by Laraine Turk
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on May 08, 2021
While
Assembly Bill 1139 ("Net Energy Metering") contains provisions that support expansion of clean energy, especially to low-income customers, other provisions undercut those benefits. They add costs and reduce solar customer credit for extra energy they can send back to the grid. MBCA joined more than 30 organizations in signing a
letter to insist on amendments that will continue to advance clean energy for low-income consumers.
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by Laraine Turk
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on May 08, 2021
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by Laraine Turk
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on May 07, 2021
MBCA has published new website features and content. First, we have created a section called MBCA Takes a Stand. These letters, addressed to those having the power to affect our future (decision-makers and public agencies), demonstrate our commitment to our desert way of life with detailed and data-rich information enforcing our point of view. An extensive new section titled Desert-Wise Living contains new content and numerous helpful links in the spirit of MBCA’s mission to encourage “economic and environmental welfare” for residents of the Morongo Basin and other desert communities.
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by Stacy Doolittle
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on May 06, 2021
A spectacular blue-flowered sage,
Cleveland sage (Salvia clevelandii) is native to the Southern California coast and Baja. This highly-aromatic plant is a fast grower and a spring bloomer (dried blooms are showy throughout the year). Showcase this plant either by itself as a specimen plant, or create groupings in the landscape. Allow room for this plant when siting as it gets larger.
Photo by Stacy Doolittle
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by Laraine Turk
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on April 26, 2021
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by Laraine Turk
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on April 26, 2021
Residents across the Morongo Basin have expressed concern about a proposed luxury camping development just off Old Woman Springs Road in Flamingo Heights. MBCA has sent a
letter to the lead San Bernardino County contract planner emphasizing the need for a comprehensive Environmental Impact Report. A
news story from local radio station KCDZ provides additional information.
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by Laraine Turk
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on April 23, 2021
The proposed Solar 66 project located in the Mojave Desert community of Daggett between I-15 and Highway 40 would provide 7 megawatts of solar power on about 134 acres.
MBCA's comment letter on the County's Initial Study of this project points to concerns about flooding risks, air pollution, wildlife corridors, invasive species, and aesthetics.
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by Laraine Turk
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on April 22, 2021
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by Stacy Doolittle
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on April 16, 2021
Rosemary (Rosemary spp.) is native to the dry, rocky areas of the Mediterranean, yet it performs so well in our climate that we consider it a "desert-wise" plant and worthy of the spotlight.
Clipped rosemary in Yucca Valley,CA. Photo by Heather Sommerfield
You can help bees get through the winter by planting rosemary, as it is a late winter bloomer.
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by Laraine Turk
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on April 13, 2021
The Bureau of Land Management announced on April 7 that
Mojave Trails National Monument is one of five western public lands areas that will receive Land and Water Conservation Funding. The
BLM Press Release notes that
the funds will conserve wildlife habitat, "secure public access to a variety of recreational activities and set aside exceptional places for all Americans to enjoy.”
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