The Beating Heart of the Mojave Desert
If passed, the California Desert Protection Act will protect over one million acres of the Mojave Desert’s last wild areas, with the creation of two new National Monuments: the Mojave Trails National Monument on former railroad lands adjoining historic U.S. Rt. 66, and the Sand to Snow National Monument, which would include areas from the desert floor of the Coachella Valley to the high country of the San Bernardino Mountains.
David Edelson from the Wilderness Society
The Regional Director for the California and Nevada office of the Wilderness Society discusses current initiatives in the Mojave Desert, the San Gabriel Mountains, and in northern San Diego County.
