Native Plant Nurseries

Cactus Mart* MDLT's Native Plant Seeds Unique Landscape and Cactus* GDNC Cactus and Plant Nursery Adam Hall’s Plant Nursery
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Moller’s Garden Center Tree of Life Nursery Moosa Creek Nursery Theodore Payne Foundation |
Also, the California Native Plant Society provides a statewide map of native plant nurseries of all kinds (with links).
*Supporters of MBCA’s Desert-Wise Landscape Tour
Contact Elected Officials
California Senators
136 Hart Senate Office Building
Morongo Basin Congressional Representative
Obernolte's Hesperia District Office
Chad Mayes, Assemblyman, 42nd District
Mayes' District Office
Shannon Grove, State Senator 16th District
Grove's District Office
Resources for Waste and Recycling
A valuable source of information for waste and recycling issues is the San Bernardino County Solid Waste Management page.
Thanks also to the Town of Yucca Valley for this list of Morongo Basin recycling centers.
Morongo Basin Solar Contractors
Photo (c) 2020 Heather Sommerfield
Conservation Priorities Report
Morongo Basin Conservation Priorities Report
Between 2008 and 2010, the Morongo Basin Open Space Group convened dozens of Morongo Basin residents in multiple workshops and discussion groups concerning long-term conservation and development planning in the Basin. Its printed product was the Morongo Basin Conservation Priorities Report which represents the collected perceptions of the Open Space Group participants plus a lot of related scientific data.

Support for this project was provided by the Sonoran Institute. Both public input and conservation science were used to develop this information-rich document. The report provides a comprehensive picture of which areas of the Morongo Basin are considered by its residents to be particularly worth conserving, and which areas may be more suited to development, and why.
Recommended Websites
Joshua Tree National Park
Our National Park is key to the environmental and economic health of the Morongo Basin.
Joshua Tree National Park Association
National Parks Conservation Association
Public Lands in the Desert Region
(official agency sites)
Sand-to-Snow National Monument
Mojave Trails National Monument
Castle Mountains National Monument
Indian Canyons and Palm Canyon (Tribal lands)
Santa Rosa San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Conservation and Education Organizations in the Morongo Basin
These non-profit groups have a mission related to MBCA’s, preserving and supporting our natural desert environment, and educating and engaging residents in the well-being of our community.
Joshua Tree Astronomy Arts Theater
Sky's the Limit Observatory and Nature Center
Twentynine Palms Astronomy Club
Southern California Desert Video Astronomers
Friends of Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
Regional and California Conservation and Educational Organizations
These non-profit groups support desert conservation and preservation.
Friends of the Desert Mountains
National Conservation and Educational Organizations
These non-profit groups are often engaged in issues affecting the Mojave Desert.
The Native American Land Conservancy
Center for Biological Diversity
National Parks Conservation Association
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Desert Science Education
Learn more about the science of the desert through these sites.
California Native Plant Society, Mojave Chapter
Home Science Backyard Conservation Projects *
KCET (Public Radio) Environment section
Calflora (for researching plants)
Mojave Environmental Education Consortium
Morongo Basin Water Districts
Lots of water conservation information at these sites!
Bighorn Desert View Water Agency
Twentynine Palms Water District
Golden State Water Company (Morongo Valley)
*Thanks to an environmental science teacher and her students affiliated with the Old Louisville Student Conservation Association for contacting us during an internet project and making this suggestion!
Waste, Recycling
+ A valuable source of information for waste and recycling issues in the Morongo Basin is the San Bernardino County Solid Waste Management page.
+ The Household Hazardous Waste site for the Morongo Basin is located at 62499 Twentynine Palms Highway, just west of the Transportation/Flood Control Building. Until August 2021, the site will be open the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 9AM to 1PM. Beginning in August, the site will be open only the 3rd Saturday of each month. More information can be found in the County Fire Department brochure.
+ Take a look at this chart to see how long these commonly discarded items take to decompose.
+ The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center recycles tons of materials each year, including commonly recycled materials but also the residue of its training operations. This flyer (PDF) explains how they recycle "range residue."
+ Thanks to the Town of Yucca Valley for this list of Morongo Basin recycling centers.