Morongo Basin Conservation Association has awarded college scholarships to three local graduating high school seniors.  Recipients demonstrate commitments to include conservation and environmental interests in their education and career plans. Each $1,000 scholarship goes toward the student's higher education expenses in the 2025-26 academic year. MBCA's Conservation Scholarship is the continuation of our commitment to educate the next generation of conservation-conscious citizens. Jocelyn Gonzalez of Yucca Valley High School is the recipient, planning to study biological sciences...

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On April 18, three MBCA Board members were interviewed on the Up Close Show (Episode 397), a weekly public affairs program of local radio station Z107.7 FM. Host and Hall of Fame Journalist Gary Daigneault conversed with MBCA's Vice President Stacy Doolittle, Board member Arch McCulloch, and Secretary Laraine Turk. While much of the hour-long discussion focused on details of the upcoming Desert-Wise Landscape Tour, the Board members were also...

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  Appeal of LoveMore Ranch Hearing Set Attend California Desert Coalition Meeting on changes to NEPA Desert Wise Living Landscape Tour April 27, 2025    

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate of Event: Sunday, April 27, 2025    Contact: Steve Bardwell:   818-516-1437 Laraine Turk:   760-799-2951  MORONGO BASIN CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION 2025 DESERT-WISE LANDSCAPE TOUR Morongo Basin, CA – March 25, 2025The annual Desert-Wise Landscape Tour offered by the Morongo Basin Conservation Association is scheduled for Sunday, April 27, between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. The public is invited to visit five creatively landscaped home sites and two public gardens...

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Video and PowerPoint slides from 56 th Annual Meeting available! MBCA joins in appeal of approval of Lovemore Ranch Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act Workshop March 10, 2025 Attend California Desert Coalition Meeting on changes to NEPA Desert Wise Living Landscape Tour April 27, 2025    

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In this letter to San Bernardino County Senior Planner Maryn Wells, MBCA expresses concerns about a proposed Development Code amendment that would permit expansion of the generating capacity of wind turbines Countywide. With the potential for placement of 100-foot tall wind turbines within the Rural Living Zone, MBCA is calling for the imposition of a Conditional Use Permit for the permitting of wind turbines throughout the County. Especially in desert...

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