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Desert Plants and Off-Road Vehicles

Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in desert plants, off-road vehicles | 1 Comment »

Here's an excerpt from Terry Weiner's conservation column in the upcoming El Paisano. Join DPC today to receive your own copy of El Paisano in the mail, or read it online at our website. The Mojave and Colorado deserts saw quite ...

Off-Roading Ban in Sonoran Desert

Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Anza-Borrego, off-road vehicles | No Comments »

The Arizona Republic reported on May 13 that the Bureau of Land Management will ban off-road vehicles on 55,000 acres of the Sonoran Desert National Monument for up to two years or more. Violators of the ban could face a ...

New Algodones/Imperial Sand Dunes Planning Process

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Public Lands, desert plants, off-road vehicles | No Comments »

The Algodones Dunes, photo by Andrew Harvey. The beautiful Algodones Dunes lie on the eastern edge of Imperial Valley. Besides being vast and magnificent, they contain a number of plants and animals that live nowhere else in the world, including the ...

Join Us At The Desert Protection Summit, Saturday April 5th

Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in off-road vehicles | No Comments »

The Desert Protective Council is co-sponsoring and helping to organize the Desert Protection Summit, a conference and public forum where you can learn more about the costs and environmental effects of off-road vehicles, and help find solutions to protect ...