How does Search & Rescue work, anyway? 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 maybe ‘How might I Get Involved’? JOSAR performs a crucial function in and around the Park performing searches, evacuations, and treatment on site of lost… Read More
FOJT donates Ford F-350 Utility truck to NPS for Search & Rescue team 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. The official press release will be coming out soon but you web-peepers and FOJT supporters get the news first! THANK YOU for your support in… Read More
A memorable, historic 2010… and what 2011 holds. From the bottom of our volunteer-driven hearts, we thank you for your moral, muscle, and money-based support in 2010. It enabled us to do so much, despite the challenge of global recession, major changes afoot in the Park, and smaller donations coming into FOJT. Here is a short (not complete) list of what FOJT was… Read More