• Altamira Gated Housing Project
• Joshua Tree Solar Farm
• Soda Mountain Solar Project 
• Dollar General Store vs. Joshua Tree
• Homestead Valley & Pioneertown Community Plans
• MBCA Desert Wise Living fall lecture 

• Alta Mira Gated Housing Appeal hearing preparation – Sept. 1
• Alta Mira Gated Housing Appeal hearing - Sept. 13
• Homestead Valley & Pioneertown Community Plans – see below
• MBCA Desert Wise Living fall lecture – Sept. 24  

Recent decisions were made on a couple long standing issues of concern to MBCA and our conservation partners. Opposition wages on as several others continue to wind their way through decision makers. We can however finally celebrate one wonderful victory. 

Federal and State Level Deny Soda Mountain Solar Certification

• Joshua Tree Solar Farm – video broadcast TOMORROW in JT
• Soda Mountain Solar – comment deadline 8/22/16
• MBCA Desert Wise Living fall lecture 9/24/16  
• Joshua Tree Airport Solar Farm - Appeal Hearing decision
  • Broadcast live via videoconference at the JT Burke Government Center tomorrow, Tuesday, August 16th, starting at 1:00PM.

Hear each of the three Appellants will have 3 minutes each to speak, the developer NextEra’s 5 minutes in defense of the project, and the Supervisors vote and final decision. The public will not be given opportunity for additional spoken comment.

(NOTE: This special BOS meeting will NOT be available on the internet via a link – only at the Burke Center videoconference.)

• Sand to Snow National Monument Collaboration Workshop
• Joshua Tree Community Plan meeting with San Bernardino County representatives
• Joshua Tree Airport Solar Farm BOS Appeal Hearing
• Soda Mountain Solar BOS Hearing
• Dollar General: JT Downtown Business Alliance loses in State Court of Appeal

Here is a quick review of important meetings for several issues that have been on our radar for the past months. Would love to see you at these meetings to ensure the public interests are well represented – especially those aligned with MBCA’s mission!

• Soda Mountain Solar Energy: SB Co. Supervisors decide on Aug. 23rd
• Big Bear Lake Xeriscape Garden Tour
• MBCA Founder Susan Luckie Reilly celebrated

 Soda Mountain Solar Energy: SB Co. Supervisors decide on Aug. 23rd

MBCA and our conservation partners are urging San Bernardino County Supervisors to deny approval for the Soda Mountain Solar Energy Project. It is important the Supervisors hear from constituents with strong objections to approving the Soda Mountain Solar Energy Project – prior to the Supervisors next regular meeting on August 23^rd when a decision will be made.

• Pumped Dry: The Global Crisis of Vanishing Groundwater - June 8
• Salton Sea Action Committee's Ex-Officio & Stakeholders Meeting - June 9
• Emeritus Director Susan Luckie Reilly celebrates her 100^th Birthday!
• Public Meeting: Land Use in the Johnson Valley Area
• Soda Mountain Solar: SB Co. Supervisors to decide future