# Presentation: 454435

## 24 May 2005

- DMG Accomplishments

## DMG Goal Categories

**Resource Conservation and Management**
**Visitor Services**
**Science and Data Management**
**DMG Program Management**

- Resource Conservation and Management

**Participated in development of the Mojave Weed Management Area**
**Conducted scoping meetings to determine the feasibility of establishing a Low Desert Weed Management Area**
**Developed the “*****California Desert Riparian Challenge:  A strategic plan for restoration of riparian habitats in the California Deserts*****”**
**Developed a Memorandum of Agreement among interested DMG agencies for the restoration of the San Felipe Creek-San Sebastion Marsh Watershed**
**Sponsored the Arid Southwest Lands Habitat Restoration Conference**
**Sponsored an annual desert restoration workshop**
**Cleaned up 12 illegal dump sites on public lands**
**Conducted an illegal dumping enforcement Workshop**

## Resource Conservation and Management

**Removed burros and horses from the California deserts for placement in adoption programs**
**Finalized reports that summarize completed and ongoing recovery, monitoring and research actions for the desert tortoise**
**Initiated a study to evaluate the effectiveness of desert tortoise recovery actions related to vehicle management, cattle and sheep grazing, and construction of tortoise fencing**
**Began development of a Raven Management Environmental Assessment**
**Began development of a multifaceted desert tortoise education and outreach program**
**Initiated feral dog surveys**
**Began process of developing desert tortoise recovery action plans**

- Resource Conservation and Management

**Published proceedings for *****The Millennium Conference: Human Journey and Ancient Life in the California Deserts***
**Continued development of the Mojave Desert Historic Resources Geographic Information System**
**Conducted interagency training**

## Visitor Services

**Developed interpretive exhibits/posters for use in Caltrans roadside rest areas**
**Continued to operate the Lancaster Gateway visitor center**
**Maintained the California deserts website **_[www.californiadesert.gov](http://www.californiadesert.gov/)_
**Published an Overflight brochure**

## Science and Data Management

**Sponsored and conducted the Mojave Desert Science Symposium**
**Developed a research inventory database for the California deserts**
**Supported implementation of rangewide desert tortoise monitoring**
**Developed protocols for inventorying hydrological and biological characteristics and quality of desert springs**
**Conducted a multi-agency monitoring workshop**

## DMG Program Management

**Coordinated with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Resource Law Group to develop a California Desert Fund**
**Developed and adopted stakeholder guidelines**

## Development of long term funding support for the Desert Tortoise Information and Outreach Program
Desert Tortoise
monitoring – long term stable funding
Blood sampling – protocols
Methodology – LDS vs permanent study plots
Resolution of scientific disputes
Data management and required funding
Reporting
Population and maintenance of program databases
Dump database
Research inventory database
Recreation information database
Desert springs database

**Desert Tortoise**
**monitoring – long term stable funding**
**Blood sampling – protocols**
**Methodology – LDS vs permanent study plots**
**Resolution of scientific disputes**
**Data management and required funding**
**Reporting**
**Population and maintenance of program databases**
**Dump database**
**Research inventory database**
**Recreation information database**
**Desert springs database**

- Challenges

## Natural resource monitoring
Funding/staff support
Top down programs
Stakeholders

**Funding/staff support**
**Top down programs**
**Stakeholders**

- Challenges

## DMG Accomplishments