Sentences with phrase «desert conservation area»

The BLM's approval of the Ivanpah Project triggered yet another lawsuit, this one from the Western Watersheds Project over the federal government's alleged failure to comply with environmental laws in the California Desert Conservation Area.

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Protected 24 desert species on 11 million acres in the California Desert Conservation Area under a sweeping legal settlement with the BLM, helping protect the Peninsular bighorn sheep, prohibiting mining on 3.4 million acres and off - road vehicles on 550,000 acres, and reducing or prohibiting livestock on 2 million acres.

Located about 170 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert, they are relics of the now - dry Searles Lake and are part of the California Desert Conservation Area.

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Nestled in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, this hotel plays a part in conserving the area.

Port Edward offers a variety of activities and attractions such as hiking trails, Beaver Creek Coffee Estate, wake - boarding, mountain bike trails, Red Desert Nature Conservation Area, beaches, and Wild Waves Waterpark.

Mornings in Red Rock Conservation Area may be chilly between January and March, but daytime highs during this time average between 14 - 21 degrees Celsius (58 - 70 degrees Fahrenheit), making it the most pleasant time of year to enjoy a stroll amongst the desert sagebrush, rusty rocks and towering cliffs and peaks.

As a long - time desert dweller, I'm not usually too excited about tumbleweeds (in my area, they tend to be Russian Thistle or Knapweed), but in this case, where the design of that iconic desert traveler is inspiring a tool for conservation, I'd have to say that I'm in favor of them.

Rader's biggest concern is that a draft Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) study too severely limits the areas where that much wind can be developed.

The Executive Order established the Renewable Energy Action Team, comprised of the Energy Commission, the California Department of Fish and Game, the federal Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to identify and establish areas for potential renewable energy development and conservation in the Colorado and Mojave deserts to help reduce the time and uncertainty associated with licensing new renewable projects on both state and federal lands.

At the same time, FWS recognizes that it has not evaluated the potential long - term effects of big renewable energy projects that fragment or isolate desert tortoise conservation areas, possibly «cutting off gene flow between these areas.»