NEWS UPDATES: ARCHIVESUPDATE to Comment Period for National Fixed Anchor Policy Early December gatherings; Climate Change effects on JT, and Western Gov’s Association Kenji – November 25, 2011 As part of a year-long celebration of the park's 75th Anniversary, Joshua Tree National Park and the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) are partnering to host a one day conference... Read More 75th Anniversary, Adaptation Strategies, Chris Gregoire, Climate Change Effects, Conservation, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Mark Butler, National Parks Conservation Association, Native Ecosystems, Npca Climb Smart Rocks the desert, kicks off the 11-12 Season Kenji – October 28, 2011 With the perfect weather window, a brand new venue, a slew of amazing and talented pros, the partnership of the Park and awesome sponsors from retail to brand to advocacy... Read More Access Fund, Adventure 16, Alan Bartlett, Astronomy, Bartlett, Brittany Griffith, Chimp, Cliffhanger Guides, Climbing, Climbing Gear, Don Reid, Evolve Sports, Five Ten, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Kelty, Kurt Smith, Lynn Hill, Mark Butler, Nomad Ventures, Pat Brennan, Revo, rock climbing, Sierra Designs, Sterling Rope, The North Face, Thx Climb Smart Event This Weekend Kenji – October 18, 2011 Join us for the season kickoff event in Joshua Tree Oct. 21-23 (Friday thru Sunday)! LYNN HILL will be there, teaching and sharing inspiration and slides, along with BRITTANY GRIFFITH... Read More A16, Access Fund, adidas Outdoors, Adventure 16, Black Diamond, Brittany, Brittany Griffith, Camping, Climb Smart, JOSAR, Joshua Tree, Kurt Smith, Lynn Hill, National Parks, Nomad Ventures, Revo, rock climbing, Search Rescue, Sierra Designs, Socal Climbing, Sterling Ropes, The North Face Join us at Climb Smart 2011! Kenji – September 27, 2011 OCTOBER 21-23, JOSHUA TREE LAKE CAMPGROUND AND CLIMBING SITES WITHIN JTNP - Join Friends of Joshua Tree and legendary climbers Lynn Hill, Brittany Griffith, and Kurt Smith as we kick... Read More Adventure 16, Black Diamond, Brittany Griffith, Camping, Climb Smart, Evolve Sports, Friends Of Joshua Tree, JOSAR, Joshua Tree National Park, Kurt Smith, Lake Campground, Lynn Hill, Nps, prAna, Rescue Climbers, rock climbing, Search Rescue, Socal Climbing, Sterling Ropes Climb Smart Update; all time athlete lineup Oct 21-23 in JTree Kenji – August 28, 2011 Registration has OPENED and sponsors and athletes are on board... Lynn Hill, legendary Stonemaster and arguably the most revered American climber in the world, cut her teeth on the Monzonite... Read More 75th Anniversary, Access Fund, Brittany Griffith, Climb Smart, Climbing Partners, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Kurt Smith, Lynn Hill, Monzonite, Outdoor Recreation, Patagonia, rock climbing, Stonemaster Climb Smart 2011 registration is now Open! Climbing season opener in October with FOJT Kenji – July 26, 2011 Join us to kick off the JTree climbing season October 21-23 with a host of sponsors, including for the first time ever the Joshua Tree National Park. It's their 75th... Read More 75th Anniversary, Amp, Best Time, Comraderie, Early Bird, Education Advocacy, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Gathering Of The Tribe, General Management, High Energy, JOSAR, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, JTree, Management Plan, Search Rescue, Season Opener, Shape, Smart, Stewardship, Tree Search Climb Smart 2011 Oct. 21-23 -Save That Date… Kenji – June 26, 2011 Friends of Joshua Tree will be hosting the 15th Climb Smart event in and around the Park this Fall, kicking off the climbing season in a special way with star... Read More 75th Anniversary, Celebration, Climb Smart, Hosting, Joshua Tree, JTree, Music, Newsletter Check, Occassional Newsletter, Photo Galleries, rock climbing, Service Projects, Smart, Smart Photo, Star Athletes FOJT donates Ford F-350 Utility truck to NPS for Search & Rescue team Kenji – June 4, 2011 Friends Of Joshua Tree, through several years of horse-trading and donation wrangling, has handed over the keys and pink slip to a sweet SAR vehicle to Joshua Tree National Park.... Read More Chief Ranger, Climbers, Ford, Ford 350, Ford F 350, Ford Truck, Friends, Horse Trading, Joshua Tree National Park, Kenji, Mark Butler, Nps, Peepers, Pink Slip, Press Release, Sar, Search Rescue, Spirit, Superintendent, Supt, Truck Donation, Truck Search, User Groups FOJT Spring Fund Drive – get in the game by May 30 for fab prizes! Kenji – May 17, 2011 Our first annual Spring Fund Drive is well under way and we appreciate all of you that stepped up to help us spring to life during the amazing JTree climbing... Read More Black Diamond, Coffee, Emergency Updates, Fab, Front Page, Game, Joshua Tree, JTree, Land Managers, Locals, Newsletters, Pot, Prizes, Rescue Climbers, Search Rescue, Spring Fund Drive, Spring To Life, Sterling, Swag Idyllwild Adopt-A-Crag May 14 Kenji – April 20, 2011 From our good friend and AF regional coordinator Jim Pinter-Lucke... Adopt-a-Crag * Climbers’ Festival May 14, 2011 8:30 – 6 Idyllwild Town Hall25926 Cedar StreetIdyllwild, CA Activities Morning: Trail Maintenance and... Read More Access Fund, American Alpine Club, Amp, Bakery, Climbers Festival, Cmc, Conjunction, Crag, Demo, Good Friend, Honey Bunns, Idyllwild Ca, Nomad Ventures, Pinter, Raffle, Regional Coordinator, Town Hall, Trail Maintenance, Us Forest Service, Xyz Raptor nest closure in effect now; Towers Of