NEWS UPDATES: ARCHIVESUPDATE to Comment Period for National Fixed Anchor Policy National Park Week means FREE entry to Joshua Tree National Park… bring someone new! Kenji / April 14, 2012 It's a great time to visit the park, with the peak wildflower season beginning, perfect climbing temps and just to top it off, National Park Week... no charge to enter from... Read More Biodiversity, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, JTree Climbing, National Park Week Volunteers needed for revegetation project March 24; afterglow ‘Spring Cling’ gathering for AAC that night! FOJT / February 26, 2012 Friends of Joshua Tree is partnering with American Alpine Club with the SPRING CLING event Saturday March 24th 6:30 pm in Downtown Joshua Tree, after a day of revegetation work... Read More Access Fund, Advocacy, American Alpine Club, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, JTree, Nps, rock climbing, Twentynine Palms, Volunteer, Volunteer Project Nomad Ventures climbing shoe demo March 3 Kenji / February 24, 2012 Hey everyone, get your new shoe fix next weekend by partaking of the Nomad Shoe Demo, a semi-annual event in JTree and a great way to check out the latest... Read More Invasive Species Removal Project – a chance to help the Park Kenji / February 16, 2012 Volunteer with the Park to help eradicate an invasive species (Saharan Mustard) and give native plants a chance! Here's the Schedule: February 18 and 25, March 4 (Sunday) and March... Read More Invasive Species, Joshua Tree, National Park, Native Plants, Saharan Mustard, Volunteer Project, Volunteerism Enjoy the Solstice, Holiday greetings… celebrate well, climb hard in 2012! Kenji / December 18, 2011 The season has been magnificent in Joshua Tree and we hope you are getting out in it. We at FOJT wish you well this Christmas season, and a very prosperous... Read More Early December gatherings; Climate Change effects on JT, and Western Gov’s Association Kenji / November 25, 2011 As part of a year-long celebration of the park's 75th Anniversary, Joshua Tree National Park and the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) are partnering to host a one day conference... Read More 75th Anniversary, Adaptation Strategies, Chris Gregoire, Climate Change Effects, Conservation, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Mark Butler, National Parks Conservation Association, Native Ecosystems, Npca Climb Smart Rocks the desert, kicks off the 11-12 Season Kenji / October 28, 2011 With the perfect weather window, a brand new venue, a slew of amazing and talented pros, the partnership of the Park and awesome sponsors from retail to brand to advocacy... Read More Access Fund, Adventure 16, Alan Bartlett, Astronomy, Bartlett, Brittany Griffith, Chimp, Cliffhanger Guides, Climbing, Climbing Gear, Don Reid, Evolve Sports, Five Ten, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Kelty, Kurt Smith, Lynn Hill, Mark Butler, Nomad Ventures, Pat Brennan, Revo, rock climbing, Sierra Designs, Sterling Rope, The North Face, Thx Climb Smart Event This Weekend Kenji / October 18, 2011 Join us for the season kickoff event in Joshua Tree Oct. 21-23 (Friday thru Sunday)! LYNN HILL will be there, teaching and sharing inspiration and slides, along with BRITTANY GRIFFITH... Read More A16, Access Fund, adidas Outdoors, Adventure 16, Black Diamond, Brittany, Brittany Griffith, Camping, Climb Smart, JOSAR, Joshua Tree, Kurt Smith, Lynn Hill, National Parks, Nomad Ventures, Revo, rock climbing, Search Rescue, Sierra Designs, Socal Climbing, Sterling Ropes, The North Face Join us at Climb Smart 2011! Kenji / September 27, 2011 OCTOBER 21-23, JOSHUA TREE LAKE CAMPGROUND AND CLIMBING SITES WITHIN JTNP - Join Friends of Joshua Tree and legendary climbers Lynn Hill, Brittany Griffith, and Kurt Smith as we kick... Read More Adventure 16, Black Diamond, Brittany Griffith, Camping, Climb Smart, Evolve Sports, Friends Of Joshua Tree, JOSAR, Joshua Tree National Park, Kurt Smith, Lake Campground, Lynn Hill, Nps, prAna, Rescue Climbers, rock climbing, Search Rescue, Socal Climbing, Sterling Ropes Climb Smart Update; all time athlete lineup Oct 21-23 in JTree Kenji / August 28, 2011 Registration has OPENED and sponsors and athletes are on board... Lynn Hill, legendary Stonemaster and arguably the most revered American climber in the world, cut her teeth on the Monzonite... Read More 75th Anniversary, Access Fund, Brittany Griffith, Climb Smart, Climbing Partners, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Kurt Smith, Lynn Hill, Monzonite, Outdoor Recreation, Patagonia, rock climbing, Stonemaster Climb Smart 2011 registration is now Open! Climbing season opener in October with FOJT Kenji / July 26, 2011 Join us to kick off the JTree climbing season October 21-23 with a host of sponsors, including for the first time ever the Joshua Tree National Park. It's their 75th... Read More 75th Anniversary, Amp, Best Time, Comraderie, Early Bird, Education Advocacy, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Gathering Of The Tribe, General Management, High