Taking action for iconic species
Western Joshua Tree
MDLT is at the forefront of conservation efforts to save the iconic western Joshua tree. We are moving fast to save this declining species through two significant initiatives.
Endangered Mojave desert tortoise
MDLT is leading a project to restore and protect critical desert tortoise habitat in the western Mojave Desert. Over three years we are carrying out an interagency strategy of establishing large, intact expanses of habitat by clearly delineating and signing legal travel routes in the area, and halting and restoring unauthorized cross-country off-highway vehicle activity and route proliferation that has occurred in this region.
Rare plants
The Mojave Desert Seed Bank is a repository of seeds of the native flora of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts. Seeds from the Mojave Desert Seed Bank are used to restore degraded habitat, for research, and for the long-term conservation of species.
