Letter: Comments on Dust Issues in Mojave AQMD Rule 401
Posted by Laraine Turk on August 21, 2023
Related MBCA News follows this letter.
Posted by
Laraine Turk · October 23, 2023 8:44 PM
MBCA's October 23
comment letter about the proposed Easley Solar Project near Lake Tamarisk and Desert Center explains how the proposal will add to the already excessive dust problems in current projects nearby, affecting residents' health and violating concepts of environmental justice. Additionally and critically, undisturbed desert land provides carbon sequestration that has far more value and far less harm than scraping more desert for industrial scale solar.
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MBCA Scholarships for 2025 Announced
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...
MBCA Featured on Z107.7 Up Close Radio Show
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...
Lovemore Ranch Appeal Denied by Supervisors
After hearing three hours of public comment, the San Bernardino County Supervisors unanimously denied the appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of the Lovemore Ranch housing project. The appeal was filed by MBCA and supported by the Joshua Tree Village Neighbors group and others. Public comments were almost entirely in support of the appeal. You can view the entire hearing by clicking "video" on the April 8 line of the...
Eblast: April 7, 2025
Appeal of LoveMore Ranch Hearing Set
Attend California Desert Coalition Meeting on changes to NEPA
Desert Wise Living Landscape Tour April 27, 2025
Announcing Desert-Wise Landscape Tour 2025
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...
Eblast: March 30, 2025
Saturday Rally, March 22, Supporting Chuckwalla National Monument
Eblast: March 04, 2025
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
MBCA Comments on Proposed Changes to Wind Turbine Specifications
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...
MBCA Joins National Parks Conservation Association Requesting Reversal of Workforce Reductions
MBCA is one of 495 organizations which have signed on to this letter from the National Parks Conservation Association to Senators and Congressional representatives. The letter requests immediate reversal of the recent federal workforce reductions, "particularly those individuals who had been employed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), USDA Forest Service, (USFS) and the National Park Service (NPS). The letter states that the...
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