Calif.'s protected desert is filled with private land. One group is trying to change that.

Public lands in the California desert are filled with privately owned parcels.

Over 2,200 miles of Calif. dirt roads closed to protect desert tortoise

Off-roading is now off-limits on routes spanning 1 million acres of the western Mojave Desert after a six-year legal battle ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Federal Judge Protects Desert Tortoises From California Off-Road Vehicles

A federal judge has prohibited off-road vehicle use in critical habitat for desert tortoises in California’s western Mojave ...
Yahoo

Public land in Mojave Desert just named as California's newest national monument

Roughly 740,000 acres of the Mojave Desert comprise California's newest national monument in Riverside and Imperial counties. Chuckwalla National Monument was established in mid-January by outgoing ...
Los Angeles Times

Good news for desert tortoises: Stretch of Mojave Desert gets federal protections

A 3.5-million-acre swath of Mojave Desert between Ridgecrest and the Morongo Basin has received a new federal designation that advocates hope will help protect vulnerable wildlife like the Mojave ...
Victorville Daily Press

Mojave Desert Land Trust recruiting ‘femme-aligned’ students to take night photographs

The Mojave Desert Land Trust seeks "femme-aligned" student interns for a paid night sky photography project. Interns will document the Mojave Desert's dark skies from October 2025 to April 2026, ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

NV Energy adds 7,000 acres to existing Nevada solar farm

More desert land is planned to be used for solar farms by NV Energy, as the utility was the winning bidder for two parcels at a federal auction this week. The utility’s winning bids — giving NV Energy ...