A must-read from the LA Times on why Tribal leaders & local residents are calling on the President to #ProtectChuckwalla ! ⬇️

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Bring the desert to your ears with a special audio discussion between MDLT Executive Director Kelly Herbinson and podcast producer and volunteer Odelia Rubin. Listen now by visiting mdlt.org/kelly-herbinso…

In honor of Mental Health Month, MDLT is collaborating with Conni McKenzie, a holistic movement artist and dance practitioner, to offer our community a chance to reconnect with nature. Fri, May 10, 6:00-7:30 PM at MDLT. Admission is free! RSVP required: tinyurl.com/6s57tap5

The Mojave Desert Land Trust's Kelly Herbinson is quoted in a new Salon piece: California has officially listed the desert tortoise as endangered. Will it be enough to save them?

Thank you Salon for this important coverage! Read the article here: nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

The desert is not a wasteland! MDLT is making an impact by securing permanent protection of the desert’s most ecologically significant land and supporting flora and fauna diversity within this ecosystem. Join us in this urgent work. Become a member today: mdlt.org/earth-day-memb…

Mojave Desert Land Trust Annual Report Looks at Uncertain Future for Tortoises, Joshua Trees. z1077fm.com/mdlt-looks-at-… Mojave Desert Land Trust Joshua Tree NPS Mojave National Preserve #joshuatree Visit 29 Palms City of 29 Palms - Local Government Friends of Joshua Tree Supervisor Dawn Rowe

A huge thank you to our volunteers! In 2023, MDLT volunteers donated over 4,487 hours to desert conservation. Every corner of our organization benefited from their help! #NationalVolunteerWeek

Photos by Jessica Graybill, Kenzie Nelson, and Jess Dacey

Become a member to get exclusive swag, discounts at our native plant sales, & special invites to MDLT programming. More importantly, you’ll assist in the coalition of conservationists working to protect CA's largest relatively intact ecosystem. Join today: mdlt.org/earth-day-memb…

The desert is not a wasteland, and we can’t waste any more time wondering whether it deserves protection. Visit mdlt.org/earth-day-memb… today - new members will receive our exclusive “The desert is not a wasteland” bandana with our appreciation!

The summer of love never ends in North America’s hottest desert, where springtime temps bring out desert lovers of all kinds. The desert is not a wasteland! Become a member to ensure these serpentine sweeties have sufficient habitat to raise their young: mdlt.org/earth-day-memb…

The desert is not a wasteland. You can help MDLT ensure the California desert remains a functioning ecosystem that sustains biodiversity and human life for generations to come. Become a member for #EarthDay to help support our conservation work: mdlt.org/earth-day-memb…

MDLT restores habitat for at-risk native species - but it’s not just state and federally listed species that need help! Help us address threats impacting the desert and all the life it supports; that which we see, and that which we don’t. Become a member: mdlt.org/earth-day-memb…

Wow! A historic superbloom graced the floor of Death Valley this year. Since 2006, MDLT has conserved 18 parcels totaling over 1,280 acres within DVNP, nearly 900 of which have since been conveyed over to the NPS. Learn more: mdlt.org/blog/anatomy-o…

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A new Land Trust Alliance article describes how MDLT and our Women In Science Discovering Our Mojave (WISDOM) interns are documenting dark sky data to help preserve the desert’s dazzling night skies. Read more at landtrustalliance.org/resources/lear…

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👏Thank you, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D., Senator Alex Padilla & Senator Laphonza Butler for your call to President Biden to designate Chuckwalla National Monument!

Visit lnk.bio/CactusToCloud to add your name to our list of supporters!

#ProtectChuckwalla #30x30CA #ProtectCADeserts

Our purpose took on new meaning and urgency in 2023, driven by impacts to two of the desert’s most iconic species: the western Joshua tree and the Mojave Desert tortoise. Read our 2023 Annual Report to learn more and look back on the past 12 months: mdlt.org/annual-reports

Thank you Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. for your call to President Biden to designate Chuckwalla National Monument in the California Desert.

➡️ Join us to #ProtectChuckwalla and ensure #MonumentsForAll : bit.ly/m4aaction

Momentum is building for the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument! Senator Alex Padilla and Dr. Raul Ruiz have sent a joint letter to President Biden urging him to designate the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument. mdlt.org/press-releases…
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