking rock formations and thousands of rare Joshua trees, some as tall as 40 feet! This ...

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    Related Topix: Golf, Greg Norman, Golfers, Travel

  8. Joshua Tree park is national treasureRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 29 | Fredericksburg.com

    JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. --Yosemite, Yellowstone and Grand Canyon get the publicity, and the visitors.

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    Related Topix: US National Parks

  9. Letter of the week: Thanks to all the good folks in the desert who helped save my life

    Sunday Nov 29 | Desert Sun

    ... the valley who saved my life on Oct. 24. I had a seizure coming out of the Conejo Well Trail in Joshua Tree National Park. My husband left me on the trail to seek help. The park personnel, their emergency response and volunteer search and rescue ...

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    Related Topix: US National Parks

  10. Voice concerns on solar plantsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | Desert Sun

    ... for fast-track approval by December 2010. The land designated for the projects is between Joshua Tree National Park and Blythe and is officially called the Riverside East Solar Study Zone. "This is the most important opportunity the public will ...

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    Related Topix: Palm Desert, CA, Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, US National Parks

  11. Joshua Tree rocksRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | TrekEarth

    ... at all. One of my favourite National Parks, which I had the pleasure to revisit recenlty is the Joshua Tree National Park . Except for Joshua trees there are plenty of aspects which make this park really special. One of them are rocks. If you want ...

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  12. Monolake shares his SilenceRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Resident Advisor

    ... air condition systems and turbines in Las Vegas, Frankfurt and Tokyo, walking on rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, wind from the Grand Canyon, a friend's answering machine, a printer, conversations via mobile phones, typing on an old Macintosh ...

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    Related Topix: Monolake, Electronic, Home Gardening, Home

  13. Some Trees And Insects Made For Each OtherRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | RedOrbit

    ... Mormon settlers saw in their silhouette the figure of the prophet Joshua. More recent visitors to Joshua Tree National Park have called Joshua trees, "The Dr. Seuss Tree." "The most remarkable fertilization system" The strangest thing about Joshua ...

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    Related Topix: Entomology, Science, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

  14. Thanksgiving weekend singles mixers in Los AngelesRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Nov 20 | Examiner.com

    ... your fitness routine, The Sierra Club is leading a post-Thanksgiving hike at Chapparosa Peak near Joshua Tree National Park . It starts early and the trail is about 7 miles, but they are hiking it at a moderate pace and allowing for breaks, ...

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    Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA

  15. Public can discuss planned solar power projects

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Desert Sun

    ... for fast-track approval by December 2010. The land designated for the projects is between Joshua Tree National Park and Blythe and is officially called the Riverside East Solar Study Zone. "This is the most important opportunity the public will ...

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    Related Topix: Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Blythe, CA, Palm Desert, CA, US National Parks

  16. Balance in all aspects of life

    Thursday Nov 19 | The Torch

    Slack lining is one of Adam Grosowsky's many talents. At Joshua Tree National Park in California, he balances on a rope approximately 100 feet above ground without safety equipment.

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    Related Topix: US National Parks

  17. Where movie stars once found glorious seclusionRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Star-telegram.com

    ... in 1926. It's at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains in the Southern California desert near Joshua Tree National Park. The early guest list included names like Bogart, Bacall, Gable and Dietrich. 'Mr. Morgan was from a pretty wealthy family in ...

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    Related Topix: La Quinta, CA, Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley European Fund, Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Investment Services, US National Parks

  18. Joshua Tree: Visit one of the lesser-known national parksRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Modesto Bee

    ... many national parks, Joshua Tree had a prime mover. The setting sun silhouttes a namesake plant at Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California. (Tom Uhlenbrock/St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, a Mississippi belle who moved to ...

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    Related Topix: Joshua Tree, CA, US National Parks

  19. Ramble amid giant boulders and high-desert vegetation at Valley of the Moon in the Jacumba Mountains.Read the original story

    Mar 24, 2005 | San Diego Reader

    Strolling through the aptly named Valley of the Moon, you might think that a square-mile patch of Joshua Tree National Park has been magically transported there -- minus, of course, the famous Joshua trees.

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    Related Topix: Jacumba, CA, US National Parks, Imperial County, CA

  20. Ruling stalls landfill near Joshua Tree National ParkRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

    Efforts to develop the nation's largest landfill near Joshua Tree National Park have stalled after a federal appeals court determined an appraisal process for the land was flawed and environmental impacts were not fully addressed. 3 comments

    Related Topix: US National Parks, US National Parks, Environmental, Waste Management, California, US News, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals