NEWS UPDATES: ARCHIVESUPDATE to Comment Period for National Fixed Anchor Policy Additional acreage for JTNP? Kenji / May 24, 2016 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... Read More Centennial, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Land Management, National Park, Outdoors, Public Lands, Recreation Economy Climb Smart set for October 14-16, 2016 Kenji / May 16, 2016 Time to mark your calendars, everyone. OCTOBER 14-16 is the annual FOJT Climb Smart event, staging once again at Joshua Tree Lakes Campground and in various spots inside JTNP. This... Read More Access Fund, Centennial, Climb Smart, Climbing, climbing advocacy, Friends Of Joshua Tree, JOSAR, Joshua Tree, National Parks, Search Rescue Community meeting tonite, Thursday 3/31- Lend Your Voice! Kenji / March 31, 2016 Get involved and stay connected. The County of San Bernardino is updating Joshua Tree's Community Plan and invites you to a series of workshops to learn what is going on,... Read More Climbing, Community, Dark Skies, Environment, Joshua Tree, National Park, Quality of Life, Recreation How does Search & Rescue work, anyway? Kenji / March 8, 2016 Friends Of Joshua Tree supports JOSAR (the volunteer Search & Rescue in JTNP) very actively... but you might ask 'What Does SAR do'? and 'How do they do it'? Or... Read More Climbers, JOSAR, Joshua Tree, National Park, Sar, Search Rescue, Service, Stewardship New National Monuments to flank JTNP- Thanks, Obama! Kenji / February 13, 2016 Through executive order, President Obama has brought to reality the multi-year dream of Senator Dianne Feinstein and the conservation community in California by proclaiming not one but THREE new National... Read More California, Desert, Feinstein, Joshua Tree, Mojave Trails, Monumental, National Monument, Obama, POTUS, Sand To Snow Chicks With Nuts Coming to JTree Feb. 5-7? Kenji / January 21, 2016 February 5-7, 2016, a women's-specific climbing course focused on trad techniques is being brought to Joshua Tree in a collaboration with the good folks at Cliffhanger Guides. From their site you'll see... Read More Access Fund, Chicks With Nuts, Cliffhanger Guides, Climber education, Joshua Tree, Seneca Rocks, Trad Climbing, Women Climbing Climb Smart 2015 – check it out! Kenji / October 20, 2015 Climb Smart 2015 happened under dramatic skies in and around Joshua Tree National Park this past weekend (October 16-18, 2015) with education as the centerpiece of a festival that brought... Read More Access Fund, adidas Outdoor, Adventure 16, Black Diamond, Cliffhanger Guides, Climb Smart, Climbing, Daniel Woods, Erewhon Foods, Five Ten, Flophouse Resoles, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Gear Coop, Jess Roskelley, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree Guides, JTree, La Sportiva, National Parks, Nomad Ventures, Oboz, Petzl, Scarpa, SCMA, Southern California Mountaineers Association, Sterling Rope, Superintendent, The Climbing Life, The North Face, Vasque Climb Smart 2015… Kenji / October 2, 2015 One of the most critical components of Climb Smart events is the support we get from local and regional organizations... this support stretches from guiding organizations and certified guides to... Read More Access Fund, adidas, Adventure 16, Arc'teryx, Climb Smart, Climbing education, Five Ten, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Gear Coop, Joshua Tree, La Sportiva, Mountaineering, Nomad Ventures, rock climbing, Scarpa, SCMA, Sterling Ropes, The North Face, Vasque Climb Smart 2015 – Still space available Kenji / July 8, 2015 OCTOBER 16-18... This year's CLIMB SMART will be the 18th annual event that leads into the Centennial year of the National Parks in the USA. This will be among the... Read More Access Fund, adidas, Adventure 16, Black Diamond, Centennial, Climb Smart, Climbing, Five Ten, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Gear Coop, Joshua Tree, JTree, La Sportiva, National Parks, Nomad Ventures, Oboz, Sterling Rope, The North Face, Vasque Encouraging diversity in our Park Kenji / May 19, 2015 In April, some Friends of Joshua Tree board members, along with two different youth groups and staff of JTNP (even the Superintendent and his children) joined together to