The fall meeting of the Desert Committee will be held November 13 and 14 at the Whitewater Preserve (near Palm Springs) with Pat Flanagan as chair.

The winter meeting will be held jointly with the CNRCC Wilderness Committee in Shoshone, California, with co-chairs Terry Frewin and Vicky Hoover.

As always we encourage local citizens in the arrea to attend as many of the items on the agenda include local issues. E-mail Tom Budlong at tombudlong[at]roadrunner.com or call (310-476-1731) to be put on the invitation list.