Welcome to Discover Mojave

The Mojave Desert occupies 22,000 square miles of Southern Nevada and California, northwest Arizona, and extreme southwest Utah. The desert was once part of an ancient sea. It was formed by volcanic action and by materials deposited by the Colorado River. The Mojave Desert receives less than 6 inches of rain a year. Wildlife includes desert bighorn sheep, coyotes, foxes, rabbits, desert tortoises, roadrunners, ravens, and other birds, and various lizards and snakes. The Joshua tree is the signature plant of the Mojave Desert. Las Vegas, Nevada, is the largest city in the Mojave.

It’s important that we all learn about this desert in which we live. Experiencing the desert first-hand will help us understand the amazing ways life adapts to the desert climate. It will help us recognize the demands people put on the environment, and suggest ways to minimize those demands. Ecosystem education experiences cultivate informed decision makers and motivated stewards of the environment.

INNOVATIVE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS

The Public Lands Institute is committed to expanding and improving educational opportunities about the Mojave Desert. The Institute enriches the knowledge and skills of children and adults through direct interaction with the natural world. We use an integrated approach to help public and private clients develop, use, and assess place-based educational strategies. The educational methods and materials we employ are all transferable to other settings. Contact us to learn how we can provide timely, effective solutions to your natural resource education issues.

The three main projects that comprise the Discover Mojave Project are:

• Forever Earth

• Red Rock Desert Learning Center

• Outdoor World

Discover Mojave programs are conducted by the Public Lands Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on behalf of the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service and the US Forest Service and funded by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.