National park employees have been notified about a possible second round of layoffs; Mojave Desert groups warn of ...

An unremarkable desert expanse of creosote and bursage ... of Castle Peaks towering above Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada and Mojave National Preserve in California. After soaking in ...

The Chuckwalla region holds significant cultural importance for several Tribes in the California desert, which actively supported its designation. A proposed Chuckwalla National Monument near Joshua ...

Dec 2024 A proposed Chuckwalla National Monument near Joshua Tree National Park would protect the threatened Mojave Desert tortoise and help many other species thrive, including people. Read more ...

Created by former President Joe Biden just days before he left office, Chuckwalla National Monument will further protect desert habitat in Southern California.

“Cadiz’s massive water-privatization scheme would dry up the desert springs and seeps that some of ... Cadiz’s project would pump water from a fragile aquifer under the Mojave Trails National Monument ...

LOS ANGELES— A federal judge has vacated a U.S. Bureau of Land Management decision that would have allowed Cadiz Inc. to repurpose a mothballed oil-and-gas pipeline to drain a large aquifer in the ...

The national monument, which would include a significant portion of the Mojave Desert, is home to hundreds of plant and animal species, including Joshua trees, threatened desert tortoises ...

Mojave Desert Land Trust does not have any indication yet whether and how the layoffs of BLM staff will directly impact Chuckwalla National Monument or other Southern California public lands.