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National Public Lands Day - Jacumba Wilderness

For National Public Lands Day on September 27, the Bureau of Land Management is conducting a clean-up in the Jacumba Wilderness, near Smugglers Cave. Volunteers are welcome and needed! If last year’s cleanup (pictured at right) is any indication, temperatures in this high desert location should be comfortable. No four-wheel-drive is necessary, since vehicles will be provided by the BLM.

Details:

Meeting Time: 9 a.m.
Date: September 27
Meeting Place: The “wilderness kiosk” on Old Highway 80 off of I-8, east of the town of Jacumba: Take the In-Ko-Pah Park Rd. exit off of I-8 and find Old Highway 80 on the east side of the freeway; head south a short distance to a dirt parking area on the left.

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For more information: Contact Dallas Meeks at 760-337-4453
Bring lunch, water, sunhat, sunscreen, sturdy hiking boots or shoes, and gloves.

JOIN US FOR DPC’S 54th ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND DESERT GATHERING

The rugged wilds of Joshua Tree National Park are just next door to this year’s DPC annual meeting.

The rugged wilds of Joshua Tree National Park are just next door to this year’s DPC annual meeting.

We hope to see you at our upcoming annual meeting, Sunday, October 26th, in Twenty-nine Palms! Activities begin at 8:30 with a Natural History and Biology tour of the Oasis led by Pat Flanagan. Events continue throughout the day at the historic 29 Palms Inn, with presentations by Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent Curt Sauer and key note speakers Howard Wilshire and Jane Nielson, who will talk about their recently released book, The American West at Risk.

For more details, please visit our website.