Uncertainty Kenji – March 23, 2011 This area has been closed in spring for the past few years due to both American Kestrel and Red-Tailed Hawk nests being verified as active by the Park Service. Please... Read More 75th Anniversary, American Kestrel, Anniversary Celebration, Closure, Email Newsletter, Epic, Flowers, Geology Tour, Hawk, Kestrel, Nps, Raptor, Red Tailed Hawk, Red Tailed Hawk Nests, Sensitive Areas, Uncertainty, Upcoming Events UPDATE! Obama and Salazar protect Joshua Tree from the Eagle Mtn landfill! Kenji – March 5, 2011 Eagle Mountain, CA: On Friday, February 25, the Obama Administration dealt a heavy blow to the proposed Eagle Mountain dump at Eagle Mountain, nestled in the arms of Joshua Tree... Read More 24 Years, Blow, Court Rulings, Department Of Interior, Developer, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mtn, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Landfill, Longstanding Position, National Treasure, Obama, Petition, Supreme Court, Victory URGENT: RESPONSE DEADLINE FEB 25. Eagle Landfill project next to JTNP? Kenji – February 24, 2011 URGENT: RESPONSE DEADLINE FEB 25 In our meeting with JTNP Superintendent Curt Sauer last year, he indicated that although courts had twice decided that the Eagle Mtn landfill project (see... Read More Bod, Deadline Feb, Doi, Eagle Mtn, Feelings, Garbage, Great Outdoors, Initiative, Irony, Joshua Tree National Park, Kaiser, Ken Salazar, Landfill Project, Response Deadline, Secretary Of The Interior, Superintendent, Trash, Urgent Response, Who Is A Friend, Working Assets Wilderness Fixed Anchor Policy Update Kenji – February 7, 2011 The National Park Service has released an updated draft of its wilderness management policies. The update covers provisions specific to climbing fixed anchors. Iconic climbing areas in the U.S., including... Read More Access Fund, Anchor National, Anchors, climbing policy, Issue Background, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Management Policies, National Park Service, Policy Position, Provisions, Public Lands, Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Management, Wilderness Protection, Yosemite, Yosemite Climbing Jan. 29 JTNP Celebration and New JTNP Superintendent Mark Butler Kenji – January 12, 2011 Come celebrate Joshua Tree National Park's 75th Anniversary with Huell Howser and meet the new Super as well! http://www.jtnp75.org/ (link to invite page) And... check out this little bio on NEW... Read More 75th Anniversary, Celebration, Huell Howser, Jan 29, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, Mark Butler, Nps, Park Superintendent, Superintendent, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park A memorable, historic 2010… and what 2011 holds. Kenji – January 2, 2011 From the bottom of our volunteer-driven hearts, we thank you for your moral, muscle, and money-based support in 2010. It enabled us to do so much, despite the challenge of... Read More Beautification, Beckey, Bridwell, Chief Ranger, Climbers, Constant Contact, Consultative Voice, Direct Dialogue, Global Recession, Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree, Key Park, Land Management Agency, Memo Of Understanding, National Park Service, Park Areas, Park Resource, Park Resource Management, Park Superintendent, Resource Mgmt, Signboard, Tiny Budget, Wildlife Biologist Climb Smart 2010 opens new ground for the future Kenji – November 6, 2010 Well we could talk about it till the Bighorn come home, but some pics can tell the story better.... see slideshow below! But suffice to say that the kickoff event... Read More Bighorn, Bod, Brittany Griffith, Climb Smart, Climbers, Hog, Joshua Tree, Kickoff Event, Little Taste, New Ground, Rattlers, Register, Slideshow, Smart, Tons Of Fun, Volunteering Climb Smart 2010 open for Registrants! Kenji – September 8, 2010 OCT. 22-24 FOJT with sponsors Black Diamond, Adventure 16, Sterling Ropes, Evolve Sports , Nomad Ventures and Uprising and kick off the climbing season in Joshua Tree right with skills... Read More Adventure 16, Advocacy, Advocacy Groups, Amp, Athlete, Black Diamond, Campers, Campsites, Climb Smart, Climbers, Climbing, Costume Contests, Excuse, Festival Grounds, Friends, Friends Of Joshua Tree, Giveaways, Joshua Tree, Lifelong Relationships, Lt, Outdoor Recreation, Registrants, rock climbing, Search Rescue, Site Camping, Skill Levels, Smart, Sports, Sportsman, Sterling Ropes, Supporting Organizations, Tree Search, Uprising Climb Smart in October launches new format Kenji – June 13, 2010 FOJT is kicking off the climbing season in the fall with a totally revamped format for their annual event, in partnership with brands, athletes and the local Joshua Tree community.... Read More Advocacy, Climbing, Festival, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree National Park, National Parks, Partnership, rock climbing, Smart Gallery, Sportsmans Lodge Speak Up… JTNPS is listening. Kenji – May 26, 2010 You can wait to react, or be part of the shaping process of your Park. The General Management Plan process has officially begun, but it's a long process and your... Read More Activism, Blog, Bod, Climbers, Climbing, Comments Section, General Management, General Management Plan, Joshua Tree, Management Plan, National Parks, Natural Magic, Outdoor Recreation, Park Superintendent, Public Policy, Vet « Previous 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 Next » CATEGORIES Archives Call To Action Climber Alert Events General News Resources