A massive lands bill, one that would have added nearly 1 million acres of national park lands to the national wilderness system, has failed to gain passage in the U.S. House of Representatives. But it could live to see another vote.
A benefit concert is planned for mid-April to raise funds to continue the fight against a dump proposed to be located next to Joshua Tree National Park.
The ornament for Joshua Tree National Park was made by Twentynine Palms artist Audrey Gillick. The hand-painted glass ball depicts a Joshua tree forest landscape under a full moon on one half of the circular ball and under a sunny sky on the other half. She and her husband, Owen, attended the artists’ reception hosted by First Lady Laura Bush at the White House on November 28.
Stephen Wopschall climbs on the 5.8 route "Where Two Deserts Meet" on Bovine Dome in Joshua Tree National Park (near the White Tank Campground).
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