May 24, 2016 | Kenji The NPS has initiated a boundary adjustment study that considers returning over 20,000 acres of land in the Eagle Mountain area back to the park. The draft document is out with a variety of alternatives with the majority of land to be returned currently under BLM Management. See below for resources to better understand the alternatives proposed (4, currently). Take a look at these linked docs and maps… and then use the email JOTR Joshua-Tree-National-Park-Boundary-Study-Fact-Sheet JOTR_EM_EA_Review_Newsletter_March_2016 Send comments via email to JOTR_Study@nps.gov Please feel free to comment on this post to share your feelings about expanding the Park boundaries, what issues are important to consider, and how this can impact the local recreation economy of Joshua Tree. FOJT Board Of Directors Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterest