Joshua Tree Guide Spring, 2004 Let's Celebrate! Climb the Mountains and Get Their Good Tidings; Nature's Peace Will Flow Into You As Sunshine Into Flowers

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Joshua Tree Guide Spring, 2004 Let's Celebrate! Climb the Mountains and Get Their Good Tidings; Nature's Peace Will Flow Into You As Sunshine Into Flowers National Park Service Park Guide U.S. Department of the Interior Joshua Tree National Park A Planning Guide for Visitors to Joshua Tree National Park Joshua Tree Guide Spring, 2004 Let's Celebrate! Climb the mountains and get their good tidings; Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine into flowers.... -John Muir It is time to celebrate four decades of wilderness preservation, to evaluate the condition of our wilderness system, and to imagine where the next 40 years will take us. On September 3,1964, Congress passed one of the most significant conservation laws of the last century: "In order to assure that an increasing population, accom­ panied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and Joshua Tree National Park Wilderness modify all areas within the United States.. .it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness." Tree National Park embraces 585,000 acres of wilderness.) The U.S. Forest Ser­ So what is wilderness anyway? Ultimately we must each define it for ourselves, vice, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manage the for it exists in the mind as much as on a map. The Wilderness Act describes it remaining 60 percent of U.S. wilderness areas. as a place where nature prevails and where humans don't interfere with natural processes. Characterized by clean water, clean air, habitat for wildlife, and scenic Wilderness, however, has not always been valued. For most of the history of this beauty unmarred by human invention, wilderness is the place where we harried country nature has been viewed as, if not something to be feared as uncivilized urbanites can go to experience natural quiet, solitude, and open space. As John and threatening, at the very least as a commodity to be utilized and consumed. So Muir said, "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, how has wilderness emerged over the decades to become appreciated and in some where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul." cases preserved? Just like the idea of "national parks," wilderness preservation is an American idea. 1500 -1700 Explorers and colonists advanced into a temperate and wild land The Wilderness Act was the culmination of many years of collaboration among inhabited by indigenous peoples and abundant animal life. North America's wil­ conservation groups and Congress that established a new standard of land con­ derness was seen as a place to be tamed and utilized. servation. And that standard has spread from its American roots to other nations: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Finland, Sri Lanka, the former Soviet Union, and Why remain in England and suffer a whole Continent to lie waste without South Africa, for example, have also legislatively protected wilderness. Although any improvement. not enacting wilderness legislation, Italy, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and the Philip­ ~ John Winthrop, defending his decision to settle in the New World. pines have declared wilderness zones in public parks, municipal watersheds, game reserves, and forests. 1700 -1800 Fur trappers, mountain men, and explorers pushed the frontier boundary westward as civilization consumed the limited natural resources of the The National Wilderness Preservation System that was created by the Wilder­ original settlements. ness Act currently consists of over 105 million acres of federal public lands or 4.5 percent of the United States. Only Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Thus we behold Kentucky, lately an howling wilderness, the habitation of Maryland, and Rhode Island have no wilderness areas. The National Park Service savages and wild beasts, become a fruitful field; this region, so favourably manages over 40 percent of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and over distinguished by nature, now become the habitation of civilization.... 50 percent of National Park Service lands are designated as wilderness. (Joshua -Daniel Boone, The Adventures of Daniel Boone, 1784 continued on page 3 IN THIS ISSUE JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK 74485 NATIONAL PARK DRIVE Backcountry 5 TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA 92277 Biking 4 Campgrounds 4 Hiking 7 Information 2 Nature Trails 7 Park Map 6 Publications 11 See and Do 4 EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA Emergency: dial 909-383-5651 —Important information accessibility only phones are located at the Indian and turns them into aggressive crea­ trash The nature trails at Bajada, Cap Rock, Cove ranger station and at Intersection tures as they lose their fear of humans. Our dry desert climate cannot quickly and the Oasis of Mara are accessible. Rock parking area. decompose such things as orange peels, Assistive listening systems and