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The Inland Deserts

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The California Inland Deserts region encompasses vast desert landscapes, including the Mojave, Sonoran, and Colorado deserts, as well as key agricultural areas like the Coachella and Imperial Valleys. This assessment focuses on how climate change—through extreme heat, water scarcity, and ecosystem stress—affects the environment, communities, and economies within the region. It also explores strategies for resilience, adaptation, and sustainable development to help the Inland Deserts thrive in a changing climate.

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What is in the Desert Region

​Counties:

  1. San Bernardino County

  2. Inyo County

  3. Riverside County

  4. Imperial County

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Major Cities:​

  1. Victorville

  2. Barstow

  3. Palm Springs

  4. Indio

  5. Blythe 

  6. El Centro

  7. Bishop 

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Tribal Lands and Reservations:

  1. San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

  2. Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians 

  3. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

  4. Morongo Band of Mission Indians 

  5. Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians 

  6. Chemehuevi Indian Tribe 

  7. Fort Mojave Indian Tribe 

  8. Colorado River Indian Tribes 

  9. Cahuilla Band of Indians 

  10. Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians 

  11. Bishop Paiute Tribe 

  12. Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation

  13. Big Pine Paiute Tribe

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Major Parks & Protected Areas:

  1. Joshua Tree National Park

  2. Mojave National Preserve

  3. Death Valley National Park

  4. Salton Sea State Recreation Area

  5. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

  6. Big Morongo Canyon Preserve

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