By Connie Rutherford | In April 1985, botanist Mark Bagley and his field crew were picking their way across the bajadas of Area B, on the Army’s Fort Irwin National Training Center (NTC) north of Barstow when they stumbled upon a plant species that hadn’t been seen in 44 years: it was the enigmatic Lane […]
Mining, Environment, and Politics | By Steve Martin | For years, my family has visited Grand View Point, where, in the 1880s, stagecoach passengers first glimpsed the Grand Canyon. At this forgotten and quiet spot, we stand at the rim and hold our breath. Six feet ahead, the ground drops 5,000 feet into a […]
In this issue: • Uranium Mining Puts Grand Canyon At Risk • Oak Flat: Mining, Environment And Politics • A New Generation Of Desert Advocates • “Internship Or Vacation”: Beyond The Classroom • A Rare Opportunity: Three Proposed Desert Monuments • James Wilson Remembered • Lane Mountain Milk-vetch: Back From The Brink, Or Not? • […]
By Tom Budlong | In managing the public lands, the Secretary shall, by regulation or otherwise, take any action necessary to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of the lands. This excerpt has become almost famous, even acquiring a common acronym, “UUD.” It’s from the 1976 Federal Land Policy Management Act (FLPMA) that, after […]
By Ruth Nolan | There are stories of the Mojave Desert in books, and there are stories of the Mojave Desert’s indigenous people and their long history in this fabled and cherished geography, embedded in the Mojave Desert’s stunning rock spires, sacred caverns, mysterious canyons, and the long, slow, wide-mouthed alluvial fans spilling from these […]
By Linda Castro | This year the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) celebrates the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the National Conservation Lands, previously known as the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). This system recognizes the national importance of, and increases protection for, almost 30 million acres of the most spectacular natural areas in […]
In this issue: • National Conservation Lands • Basin and Range: Nevada’s Newest National Monument • Permanent Protection Efforts in Gold Butte • The Journey to Seeing the Natural World • Restoring Nevada’s Muddy River • Nevada’s Great Basin NP: Interview with Gretchen Baker • Transition Habitat Conservancy • BLM Impact Statements and the Range […]
By Terra Bransfield | Hello, my name is Terra. I am a freshman in high school and am 14 years old. I am a very outdoors person and enjoy working with animals. Along with animals, I take joy in participating in activities such as singing in my high school choir, dancing and playing the […]
The Case of Charleston View | By Patrick Donnelly | A little known corner of the northern Mojave Desert is being targeted as the latest solar energy sacrifice zone. Charleston View, California doesn’t have a Post Office or a zip code. Public meetings used to convene in front of the payphone, but […]
BLM Proposes to Significantly Increase ORV routes in the Western Mojave by Ileene Anderson and Phil Klasky In a move that has angered private property owners, conservationists, desert residents and visitors to the Western Mojave Desert, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to double the miles of off road vehicle (ORV) routes from […]
