OUR MISSION: Mojave Desert Land Trust protects the Mojave Desert ecosystem and its scenic and cultural resource values.
Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT) was formed in 2005 by a small group of Morongo Basin residents who wanted to preserve the fragile ecosystems within the Mojave Desert. Today, MDLT has grown to become one of the most respected voices in the region on a wide range of land use issues, including habitat and wildlife linkage preservation, climate change, long-range planning and cooperative public-private initiatives.
MDLT's service area reaches from the southern boundary of Joshua Tree National Park to Death Valley National Park and east to the California/Nevada border. Within California, the Mojave region’s 20 million acres cover one-fifth of the state. Within that region are situated three national parks (Joshua Tree, Mojave National Preserve and Death Valley), five military installations, forty three BLM Wilderness areas and several major population centers.
Learn more about the Mojave Desert and the amazing creatures that make their home here in the following articles:
The Mojave Desert of Southern California
is a land of wonder, from the Badlands
of Death Valley, to the Kelso Dunes
of the Mojave National Preserve, to
the Wonderland of Rocks in Joshua
Tree National Park. Within a few hours
drive of 40 million people, the Mojave Desert is a refuge of endless vistas and star-filled night skies, home to rare and magnificent creatures like the bighorn sheep, desert tortoise, mountain lion and golden eagle.
With the relentless push of development in the fast-growing West, the threats to this unique and priceless national heritage are greater than ever. The Mojave Desert Land Trust has protected almost 17,000 acres of desert land, through acquisition, conservation easements and strategic partnerships.
