Rain at New Jersey shore as rare as in the Mojave Desert this fall as drought worsens
For months the New Jersey forecast has been warm temperatures, sunny skies and no rain, but the consecutive days of dry ...
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USGS to conduct low-level helicopter flights over the western Mojave Desert
A helicopter dangling a massive, hula hoop-shaped sensor will soon be carrying out low-level flights above the High Desert as part of a USGS survey.
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USGS to conduct low-level helicopter flights over the western Mojave Desert
"The purpose of the survey is to provide images of subsurface electrical conductivity that expand the fundamental knowledge of the geology of the western Mojave Desert," according to a statement ...
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Federal judge rules off-road plan illegal, environmentalists see victory for desert tortoise
A federal judge has partly ruled in favor of environmental groups challenging what one called a vast "spaghetti" network of popular off-road vehicle routes in the Mojave Desert, which they charge ...
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Fencing installed to protect endangered Mojave Desert tortoises from vehicles
Mojave National Preserve officials are continuing their efforts to protect endangered desert tortoises from vehicles with the installation of dozens of miles of roadside "tortoise fencing" in ...
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Fencing Used At Mojave National Preserve To Protect Desert Tortoises
Simple wire fencing — miles of it — is being used at Mojave National Preserve in California to protect Desert tortoises, a threatened species, from being runover by vehicles.