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Permaculture is the development of sustainable and self-sufficient agricultural ecosystems. Harrison House of Music, Arts & Ecology in Joshua Tree is offering a full permaculture design certification course. Reporter Mike Lipsitz says only a few slots remain before the class is full… Renowned permaculture teacher and enthusiast Warren Brush is among the instructors for the Permaculture Design Certification course May 15 through 28. Learn how to apply the ethics, principles, and techniques of permaculture. More information and sliding scale course registration may be accessed at louharrisonh...

Last November, a two-thirds super-majority of voters passed Measure K which sought county government reform. And from its very inception, the measure has met with major pushback from county government as roadblock after roadblock has been set in the way of implementing the reforms spelled out in Measure K. And now when it appeared to be running out of options, our own 42nd district state assemblyman, Chad Mayes, has introduced a new piece of legislation that aims to defeat Measure K once and for all. Here’s reporter Mike Lipsitz with more on the efforts to weaken county government reform an...

Last November, a two-thirds super-majority of voters passed Measure K which sought county government reform. And from its very inception, the measure has met with major pushback from county government as roadblock after roadblock has been set in the way of implementing the reforms spelled out in Measure K. And now when it appeared to be running out of options, our own 42nd district state assemblyman, Chad Mayes, has introduced a new piece of legislation that aims to defeat Measure K once and for all. Here’s reporter Mike Lipsitz with more on the efforts to weaken county government reform an...

Communities throughout our Morongo Basin have become sensitive to increasing encroachment from illegal pot farms, popular glamping developments, and refugees from the Los Angeles housing market. So when a contractor working for The Wildlands Conservancy recently expanded two sections of private road belonging to the conservancy for parking, an uprising ensued. Reporter Mike Lipsitz has more on this Facebook-fueled fiasco of misinformation… Word spread that the newly graded area was to accommodate parking for throngs of glampers who’d be drawn to a new campground being developed off the Sa...

This year’s application deadline for the Ruth Denison Environmental Conservation Scholarship has been extended. That’s good news for any local high school senior with his or her sights set on environmental or conservation work. Reporter Mike Lipsitz is here with the details… Graduating local high school seniors now have an extra month, until May 1, to apply for the $500 Ruth Denison Environmental Conservation Scholarship. Awarded by the Morongo Basin Conservation Association, the scholarship will go to a senior who plans to pursue a career involving environmental or conservation work. A...