Fred Perris of the California Southern Railroad chose a route through the High Desert that closely followed the grade of the Mojave River. With a new railroad and a water source, land agents ...

Now, the next chapter of the water saga is being told here in the Mojave Desert. On Monday ... it takes the issue of protecting local water resources by taking the time to carefully study a ...

On the northern edge of the Mojave Desert, a new trauma has awakened ... Perched on the edge of a mostly dry salt lake, Trona has no source of clean water and for at least 70 years has relied ...

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The Old Spanish Trail in California and the Mojave Road were originally footpaths between desert water sources developed by Native Americans as trade routes from the interior desert to the Pacific ...

Water flows in the Mojave River ... hydrogeologist and director of water resources for the water agency. “With a desert water cycle that averages roughly 10 years of dry for every one to ...

Soon after, an analysis funded by the Mojave Desert Land Trust and published ... This spring is the largest natural water source for 1,000 square miles. “In the equation of Southern California ...

For many sovereign tribal nations who call the desert home, water insecurity ... including springs and cultural resources that are sacred to tribal communities. The Mojave Groundwater Bank ...

I stopped in the Mojave Desert and wandered around a 251-acre abandoned water park. The former ... named Lake Dolores Waterpark after his wife. Source: Business Insider In 1962, he opened it ...