At Wilderness, we're working to pass Senator Dianne Feinstein’s California Desert Protection Act to preserve the Mohave Desert’s spectacular wildlands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Wilderness Society praised Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) for reintroducing legislation today that would preserve the unparalleled heritage of the California desert by creating two new National Monuments and expanding Joshua Tree and Death Valley National Parks and the Mojave National Preserve. The bill would also establish new wilderness areas in Death Valley National Park and on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the US Forest Service.
Legislation Will Preserve California Desert and Accommodate Renewable Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Wilderness Society is pressing for Congressional support of Senator Dianne Feinstein’s California Desert Protection Act of 2010 which will be considered at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.
LOS ANGELES — Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced legislation today to preserve the spectacular heritage of the California desert by creating two new National Monuments and expanding Joshua Tree and Death Valley National Parks and the Mojave National Preserve. The bill would establish new wilderness areas in Death Valley National Park and on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the US Forest Service. Finally, the legislation would also establish a permitting process for all renewable energy projects on BLM land.
When I last visited Joshua Tree National Park, I couldn’t help but notice the number of teetering Joshua Trees interspersed between the creosote bush, ocotillo and chollo cactus of the high Mojave and low Colorado desert landscapes. A friend explained that these iconic trees, which are unique to this landscape, can become too large for their own roots.