recreate, celebrate... Read More Camping, Centennial, get outdoors, Joshua Tree, JTree, National Park, Outdoor Recreation Yosemite Climber Stewards, Rangers taking registrants for May 17-21, 2015 Kenji / April 23, 2015 Access Fund, in partnership with a host of climbing advocacy groups, is putting on 3 Climbing Stewardship Trainings this year. The first event is May 17-21 in Yosemite National Park. There... Read More Access Fund, Advocacy, Climb Smart, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Leave No Trace, Outdoors, rock climbing, Stewards, Yosemite, Yosemite Climbing, Yosemite Climbing Rangers, Yosemite Climbing Stewards Date Set for Climb Smart in Joshua Tree 2015 – October 16-18 Kenji / April 3, 2015 It's time to mark your calendars for FOJT's Climb Smart 2015! OCTOBER 16-18, 2015 at Joshua Tree Lake Campground will once again be the climber kickoff to the season with... Read More Access Fund, American Alpine Club, Climbing Festival, Climbing stewardship, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, JTree, JTree Climbing Raptor Closures in place February 2015 Kenji / February 12, 2015 There are several temporary closures to climbing areas on the Park... please click the link below to get more detail, but the short list of closures includes Rock Climbing Routes... Read More Climb Smart, Climber education, Climbers Coffee, Climbing, Joshua Tree, Nesting Sites, Raptor Closures, rock climbing, Stewardship CLIMB SMART 2014 is here Oct. 17-19 Kenji / August 31, 2014 Mark your calendars (OCTOBER 17-19, 2014) for the kickoff event of the Fall climbing season in JTree... Climb Smart 2014. A benefit for Friends Of Joshua Tree as well as... Read More Access Fund, American Alpine Club, Climbing, JOSAR, Joshua Tree, JTree, National Parks, Reel Rock, Reel Rock Film Tour, rock climbing New Park Superintendent named! Kenji / July 26, 2014 (From National Park Service Morning Report) Pacific West Region David Smith Named Joshua Tree Superintendent David Smith has been selected as the new superintendent for Joshua Tree National Park in... Read More Adopt A Crag in Idyllwild… Pitch In! Kenji / May 21, 2014 We wanted to let you know about an Adopt a Crag event happening in your area. Where: Town Hall, Idyllwild, CA When: Sunday, June 1 Details: After coffee and scones we will... Read More Access Fund, Adopt A Crag, Idyllwild, Joshua Tree, JTree, rock climbing, Socal Climbing National Park week kicks off this weekend April 19! Free Entry to JTNP Kenji / April 18, 2014 On Saturday, April 19, 2014, Joshua Tree National Park, along with other fee parks in the National Park Service, will kick off National Park Week and offer a fee-free weekend,... Read More California Desert, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree Climbing, Joshua Tree National Park, National Park Week, National Parks, rock climbing Busy weekend for JOSAR in the Park Kenji / March 31, 2014 JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Protection Rangers, along with volunteer Joshua Tree Search and Rescue team members (JOSAR) responded to several incidents... Read More Climbing, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, JTree, rock climbing, Sar, Search Rescue Spring Cling with AAC this weekend- Ethan Pringle! Kenji / March 17, 2014 JOSHUA TREE SPRING CLING Joshua Tree, CA Join the American Alpine Club and Friends of Joshua Tree for our 3rd Annual Spring Cling Event! One of the AAC Southwest Section's best... Read More American Alpine Club, Climbing, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Spring Cling, Stewardship Heads Up; New (temporary) Climbing Closures in JTNP Kenji / March 2, 2014 Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent Mark Butler signed a Temporary Emergency Closure to protect nearby nesting raptors. The climbing routes affected by this closure include: Slatanic Area, Rattlesnake Buttress, Margaret... Read More Climbing Closures, Indian Cove, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Raptors, Rattlesnake Canyon, rock climbing « Previous 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 10 Next » CATEGORIES Archives Call To Action Climber Alert Events General News Resources Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterest