DEFUNDING OF NATIONAL PARK STAFF How informed are you of the Defunding of National Park Staff? TAKE ACTION TODAY! Friends Of Joshua Tree encourages good climbing community relations with our National Park staff, and stand against the recent firings at NPS and USFS. In particular we see the up and coming land management professionals being dropped even as… Read More
CHUCKWALLA NATIONAL MONUMENT BECOMES REALITY Chuckwalla National Monument Becomes a Reality in 2025 Chuckwalla National Monument becomes a reality with President Biden coming to the high desert next week to make it official! The designation will add a large new chunk of land to the area next to the Joshua Tree National Park — making it the biggest… Read More
BREAKING NEWS Breaking News…Congress Passed the EXPLORE Act On December 18, 2024 federal agencies announced that they were withdrawing proposed climbing management policy that redefines fixed anchors in wilderness as ‘prohibited installations’. On December 19, Congress passed the EXPLORE Act, which includes significant support for outdoor recreation areas and access for all across all activities.… Read More