sign- leave no trace apple cores, egg shells, and other picnic language interpreters are available for environment During your visit please pick up trash remains. Loose paper blows into bushes some programs with prior notice. Two deserts, two large ecosystems around campgrounds and trails. Your creating an unsightly mess, and plastic whose characteristics are determined actions will inspire other park visitors. six-pack rings can strangle wildlife. all terrain vehicles primarily by elevation, come together at Dispose of your trash in a responsible ATVs may not be used in the park. Joshua Tree National Park. Below 3,000 lost & found manner and recycle whatever you can. feet, the Colorado Desert encompasses Report lost, and turn in found, items at bicycling the eastern part of the park and features any visitor center or ranger station. Lost vehicle laws Bicycling is permitted on public roads, natural gardens of ocotillo and cholla articles will be returned if found. Park roads are narrow and winding. both paved and dirt. There are no bicy­ cactus. The higher, moister, and slightly Some areas are congested. Speed limits cle paths and many roads are narrow, so cooler Mojave Desert is the special off-road driving are there for your safety and well-being. ride cautiously. Bikes are prohibited on habitat of the Joshua tree. Joshua tree Vehicles, including bicycles, are prohib­ State and federal vehicle laws apply backcountry and nature trails. forests occur in the western half of the ited off established roads. The desert within the park. park, which also includes some of the ecosystem is fragile. Off-road driving campfires most interesting geologic displays found and riding creates ruts, upsetting deli­ visitor activities Campfires are permitted in camp­ in California's deserts. In addition, five cate drainage patterns, compacting the Ranger-led programs are offered on the grounds and in picnic areas where fire fan palm oases dot the park, indicat­ soil, and leaving visual scars for years. weekends from mid-October through grates are provided. Campfires are not ing those few areas where water occurs Plants are crushed and uprooted. Wild­ mid-December and from mid-February allowed in the backcountry. Collecting naturally and where wildlife abounds. life shelters are destroyed, and food and through May. Check at visitor centers, vegetation, living or dead, is prohibited, water supplies are altered or obliterated. at entrance stations, and on camp­ so bring firewood. entrance fees ground bulletin boards for a current Admission to the park is $10 per vehicle parking schedule. climate and is good for seven consecutive days. Park roads, even the paved roads, are Days are typically clear with less than A Joshua Tree Pass may be purchased narrow, winding, and have soft, sandy visitor centers 25 percent humidity. Temperatures are for $25 and a National Parks Pass, shoulders. Accidents occur when visi­ The park's main visitor center is located most comfortable in the spring and fall, which is good for all National Park tors stop along the road to admire a at the Oasis of Mara in Twentynine with an average high/low of 85°F and Service sites, costs $50. Both are good view or make a picture. There are many Palms. It is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The pullouts and parking lots, so wait until 50°F respectively. Winter brings cooler for 12 months. A Golden Age Pass may Cottonwood Visitor Center is open you get to one before stopping. days, around 60°F, and freezing nights. be purchased by any U.S. citizen 62 or from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Books, videos, It occasionally snows at higher eleva­ older for $10, and it is good for life. maps, and related items are available, tions. Summers are hot, over—some­ pets as well as cultural and natural history times well over—100°F during the day firearms and weapons While pets are allowed in the park, their exhibits, and park rangers to answer and not cooling much below 75°F until Firearms, including fireworks, traps, activities are restricted. They must be on your questions.wildflowers the early hours of the morning. bows, BB guns, paint-ball guns, and a leash at all times and cannot be more Spring blooming periods vary with slingshots are not allowed in the park. than 150 feet from a road, picnic area, elevation, temperature, and the amount commercial filming or campground; they are prohibited of moisture in the soil. You can get cur­ When filming or photography involves food, lodging, services from trails, and they must never be left rent information by calling the park. advertising a product or service, the use There are no concessions within the unattended—not even in a vehicle. of models, sets, props, or the use of a park. However, surrounding communi­ wildlife viewing restricted site, a film permit is required. ties can fulfill most visitor needs. Con­ potable water It is a thrill to see wild animals in the tact local chambers of commerce for Water is available at the visitor center park, but remember: this is their home day-use and restricted areas information.
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