Frontier Communications is working to expand high-speed internet and cellphone service to the Morongo Basin through a federal grant, but issues of environmental damage and private property rights have arisen among local residents. Residents are invited to this meeting where representatives of Supervisor Dawn Rowe's office and from Frontier Communications will listen to residents' concerns and offer information. 

Mojave Desert Land Trust presents a free "Campfire Talk" about the historical cultural legacy of the Mojave Desert. This is a followup to the November 1st Campfire talk on the pre-historic legacy. More information can be found on MDLT's Events webpage. 

Cameron Barrows of the UCR Center for Conservation Biology and Colin Barrows of Friends of the Desert Mountains will discuss the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.  Here is a full description and a link to register. Registration is requested but the lecture is free.

The Morongo Basin MAC meets monthly (except August and December). Due to the November cancellation due to Veterans Day, the MAC will meet in December this year. As soon as available, the agenda will be published on this page.

Facilitated by Dr. Chris Tracy, Director of the UCR Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center, each free presentation is designed to examine the world in new and surprising ways. Speaker will be RoxAnna Breitigan, discussing conservation efforts to save a species of Oryx.

Twentynine Palms Historical Society and Joshua Tree National Park Association present Cane West, NPS Ranger, on "Joshua Tree: A Place in the American West." Read more about the series at the website of either the Historical Society or the Park Association. $5 admission.

Dr. Peter Bloom, who has conducted avian research projects all over the world, will discuss all the fascinating things he's learned about the California condor. Here is a full description and a link to register. Registration is requested but the lecture is free.