Our Mission
Defend the Mojave. By Any Means Necessary.
The Mojave Desert is one of the most threatened ecosystems in North America. We exist to stop its destruction — through direct action, legal advocacy, and relentless community organizing.
The Threats
What's Killing the Desert
The Mojave faces a convergence of threats unlike anything in its 25-million-year history. Each one alone would be serious. Together, they are existential.
Industrial Energy Development
Utility-scale solar and wind projects are consuming millions of acres of pristine desert habitat. While renewable energy is necessary, siting these projects on undisturbed desert is not — and we fight every proposal that threatens critical land.
Off-Road Vehicle Abuse
Illegal off-road vehicle use destroys biological soil crusts that take centuries to form, crushes burrows, and fragments habitat. A single tire track can persist for decades in the desert's fragile ecosystem.
Climate Disruption
Rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns are pushing Mojave species beyond their adaptive limits. Joshua trees, already stressed, face potential extinction across most of their current range within decades.
Invasive Species
Non-native grasses like red brome and cheatgrass have transformed fire-resistant desert into tinderboxes. These invasives outcompete native plants and fuel catastrophic wildfires that the Mojave's ecosystems were never built to survive.
Industrial solar development encroaching on Mojave habitat
Our Approach
How We Fight
Legal Intervention
We intervene in environmental review processes, challenge illegal permits, and litigate when necessary. Our legal team has blocked or modified over a dozen destructive projects.
Habitat Restoration
We deploy volunteer crews to remove invasive species, restore native plant communities, and rehabilitate damaged areas. Over 3,000 acres restored since 2018.
Community Organizing
We build power in the communities that border the Mojave — connecting hikers, ranchers, tribal nations, and city residents around a shared stake in the desert's future.
Our Impact
The Work in Numbers
3,200+
Acres restored
14
Projects blocked or modified
8,500+
Volunteers mobilized
6
Years in the field