The Desert Region including the Morongo Basin is critical to climate change challenges in California. “The California Desert’s Role in 30X30: Carbon Sequestration and Biodiversity” is a comprehensive explanation of the important role the Desert Region plays in carbon sequestration and biodiversity as part of California’s goal of “conserving and protecting 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030.” The report’s recommendation is: “intact desert lands need to be left undisturbed.” MBCA is proud that Board members Pat Flanagan and Arch McCulloch were members of the team producing this critically important study.