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January 2009 – MDLT Reaches Milestone – 10,000th Acre Purchased
Mojave Desert Land Trust announced the acquisition of its 10,000th acre of land to be donated to the National Park Service (NPS). The acreage is located within the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park, the Mojave National Preserve, and Death Valley National Park. Read the full Press Release.
The campaign to acquire
Nolina Peak was successful!
Nolina Peak has been donated
to the National Park Service.
Click here for details...
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March 20-22, 2009 - Canyonlands Campout Joshua Tree National Park
Guided backpacking trip into the southern canyonlands of Joshua Tree National Park. Participants will learn how to be Land Stewards using GPS units and other climate recording devices, taking way-point photos, restoration techniques and monitoring land trust parcels in the wilderness. THIS EVENT IS FULL – SORRY!
March 28, 2009 - SpringFest, Morongo Valley
Mojave Desert Land Trust will participate in the Spring Fest/Earth Day event sponsored by the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve and the Morongo Valley Chamber of Commerce. Family fun activities, children's games, food and entertainment, workshops, bird walks, hikes, speakers, exhibitor tables and more. Click here for map.
April 24 -The Living Desert Party for the Planet
For more information, click here.
April 17-18, 2009 - Stewardship/Monitoring Guided Event at Mojave National Preserve
Friday, April 17th participants can enjoy optional overnight camping at Hole-In-the-Wall campground. Saturday, April 18th – Land stewards monitoring at Cima and Lanfair (light workload)
April 18, 2009 - Conservation Fair/Earth Day at the Hi-Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley
MDLT will participate in this great annual event. Please join us! This is a family-oriented event. For more information, click here.
May 15-16, 2009 - Stewardship/Restoration Guided Event – Joshua Tree National Park
Friday, May 15th participants can enjoy optional overnight camping at Cottonwood campground. Saturday, May 16th – Land stewards will participate in a Restoration project in Pinkham Canyon (moderate workload). For more information, please contact us.
June 26, 2009 - Land Stewards Season-End Party!
MDLT Land Stewards and volunteers who have participated in the stewardship program will be celebrated with food, drink, thank you’s and a slide show of the season’s accomplishments. Location to be announced. For more information, please contact us.
June 19-20, 2009 - Stewardship/Monitoring Mojave National Preserve
Friday, June 19th - participants can enjoy optional overnight camping at Hole-In-the-Wall campground. Saturday, June 20th - Land stewards monitoring at Cima and Lanfair (light workload). For more information, please contact us.
July, 2009 - Mojave Desert Land Trust is “going social” on the internet
The Land Trust has joined two online communities for those who’d like to stay up to date via Facebook and WiserEarth and Twitter. Visit us on these community sites to become our “friend” and help us in our campaign to save precious land!
August 15, 2009 - Perseid Meteor Shower Party at the Integratron in Landers, CA
A big thank you to all that participated in the Perseid Meteor Shower Party at the Integratron; it was a huge success! We raised more than $8,000 while in the company of fellow dark sky lovers.
We could not have done it without all who volunteered- we thank each and every one of you. A big thank you to the Integratron for donating the space for this event, Tom O-Key of California Desert Video Astronomers for their live projections and Pam Tripp of Joshua Tree National Park Service for their "dark sky" presentation.
Together we made this event a success and together we will continue to save land!
Click here for more info...
Part of what we are doing here at the Land Trust involves protecting our desert night skies. By conserving land, we are helping in the fight of a growing environmental problem of light pollution. According to the BBC, 99% of the continental United States (and two thirds of the world's population) never see a dark starry sky because of man made lights. The Mojave Desert is one of the last places left in the United States where you can still see the Milky Way with the naked eye. Click here for more info on this event.
Sept. 5-7, 2009 - Labor Day Weekend OHV Monitoring
Quail Mtn Needs You!
MDLT needs volunteers to help monitor 2 access roads into Section 11 in Joshua Tree, provide printed information to OHV riders who try to access tortoise habitat, and help us save the desert tortoise population at the base of Quail Mountain. Wildlife habitat is being destroyed, and we need to educate riders to lessen the damage. No hiking involved! We need two popup shade structures and teams of at least two people for 3-4 hour shifts during daylight hours throughout the weekend. Please HELP if you can! Call us: 760-366-5440.
Sept 12-13, 2009 – Quail Mountain Project (Section 11) Clean-Up and Restoration Event!
