This post was originally published on this siteMOJAVE DESERT LAND TRUST BOOK CLUB Celebrating Latino voices in environmental literature Latino Conservation Week celebrates the connections of the Latino community with their…
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This post was originally published on this siteWISDOM interns discovered the darkest spot in the western portion of Mojave Trails National Monument. A new group is continuing that quest for…
This post was originally published on this siteMojave Desert Land Trust book club Black authors on science, conservation, and the environment June 19th — Juneteenth — commemorates the day the last enslaved people were emancipated…
This post was originally published on this siteHelp support the Mojave Desert’s unique biodiversity by landscaping with desert natives With environmental threats like habitat loss and climate change upon us, our…
This post was originally published on this siteThe dark night sky is being mapped in the monument thanks to an MDLT project promoting women in STEM. The Milky Way above Mojave…
This post was originally published on this siteThe Mojave Desert is spectacular at all times of year, but springtime is especially abundant with wildflowers and other fresh sprouts. While seeing…
If 2021 has you inspired to learn more about the California desert or Indigenous history and culture, you’re in luck! We’ve compiled some of the favorite desert reads of Columba…
Night Sky as seen from Bagdad in Mojave Trails National Monument. Note the Milk Way’s prominence in the photo. Photo: MDLT By Mary Cook-Rhyne, MDLT Education Coordinator Have you ever…
The California desert environment is “extremely fragile, easily scarred, and slowly healed.” This apt description, from the 1976 designation of the California Desert Conservation Area, drives home the need for…
By Miranda Buckley, Women in Science Discovering Our Mojave intern “I’ve got a friend-o!” exclaims Roseanna, who’s crouched over, peering intently at the crunchy leaf-litter scattered on my old white…