About Us

Who Are We?
Learn More about our organization, who we are, our goals, and the activities and events we host.

A History of the Friends of Jawbone: Part One
Part One of Three of the History of the Friends of Jawbone, detailing the timeline of our organization from 1996 through the present day.
In this section: The formative days of the Friends of Jawbone from its inception in 1996 through the year 2000.

A History of the Friends of Jawbone: Part Two
Part Two of Three of the History of the Friends of Jawbone, detailing the timeline of our organization from 1996 through the present day.
In this section: 2000-2010, recapping the events that took place over the course of the first decade of the new millennium.

A History of the Friends of Jawbone: Part Three
Part Three of Three of the History of the Friends of Jawbone, detailing the timeline of our organization from 1996 through the present day.
In this section: 2010 through the present day, recapping the stories and events of the last decade and change.

Monthly Stakeholder Meetings
Friends of Jawbone hosts monthly stakeholder meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at 9:00 AM. These stakeholder meetings are held at the BLM Jawbone Station Visitor Center, located at 28111 Jawbone Canyon Road, off of Highway 14, 20 miles north of Mojave. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Regular participants include representatives of: Kern County Supervisors, Kern County Sheriff, Kern County Board of Trade, BLM’s Ridgecrest Field Office, California City, Red Rock Canyon State Park, Honda Proving Center, and the Jawbone Station Staff.
See full article for an active meeting schedule.

Dedicated to Ed Waldheim

Founder of the Friends of Jawbone (FOJ)
Friends of Jawbone is a non-profit corporation under section 501(c)(3). If you or your business would like to support Friends of Jawbone, please click here.
Special Thanks To:
Please join us in thanking our Supporters:
Sponsors of our 27th Moose Anderson Day:
Bakersfield UTV & Stereo
California Outdoor Recreation Foundation
CSI Electric
Desert Search and Rescue
Dirt & Destroy
Doug Varner
Funtime ATV Rentals
Happy Trails Data Management
High Desert 4 Wheelers
Indian Wells Brewing Company
J’s Maintenance
Jawbone Canyon Store
Jawbone Channel
Karl’s Hardware
Living Desert Zoo
Peak Productions
Precise RV Rentals
Rinco
RSI
Rocking MM Enterprises
Viking Bags
X-West
Bakersfield UTV & Stereo
Desert Search and Rescue
Doug Varner
Happy Trails Data Management
Indian Wells Brewing Company
Jawbone Canyon Store
Karl’s Hardware
Peak Productions
Rinco
Rocking MM Enterprises
X-West
Shaw Charitable Fund
PIONEER MEMBERSHIP
If you would like to sponsor this year’s events or a future event, please contact us at:
(760) 373-1146