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California desert
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tending the wild
Tending the Wild
The Desert Is Made of Water
Post date:In order to understand the desert and the peoples who lived there from time immemorial, you have to understand what deserts lack most.
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commentary
Redefine
Desert Water Project Would Threaten Tribes' Sacred Lands
Post date:The Mojave Desert's Old Woman Mountains are a real-life history book. Their wildlife and water deserve lasting protection.
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Renewable Energy
Redefine
Power Storage Project Near Joshua Tree NP Is a Bad Idea
Post date:A project intended to store power generated by desert solar and wind facilities poses an unacceptable risk to wildlife.
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noise pollution
Redefine
Finding California's Quietest Places... And Keeping Them That Way
Post date:Noise is the pollution nobody talks about, but we can control it as easily as flipping a switch.
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endangered species
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New Desert Plan Will Help Wildlife Along the Amargosa River
Post date:A controversial renewable energy plan for the California Desert will permanently protect some of Death Valley's most vulnerable neighbors.
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citizen science
Redefine
Birding in the California Desert's National Monuments
Post date:California's three new desert National Monuments offer lots of opportunities to get your bird on.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Darwin Dreamin’
Post date:Established in 1877 near Death Valley, the tiny desert mining outpost of Darwin is home to a group of eclectic artists.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Paul Clemente and the Art of Coachella
Post date:This year, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is stepping up their art game.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Desert Storms: Destruction and Construction at Scotty's Castle
Post date:Scotty's Castle in Death Valley remains shuttered after rains and massive flooding.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Walking Through Time: The Layered Past of Red Hill’s Volcanic Viewscape
Post date:Artist duo High & Dry document the Fossil Falls desert landscape -- a region once occupied by heavy volcanic activity.
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public lands
Redefine
Feds OK Huge, Controversial Solar Project Near Mojave Preserve
Post date:The facility doesn't have a buyer for its power or any way to get that power to market, but the BLM approved it anyway.
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Activism
Redefine
The Woman Who Saved The California Desert
Post date:Minerva Hoyt saw the desert being destroyed, and that made her angry.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Noah Purifoy's Desert Art Museum
Post date:The Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum of Assemblage Sculpture, open to the public, illustrates the artist's vision during the last 15 years of his life.
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KCET Press Releases
Press Room
KCET's Award-Winning Weekly Series 'SOCAL CONNECTED' Asks 'What if They Built an Airport and Nobody Came?'
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