Energy, JOSAR, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, JTree, Management Plan, Search Rescue, Season Opener, Shape, Smart, Stewardship, Tree Search Climb Smart 2011 Oct. 21-23 -Save That Date… Kenji / June 26, 2011 Friends of Joshua Tree will be hosting the 15th Climb Smart event in and around the Park this Fall, kicking off the climbing season in a special way with star... Read More 75th Anniversary, Celebration, Climb Smart, Hosting, Joshua Tree, JTree, Music, Newsletter Check, Occassional Newsletter, Photo Galleries, rock climbing, Service Projects, Smart, Smart Photo, Star Athletes FOJT donates Ford F-350 Utility truck to NPS for Search & Rescue team Kenji / June 4, 2011 Friends Of Joshua Tree, through several years of horse-trading and donation wrangling, has handed over the keys and pink slip to a sweet SAR vehicle to Joshua Tree National Park.... Read More Chief Ranger, Climbers, Ford, Ford 350, Ford F 350, Ford Truck, Friends, Horse Trading, Joshua Tree National Park, Kenji, Mark Butler, Nps, Peepers, Pink Slip, Press Release, Sar, Search Rescue, Spirit, Superintendent, Supt, Truck Donation, Truck Search, User Groups FOJT Spring Fund Drive – get in the game by May 30 for fab prizes! Kenji / May 17, 2011 Our first annual Spring Fund Drive is well under way and we appreciate all of you that stepped up to help us spring to life during the amazing JTree climbing... Read More Black Diamond, Coffee, Emergency Updates, Fab, Front Page, Game, Joshua Tree, JTree, Land Managers, Locals, Newsletters, Pot, Prizes, Rescue Climbers, Search Rescue, Spring Fund Drive, Spring To Life, Sterling, Swag Idyllwild Adopt-A-Crag May 14 Kenji / April 20, 2011 From our good friend and AF regional coordinator Jim Pinter-Lucke... Adopt-a-Crag * Climbers’ Festival May 14, 2011 8:30 – 6 Idyllwild Town Hall25926 Cedar StreetIdyllwild, CA Activities Morning: Trail Maintenance and... Read More Access Fund, American Alpine Club, Amp, Bakery, Climbers Festival, Cmc, Conjunction, Crag, Demo, Good Friend, Honey Bunns, Idyllwild Ca, Nomad Ventures, Pinter, Raffle, Regional Coordinator, Town Hall, Trail Maintenance, Us Forest Service, Xyz Raptor nest closure in effect now; Towers Of Uncertainty Kenji / March 23, 2011 This area has been closed in spring for the past few years due to both American Kestrel and Red-Tailed Hawk nests being verified as active by the Park Service. Please... Read More 75th Anniversary, American Kestrel, Anniversary Celebration, Closure, Email Newsletter, Epic, Flowers, Geology Tour, Hawk, Kestrel, Nps, Raptor, Red Tailed Hawk, Red Tailed Hawk Nests, Sensitive Areas, Uncertainty, Upcoming Events UPDATE! Obama and Salazar protect Joshua Tree from the Eagle Mtn landfill! Kenji / March 5, 2011 Eagle Mountain, CA: On Friday, February 25, the Obama Administration dealt a heavy blow to the proposed Eagle Mountain dump at Eagle Mountain, nestled in the arms of Joshua Tree... Read More 24 Years, Blow, Court Rulings, Department Of Interior, Developer, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mtn, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Landfill, Longstanding Position, National Treasure, Obama, Petition, Supreme Court, Victory URGENT: RESPONSE DEADLINE FEB 25. Eagle Landfill project next to JTNP? Kenji / February 24, 2011 URGENT: RESPONSE DEADLINE FEB 25 In our meeting with JTNP Superintendent Curt Sauer last year, he indicated that although courts had twice decided that the Eagle Mtn landfill project (see... Read More Bod, Deadline Feb, Doi, Eagle Mtn, Feelings, Garbage, Great Outdoors, Initiative, Irony, Joshua Tree National Park, Kaiser, Ken Salazar, Landfill Project, Response Deadline, Secretary Of The Interior, Superintendent, Trash, Urgent Response, Who Is A Friend, Working Assets Wilderness Fixed Anchor Policy Update Kenji / February 7, 2011 The National Park Service has released an updated draft of its wilderness management policies. The update covers provisions specific to climbing fixed anchors. Iconic climbing areas in the U.S., including... Read More Access Fund, Anchor National, Anchors, climbing policy, Issue Background, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Management Policies, National Park Service, Policy Position, Provisions, Public Lands, Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Management, Wilderness Protection, Yosemite, Yosemite Climbing Jan. 29 JTNP Celebration and New JTNP Superintendent Mark Butler Kenji / January 12, 2011 Come celebrate Joshua Tree National Park's 75th Anniversary with Huell Howser and meet the new Super as well! http://www.jtnp75.org/ (link to invite page) And... check out this little bio on NEW... Read More 75th Anniversary, Celebration, Huell Howser, Jan 29, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Mark Butler, Nps, Park Superintendent, Superintendent, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park « Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next » CATEGORIES Archives Call To Action Climber Alert Events General News Resources Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterest