tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post293936337612097131..comments2024-03-28T00:15:16.769-07:00Comments on Mojave Desert Blog: Mojave Desert Future On the TableShaun G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17039896758011526968noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-1008466291238325012010-03-03T17:46:24.424-08:002010-03-03T17:46:24.424-08:00thank you Anonymous, I hope you share your comment...thank you Anonymous, I hope you share your comments with folks like Congressman Jerry Lewis or even the candidates for California's Governor. These decision-makers need to know that the desert is not a wasteland, but a wilderness that we Americans cherish.Shaun G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17039896758011526968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-33575365649294992592010-03-03T08:40:00.507-08:002010-03-03T08:40:00.507-08:00Why would the general public, the people of Califo...Why would the general public, the people of California, the outdoor recreation users of the Mojave Desert want to give away this wonderful area to private corporations for the development of wind farms, solar ranches and high voltage transmission lines. The wilderness would be developed and fenced, all access to lost to any recreational use. The wildlife corridors would be blocked and all things natural would suffer.<br />Keep development on previously disturbed lands.<br />I support the California Desert Protection Act of 2010 and would hope others would join me in keeping the Mojave Desert natural and wild.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-26550893502752352132010-02-27T15:10:50.681-08:002010-02-27T15:10:50.681-08:00hey Bill, I appreciate your comments. And funny t...hey Bill, I appreciate your comments. And funny that you should mention the Geocommunicator site because I just stumbled upon that tool in my quest to research mining claims in the Mojave. A Victorville City Council member and Congressman Jerry Lewis mentioned "locked up" mining resources as a concern when they voiced initial opposition to CDPA 2010. <br /><br />There is certainly value to being focused on what's going on outside your back porch, since focused passion and effort may have a better pay-off and your arguments will be much more grounded in the reality of the area -- in your case, MNP. The greater chorus of concern that people can generate, the more likely it is that someone in Sacramento or DC will recognize that they need to regulate this new gold rush and ensure that land management is based on how the public values the wilderness, and not private interests.Shaun G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17039896758011526968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-47068989183907721192010-02-27T10:26:41.075-08:002010-02-27T10:26:41.075-08:00Shaun,
Your post is right on. My main objective,a...Shaun,<br /><br />Your post is right on. My main objective,and I know it is a selfish one, has been preservation<br />of the Mojave National Preserve at all costs. And<br />I had a blind eye to other challenges to other parts of the Mojave desert.<br /><br />But looking at the BLM Geocommunicator site and creating a map centered on Kelso Depot, I discovered that they have gotten the whole preserve surrounded with potential renewable energy sites, and the construction of only a small percentage of those plants and associated<br />infrastructure, would have such a major effect on the aquifers that supply the whole Mojave desert, that life there as we know it now, would be changed so badly and forget about recovery in our lifetimes, it would take many thousands of years to make up the lost water.<br />Obviously the beautiful, plant filled, animal filled, joshua tree filled views would be gone, I'll just say it, maybe forever.<br /><br />I'll close by throwing out this scenario and it<br />is in regard to the MNP. Let's say both Ivanpah solar projects and the airport get the go ahead and construction begins. And maybe the Pisgah plant as well, plus new construction on transmission corridors that traverse the MNP. How long would the park management be able to withstand calls to upgrade the roads and allow all the construction to go through the preserve day and night? What happens to the solitude and quiet? How about the flight paths over the preserve when the airports built?<br /><br />Of course this scenario applies to the whole Mojave desert, but maybe my love for the preserve is affecting my thoughts here.<br /><br />Thanks for such a thought provoking post, and pointing out that there is a whole forest in danger, not just a few trees.<br /><br />MorongobillMorongobillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423986732712894214noreply@blogger.com