The Living Desert - Mission Statement

Mission Statement

Desert conservation through preservation, education and appreciation.

Objectives

Preservation
To preserve a portion of the Colorado Desert in its natural state. The Living Desert has set aside 1,000 acres of natural desert habitat.

Education
To foster, through interpretive exhibits, programs and publication, an awareness of and an appreciation for, the variety of plants and animals in worldwide desert ecosystems.

Propagation
To build up, under controlled conditions, populations of various species of desert animals and plants threatened with extinction in the wild state.

Research
To foster, through cooperative research and educational programs, biological studies, contributing to the protection of desert species in the wild state.