Saturday, April 11 - April 17, 2015

!!! IMPORTANT !!!
This Wednesday!

Wednesday, April 15, 2015
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Yucca Valley Community Center Complex – Yucca Room
57090 29Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley

Be there if you can.

FIGHT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSAL TO RADICALLY EXPAND OFF-ROAD VEHICLE USE IN JOSHUA TREE and WONDER VALLEY
The Bureau of Land Management [BLM] is proposing to radically expand the use of BLM land in the Joshua Tree area (and beyond) by Off-Road Vehicle [ORV] riders.

ORV tracks over desert lupine, a delicate spring wildflower.

We all know how bad illegal ORV activity is in Joshua Tree. This BLM proposal would make things much, much worse. If enacted as currently written, this proposal would allow almost all local BLM land to be used as ORV courses. There would be little to no enforcement of any rules regarding ORV riding. The result would be distress, devastation and destruction to the precious wilderness and wildlife that our community is embedded within.

Representatives from the BLM are coming to our area this Wednesday night, looking for feedback on this proposal from the public. It is ESSENTIAL that we people of conscience, who know the inherent value of our local wilderness and wildlife, show up and speak our minds on this issue.

For detailed and informed analysis of this BLM proposal by a local expert, consult biologist Pat Flanagan’s presentation: http://www.orvwatch.com/


For further information on this issue, and on ORV use in the desert in general, check out Community ORV Watch. They do GREAT and ESSENTIAL work: http://www.orvwatch.com/

SATURDAY, April 11

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Mojave Desert Land Trust Gateway Headquarters Open House. LIVE MUSIC with Mojave Rhythm. 60124 29Palms Hwy, JT. More: Lesley Hughes, 760-366-5440 or lesley@mojavedesertlandtrust.org.

3:00 p.m.: Mojave Rattle Skaters vs Foothill Foxy Flyers. Womens full contact roller derby. $8 in advance/military. $10 at the door. Kids 10 and under free. Snake Pit, 52260 Little League Drive YV After party at Willie Boys.

5:00 – late: SECOND SATURDAY, Downtown art crawl, live music events, and more.
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.: JTAG Opening Reception, 61607 29Palms Hwy, JT.

7:00 – 11:00 p.m.: Earth to Mother Art Show and Open Mic, Beatnik Lounge, 61597 29Palms Hwy, JT. MORE: tinyurl.com/hdstar-earth2mother

SUNDAY, April 12

Mil-Tree brings veterans, active-duty military, and civilians together to address the wounds of the soul through communication and art. Mil-Tree is seeking submissions of poems, short stories, or songs created by active or retired military members and their families regarding wartime experiences. Contact: Paula Jeane at teacher.beloved@gmail.com More: www.mil-tree.org 

See the call for submissions.

LIVE MUSIC Beatnik Lounge, 61597 29Palms Hwy, JT.
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.: Myshkin, Urban Desert Cabaret (Joe CIty Garcia) and Rags & Bones,
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.: Experimental sounds from Andrea Pensado and Cat Livingston's Music Zpsage.

MONDAY April 13, 6:30 p.m.: Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council (MAC), JT Recreation Center, 6171 Sunburst Avenue, JT. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate.

WEDNESDAY, April 15, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Joshua Basin Water District BOARD MEETING, 61750 Chollita Road, JT. The public is welcome.

FRIDAY, April 17, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.: Black Rock Lecture Series: Climate Change Response. Moderator:  Frazier Haney, Mojave Desert Land Trust. Panelists:  Cameron Barrows, Research Scientist, UC Riverside; Ian James, Investigative Reporter, The Desert Sun and JTNP Resource Staff. Copper Mountain College, 6162 Rotary Way, JT. RSVP tinyurl.com/hdstar-climate-change

SATURDAY, April 18, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Earth day Restoration/Clean-up on the Gateway Parcel, Section 33. More: Lesley Hughes, 760-366-5440 or lesley@mojavedesertlandtrust.org.

This is International Dark SkyWeek: turn off outdoor lights to observe the wonders of the night sky without light pollution.

Joshua Tree Clean Team meets every 2nd, 4th and 5th Wednesday of the month and does 1 hour of clean up around JT. Socializing afterwards. Yay, Clean Team! More:  (760)366-8415.