With new monuments, economic opportunities can grow in California desert: Guest commentary (The Sun)

The SunJuly 11th, 2016 at 8:24 pm...The Mojave Desert Land Trust, with assistance from the Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce, will be working to develop a similar marketing toolkit for the new California Desert national monuments. From bed and breakfasts to restaurants, to locally owned stores, hundreds of businesses supported the protection of these places. Now, we invite these business owners and community leaders to be a part of the process to market our new national monuments. In recent weeks, we have met with local Chambers of Commerce to help inform the development of the toolkit. We look forward to our continued partnerships in the months ahead...Read Full Article