December 2007
September 2007
CONTENTS:
• Protection of Historic & Cultural Resources
• From The Editor: Desert History
• Historical Resources in the California Desert
• China Lake NAWS Good Steward Of Material Culture
• Three Desert Museums
• Desert Societies, Then And Now
• Current Issues
• Grazing: The Essential Range Management Tool
• Tejon Ranch: A New State Or Federal Park?
• Deterring ORV Use & Lessening its Impacts
• Mesquite: The Desert’s Tree Of Life
• Outings
June 2007
CONTENTS:
• Fight Is On Against “Sunrise Powerlink”
• From The Editor: You Are The Difference
• How The BLM Makes Decisions: Speak Your Mind And Be Heard
• Balancing Economic & Ecological Sustainability In Coachella Valley
• Mercury Emissions From Mines Under Pressure
• Little People Who Do Big Things
• Current Issues
• Sierra Club Works To Protect The Owyhee Canyonlands
• Outings
• Protecting Lands From ORV Abuse: A Call To Action
March 2007
CONTENTS:
• Desert Fires
• From The Editor:Something New
• Water Wars And The California/Nevada Dilemma
• Ecological Health And Livestock Grazing
• Last Of The Central Valley Grasslands
• The First People of Imperial Valley
• Fairy Shrimp:Millions Of Years Old,But Endangered Today
• Friends Of Nevada Wilderness:22 Years Of Keeping Nevada Wild
• Lower Owens River:Success After Years Of Effort
• Current Issues
• County Rights And Designated Wilderness
• Managing The Colorado River Through Dry Times
• Outings
Winter 2006
CONTENTS:
• All American Canal Brings International Litigation
• Eagle Mountain Garbage Dump Suffers Major Defeat
• View From The Chair: The Big and the Little
• In The Moccasins Of The Artist
• Tejon Ranch Application For A Permit To Harm Condors
• Stop Development Of Tejon Mountain Village
• Desert Citizens Fight Back Against Illegal ORV Abuse
• Petition to List Greater Sage-Grouse
• Planning For Northern California & Nevada Deserts
• Listing Sought for Algodones Dunes Species
• News Updates
• Outings
• Greed, Gold and Trade AgreementsAll American Canal Brings International Litigation
September 2006
THE ORV ISSUE | CONTENTS:
• OHV: The California Off-Highway Vehicle Program At Age 35
• View From The Chair: Desert Committee Meetings
• From The Editor: Focus On OHV Management
• OHV: Managing Wilderness Areas Next To Open Vehicle Play Areas
• OHV: Dumont Sand Dunes Issues & Solutions
• OHV: Restoration of Damaged Desert Lands
• Current Issues
• OHV: Are ATVs Dangerous For Youth?
• OHV Recreation Program Strategic Planning
• The Antiquities Act: 100 Years Of Preserving America’s Past
• The Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge
• Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep & Domestic Sheep
• The Old Spanish National Historic Trail
• The Amargosa Conservancy: Protecting A Desert Jewel
• Outings
Summer 2006
CONTENTS:
• Planned Energy Corridors May Threaten Public Lands
• View From The Chair: What We Do “Out There”
• How We’re Losing the West We Thought We’d Won
• Proposed Transmission Line Threatens Anza Borrego
• Reigning in ORV Abuses
• News Updates
• Opening of the Mojave Desert
• The Impact of Energy Corridors
• Still At Risk Without Mining Law Reform
• New Face Of CDCA Seeks Balance
• Mercury And Mines In Nevada
• Outings
Spring 2006
CONTENTS:
• The Intersection Of NAFTA & Quechan Sacred Places
• Desert Report’s New Managing Editor
• A Solution To The YDP/Cienega Controversy
• Surprise Canyon Motoring History
• Sand Mountain Blue Needs Protection
• Donna and Larry Charpied Honored
• News Updates
• Grasslands Of California
• Pipes Canyon: All In A Day’s Work
• Mojave Desert Impact Near Las Vegas
• Nevada Wilderness Designated By Congress
• Once They Call It “Paradise” Kiss It Good-bye
• Kelso Dunes to Halloran Summit Backpack
• Outings
Winter 2005
CONTENTS:
• Chromium 6 Plume In Needles Is 55 Feet From Colorado River
• Air Pollution In The Mono Lake Basin
• View From The Chair: Working With Native Americans
• Salton Sea Restoration: How Much Water Will Be Available?
• Lost Borders & Little Rain
• News Updates
• Joshua Tree Celebrates Anniversary, Minerva Hoyt
• Wind Wolves Preserve
• Sustainability In The Desert Southwest
• Outings
• Las Vegas Looks North For Water
Fall 2005
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CONTENTS:
• Mary Martin: Desert Heroine
• Water Victory In Owens Valley
• View From The Chair: It’s All About Volunteers
• First Ten Years Of The Mojave National Preserve
• Hiking The Desert Trail
• Desert Stewardship
• Owls And The Salton Sea
• The Student Conservation Association In The CA Desert
• BLM: Promoting Community Participation
• BLM: Volunteers Crucial To Wilderness Programs
• News Updates
• Volunteerism At Wind Wolves Preserve
• Volunteers Critical To Wilderness
• Outings