California Desert

Defending the #DesertPlan
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ur own Ryan Henson, CalWild’s Senior Policy Director, wrote an oped published in the San Jose Mercury News defending the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) against an attack by…

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OP-ED: Protect the Groundwater Beneath Our National Treasures
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  By Linda Castro SCVNews.com Published: Thursday, June 15, 2017 http://scvnews.com/2017/06/15/protect-the-groundwater-beneath-our-national-treasures-commentary-by-linda-castro/ The Cadiz Valley is located in the eastern Mojave Desert, south of the Mojave National Preserve and Historic Route…

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Celebrating the biggest victory in years
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The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) permanently protects almost three million acres of some of the most unique and ecologically and culturally important landscapes in the desert in order…

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CalWild Applauds Historic Government Decision to Permanently Protect Almost 3 Million Acres of the California Desert!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2016 CONTACT: Ryan Henson (530) 365-1455 or (530) 902-1648, or Chris Morrill (530) 220-2394 The California Wilderness Coalition (CalWild) welcomes the release of the Bureau…

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Free Camping Trips Exploring the Wildest Parts of the Sierra Nevada
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CalWild has scheduled three family camping trips to explore threatened wild places on our public lands in the Sierra Nevada. The U.S. Forest Service recently released for public review and…

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by Tom Egan
Celebrating Our Huge Desert Victory
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CalWild staff joined hundreds of people at Whitewater Preserve near Palm Springs on May 5th to celebrate President Obama’s recent designation of three national monuments in the California desert – Mojave…

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Whitewater River
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Features: The Whitewater River flows freely from the 11,499 foot- high summit of Mount San Gorgonio in the San Bernardino Mountains for more than 30 miles to the Coachella Valley.…

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Surprise Canyon
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Features: Surprise Canyon is a rare perennial desert stream flowing through the spectacular Panamint Mountains. The narrow slot canyon’s year-round stream flow, spring seeps, waterfalls, and riparian vegetation offer outstanding…

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Deep Creek
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Features: Deep Creek flows from the mixed conifer forests of the San Bernardino Mountains through unique, diverse, and spectacular scenery to the the Mojave Desert. Along the way, the creek…

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Crater Lake
Amboy Crater
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Features: This is a short but scenic hike in the newly designated Mojave Trails National Monument. Amboy Crater was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973, due to is visual…

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