Looking for volunteers interested in restoring wildlife habitat – remove debris, learn vertical mulching techniques, help close illegal roads. Please RSVP to sign up! 760-366-5440.
September 17, 2009 - Land Trust Party
About Land Trust Parties...
The purpose of the Land Trust Parties is to involve and educate the public on the Mojave Desert Land Trust's campaign to acquire land. These parties are hosted by interested people or businesses who are kind enough to open their doors to their friends and neighbors. If you would like to host a party at your home or place of business, please e-mail us at: info@mojavedesertlandtrust.org or call 760-366-5440
A special thanks to Mindy Kaufman and Drew Reese for hosting our last Land Trust Party, which was great fun and a huge success!
Jan & Gary Peters of Roughley Manor and Jane & Paul Smith of the 29 Palms Inn will be hosting our next Land Trust Party on September 17 at the Roughley Manor in 29 Palms. This event is open to Land Trust Members and their friends who wish to learn more about our work.
Land Trust Party at the Roughley Manor
Join us for Hors d'oeuvres and Libations, enjoy the trickling fountains, relax in a lovely, shady desert environment and take in the grounds of the Historic Roughley Manor. You'll learn about The Quail Mountain Project, how it impacts 29 Palms and the Morongo Basin and how you may be able to save 955 acres of critical wildlife habitat!
A short presentation will be given by:
Nancy Karl – Executive Director, Mojave Desert Land Trust
Pat Flanagan – Resource Advocate, Mojave Desert Land Trust
Jim Ricker – Marine Base Spokesman
David McChesney – "Quail Mountain" Slideshow presentation
Date: September 17, 2009
Time: 6 – 8 pm
Place: Roughley Manor, 74744 Joe Davis Drive, 29 Palms, CA 92277
www.roughleymanor.com
For information or directions, please call the Land Trust 760-366-5440
Please R.S.V.P. By phone: 760-366-5440 or e-mail: leslie@mojavedesertlandtrust.org
Sept. 25, 2009 - Bonnie Raitt and Taj Majal
Mojave Desert Land Trust is participating in a charity/fundraising concert hosted by Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal on September 25, 2009 in Rancho Mirage, CA. Anyone wishing to support this event by voting online for your favorite cause can help the Land Trust receive part of the proceeds from this event! The more votes received in the category "Environmental Protection", the more funding the Land Trust will receive from the Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal concert! For more info or to vote, please go to http://bontaj.com
September 26, 2009 - National Public Lands Day Volunteer Clean-Up at the Poste Homestead in Wonder Valley
- Free T-Shirts, Breakfast, BBQ Lunch and Music
On Saturday, September 26th, the Barstow Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is organizing a large volunteer clean-up of the Poste Homestead Natural and Historical Area in Wonder Valley as part of their annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD) (www.nationalpubliclandsday.org). The BLM is partnering with local organizations including the Mojave Desert Land Trust, the Morongo Basin Conservation Association, the 29 Palms Historical Society, Community ORV Watch and ORV groups that promote responsible recreation.
Everyone is welcome to participate in the clean-up and each volunteer will receive a free T-shirt, a breakfast of coffee, tea and pastries, BBQ lunch and live music at The Palms Bar and Restaurant at 8131 Amboy Road in Wonder Valley located about 10 miles east of 29 Palms.
The Poste Homestead Natural and Historical Area is located off of Chadwick Road between Amboy Road and Highway 62 in Wonder Valley. Over 100 volunteers will help remove trash, protect 100 year-old adobe ruins, erect signs and place barriers to protect sensitive habitat and historical resources from illegal off-road vehicle activity. Local groups have been working to protect this historical and natural resource that is home to sensitive wildlife species and magnificent displays of wildflowers in the spring.
The program begins at 7:30am with pastries, coffee and tea at the parking lot of the Palms Bar and Restaurant. Volunteers will be shuttled from the parking lot to the Poste Homestead site, about 4 miles to the east. After the clean-up, a free BBQ lunch will be provided back at the Palms Cafe. Organizations are invited to table at the event and everyone will be treated to a free live music concert as part of the Wonder Valley Music Festival.
For more information contact: Rose Beardshear, BLM Volunteer coordinator (760) 252-6011 or Phil Klasky with Community ORV Watch pklasky@igc.org -- www.orvwatch.com
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