Surveys show biodiversity in Mojave springs
In 2023 and 2024, interns with the Mojave Desert Land Trust’s Women In Science Discovering Our Mojave program (WISDOM) conducted a biological survey of four springs in Mojave Trails National Monument. Their findings help demonstrate the importance of protecting these natural water sources for the future.
The future is bright: let’s turn the lights down
Miles away from the light pollution from Las Vegas and Los Angeles, Amboy Crater – with its clean restrooms, shade structures, and paved walkways – is one of the most accessible places in the Mojave to experience epic darkness. For the second consecutive year, the Mojave Desert Land Trust partnered with 29 Palms Astronomy Club to bring the wonder of the cosmos to students of Yucca Valley High School. The excitement was palpable from the moment students stepped off the bus into the Amboy Crater parking lot in Mojave Trails National Monument.
Lending a hand to repair a unique riparian habitat
The Earth Day collaboration between the Mojave Desert Land Trust, Four Wheel Campers, Truma North America, and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service brought together outdoor enthusiasts from different corners of the west to help restore the unique riparian ecosystem at MDLT’s Palisades Ranch property near Victorville.