The health of the Mojave National Preserve depends on our ability to be good stewards of wildlands within and outside of the Preserve's boundary.   The Conservancy is advocating on multiple fronts to protect this amazing landscape, its wildlife, and outdoor recreation opportunities.

If you want to avoid Joshua Tree's crowds and you're considering a trip to the Mojave National Preserve, here are some things to keep in mind ...

The Department of Interior's proposal to raise entrance fees to as much as $70 at some national parks poses an unfair burden on lower income families.  Interior should abandon this proposal and instead support the bipartisan National Park Service Legacy Act that would erase the maintenance backlog at these cherished national parks through a responsible budget.

If you're visiting the Mojave National Preserve, be sure to check out the Mitchell Caverns and Providence Mountains State Recreation Area. This swath of desert wildlands will reopen to the public beginning on November 3rd.

The beauty of the Mojave National Preserve's 'Hole in the Wall' area displays ample evidence of a violent volcanic period millions of years ago.

Although a leaked memo does not spell out any changes to Mojave Trails or Castle Mountains National Monuments, these wildlands next to the Preserve remain under threat because a local Congressman has proposed stripping the lands of protection.

Summer is not normally the time you'd expect to see flowers blooming in the desert.  But the snakeweed (Gutierrezia microcephala) can put on a brilliant yellow show from July until as late as November. 

Less than one percent of the total national budget goes toward our national parks.  But Washington is considering the deepest cut to the National Park Service (NPS) budget since World War II and privatizing campgrounds, when it should be addressing a massive maintenance backlog that already impacts most parks due to years of neglect by Congress.

Cadiz Inc. plans to pump 16 billion gallons of water every year from the Mojave and sell it to Orange County.  Here is your chance to oppose this plan.