Illegal dumping is a problem on desert lands, especially those close to the urban areas throughout the southwest. Growing up in the western Mojave, I know the areas around the Victor Valley and Antelope Valley have dealt with illegal dumping for a while. Instead of taking trash to a landfill or other materials to proper recycling centers, a small minority of people would rather trash our open space, often taking a pick-up full of trash a half-mile or so down a dirt road to discard their waste in the desert, showing complete disrespect for the desert and their neighbors. Y ou can report illegal dumping to county authorities ( Los Angeles County , San Bernardino County , or Kern County .) You can also contact municipal code enforcement offices that might have jurisdiction over parcels of land within city limits, such as this site for Apple Valley Code Enforcement . This illegal dump site was discovered northeast of Saddelback Butte State Park in the western Mojave Desert between