Natural History Wanderings

KCET reported on the proposed expansions of Joshua Tree and Death Valley National Parks. ( Unfortunately, I don’t know that our congress has any chance of passing this – Sandy)

On February 9th, Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer introduced the California Desert Convservation and Recreation Act of 2015 into legislation. If passed, the bill would have a dramatic impact on the conservation of the California desert. The details:

– 4,500 acres added to Joshua Tree National Park;

– 39,000 acres added to Death Valley National Park;

– 22,000 acres added to the Mojave National Preserve;

– Six new Bureau of Land Management wilderness areas, covering a total of 250,000 acres, will be established;

– Creation of the Mojave Trails National Monument, covering 965,000 acres of land;

– Creation of the Sand to Snow National Monument, covering 135,000 acres of land from the Coachella Valley (sand) to the peak of Mount San Gorgonio (snow).

Read full story at  Proposed Expansions to Joshua Tree, Death Valley National Parks | National Parks | SoCal Wanderer | KCET.