Calendar Items for April/May in JTree *April 3 Movie Night at Sportsman’s Lodge, 7pm. Touching The Void, free for all attendees thanks to our generous sponsor Joshua Tree Outfitters. *Joshua Tree National Park Social Trails restoration project Friends of Joshua Tree is looking forward to hosting a social trails restoration project in the Joshua Tree National Park during the middle of… Read More
Eagle Mountain landfill on hold Plans for Landfill Near Joshua Tree Stalled by Lauren Hasler Plans to move in a new neighbor next to Joshua Tree National Park were stalled when a southern California appeals panel ruled to temporarily halt development of what would be the largest nonhazardous solid waste landfill in the nation. The proposed Eagle Mountain Landfill would… Read More
Ryan Ranch: History in Ruins or Ruined History? By Caitlyn Marrs Archeologist Joshua Tree National Park At the western base of Ryan Mountain lie adobe ruins representing early turn of the century life in Joshua Tree National Park. What remains there today is the footprint left behind by the Ryan family, who came to Joshua Tree in the 1890’s to manage and eventually… Read More