PRESS RELEASES

January 31, 2011 – Court Orders Redo of Federal ORV Plan for Millions of Acres in California's West Mojave Desert

April 2, 2010 – New Habitat Protections Proposed for California Desert Plant Threatened With Extinction

August 27, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Desert Tortoise From Mining

January 4, 2010 – Judge Overturns Decision to Open Off-road Vehicle Routes That Hurt Tortoise

November 2, 2009 – Mojave Desert Victory for Clean Air and Climate: Court Invalidates Rule Granting Pollution Offsets for Road Paving

September 29, 2009 – Bush-era Plan Authorizing Off-road Vehicles on Federal Lands in Mojave Desert Found Illegal by Court

October 10, 2008 – Disastrous Desert Tortoise Translocation Suspended

September 17, 2008 – Public Land Seizure for Military Bombing Range Threatens California Desert and Desert Tortoise

July 2, 2008 – Lawsuit Filed to Stop Disastrous Army Relocation Project From Killing More Desert Tortoises

March 17, 2008 – Desert Tortoise Relocation Challenged: Proposed “Mitigation” for Fort Irwin Expansion May Do More Harm Than Good

October 25, 2007 – Judge Orders Conservation Groups Included in Mojave National Preserve Lawsuit

October 2, 2007 – Judge Orders Stay to Protect Public Lands From Increased Cattle Grazing in Desert Tortoise Habitat

August 14, 2006 – Agency Staff, Rural Residents and Conservation Groups Challenge Off-road Vehicle Abuse and Desert Mismanagement

April 10, 2006 – Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard Moves Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

May 16, 2005 – Conservationists Win Critical Habitat Agreement for Mojave Rare Plants Near St. George, Utah

April 6, 2005 – Park Service Rescinds Approval of Mojave “Guzzlers” Facing a Lawsuit, Agency Withdraws Its Okay for Artificial Watering in Desert Park

March 17, 2005 – Unpermitted West Mojave Off-road Race a Threat to Endangered Desert Wildlife and Habitat

March 1, 2005 – Artificial Watering Expansion Threatens Wildlife at Mojave National Preserve; Political Appointees at Interior Vetoed Park Objections; Lawsuit Filed

September 27, 2004 – Biologists Go to Court for Mojave Rare Plant Habitat

May 27, 2004 – Biologists Move to Protect Mojave Rare Plant Habitat

June 24, 2003 – Bush Administration Faces Legal Challenge to 3.2-million Acre California Desert Off-Road Plan

June 20, 2002 – Conservation Groups Petition Secretary Norton and National Park Service to Regulate Hunting in Mojave National Preserve

May 30, 2002 – Conservationists File Formal Protest of Viceroy Gold Patents Within Mojave National Preserve and BLM California Desert Conservation Area

March 6, 2002 – Mojave Spring Grazing Restrictions in Effect to Protect Desert Tortoise on Half a Million Acres

September 7, 2001 – U.S. Bureau of Land Management Puts Mojave Grazing Restrictions in Full Effect to Benefit Tortoise, Conservation Groups Back BLM

September 6, 2001 – Conservationists Ready for Further Legal Action to Protect Mojave Desert Tortoise From Livestock Industry

July 16, 2001 – Fort Irwin Expansion Legislation Blasted by Conservation Coalition; Fragile Mojave Desert at Risk

April 5, 2001 – Center Convenes First California Desert Forum Strategy Retreat in the East Mojave