📸: Photo Courtesy Mojave Max/CCCD
The Desert Conservation Easement south of town is 86,000 acres “designated for the protection and conservation of native desert wildlife and plants.” Mojave Max and the fine folks over at Clark County Desert Conservation Program are looking for volunteers of all ages and abilities to help them clean up the area on Saturday, September 30, beginning at 8:00AM. This event is the kick off to Desert Tortoise Week 2023. Scan the code or visit HERE to sign up.
Mojave Desert Tortoises, like Mojave Max, are listed as a threatened species, and are protected under the US Endangered Species Act and Nevada Administrative Code (NAC 50.080). This species lives in Mojave and Colorado deserts north and west of the Colorado River in southwestern Utah, southern Nevada, southeastern California, and northwestern Arizona in the United States. For more information about these interesting desert dwellers, click HERE. For information about everyone’s favorite desert tortoise, Mojave Max, and how to help protect the desert environment by recreating responsibly, click HERE.
