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Archive for January 16th, 2009

And now the bad news

Friday, January 16th, 2009 Posted in Public Lands, off-road vehicles | Comments Off

While the Senate acted yesterday to protect wilderness across the country, one area supposedly protected in the landmark California Desert Protection Act of 1994 is now under threat. Karen Schambach of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility reports that Red Rock ...

First the Good News…

Friday, January 16th, 2009 Posted in Public Lands, wilderness | Comments Off

The Senate voted yesterday to pass wilderness legislation covering two million acres in nine states, and hundreds of thousands of acres here in California, including desert areas in and around Joshua Tree National Park. The bill must now go to ...