The land trust works collaboratively with the following partners to develop planning and educational programs for the protection of the desert. Please visit their Web sites to learn more.
Morongo Basin Open Space Group
The Morongo Basin Open Space Group was created by local agencies and organizations as a forum to collaboratively protect our unique natural landscapes and open spaces through regional conservation and land use planning in the Morongo Basin in California. For more information about the MBOSG, its members and goals, please visit their Web site: www.morongobasinopenspacegroup.camp7.org
Copper Mountain College
The Land Trust and Copper Mountain College have agreed to partner for the acquisition of 30 acres of tortoise habitat within the Morongo Basin to fulfill CMC’s requirement for mitigation from its expansion plans.
Desert Managers Group
The California Deserts are vast, harsh yet fragile lands within a day's drive of 40 million people. Approximately 80 percent of the desert, or 25 million acres, is publicly owned and includes two national parks, one national preserve, six military bases, 72 wilderness areas, 14 state parks and extensive holdings of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Conflicting demands for use of California desert lands make it imperative for governmental agencies to work cooperatively in support of agency missions, protection of desert resources, and public use. The DMG was established as the forum for government agencies to address and discuss issues of common concern. Through cooperative management each agency achieves greater operational efficiency, enhances resource protection, and the public is better served.
Please visit www.dmg.gov.
Conservation Land Acquisition Work Group (CLAWG)
CLAWG is a working committee under the Desert Managers Group. Their mission:
To provide the data and coordination necessary so that ongoing agency conservation acquisition programs maximize benefits to sensitive plant and wildlife species, wildlife corridors, habitats, cultural resources, and open spaces. www.dmg.gov/wg-clawg.php
Uprising Adventure Guides
The Land Trust and Uprising Adventure Guides have joined together for our Eco-Hikes program. Uprising Adventure Guides offers a complete outdoor instruction curriculum in Joshua Tree and Idyllwild. For more information, please visit them on the web: www.uprising.com or call 1-888-CLIMB-ON
