How Saffron, a Precious Import, Became an American Cash Crop
It’s hard work to harvest, but a growing cadre of small farmers and home gardeners are cultivating the spice for profit, or ...
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First Joshua Tree Writers Festival makes its mark
This past December, the high desert region of the extended Inland Empire was host to a new literary event – the inaugural ...
'Gitmo' in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
Two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen's footsteps, eager for the handfuls of bok ...
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Apple Valley students earn Top Water science fair awards
Two students receive Top Water awards from the Mojave River Watershed Group during the Apple Valley Unified School District’s ...
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Wind advisory issued for Western Mojave Desert for Sunday, says the NWS
On Saturday at 11:44 p.m. the NWS Las Vegas NV issued a wind advisory valid for Sunday between 1 p.m. and 10 p.m. West winds ...
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Mojave Ghost
As we face the abyss that is, and will be, the human future, Forrest Gardner’s new book Mojave Ghost (New Directions) takes ...
Looking for something fun to do on NYE? Here are 9 events in the High Desert area
Fun New Year's Eve events are scheduled all across the High Desert where residents can dance and sip champagne, indulge in ...
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Wind advisory issued for Mojave Desert Slopes for Sunday and Monday, says the NWS
The NWS Hanford CA issued a wind advisory at 12:10 p.m. on Saturday valid from Sunday 1 p.m. until Monday 5 a.m. West winds ...
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‘Gitmo’ in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
Desert tortoises were once so plentiful that people driving through the Mojave would take them home to keep as backyard pets. But in some patches of California desert, their numbers have dropped ...
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Wind advisory issued for Western Mojave Desert for Sunday, says the NWS
On Saturday at 11:44 p.m. the NWS Las Vegas NV issued a wind advisory valid for Sunday between 1 p.m. and 10 p.m. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected for Western Mojave Desert ...