. The California desert, majestic, challenging, and very vulnerable. Deserts. L A N D U S E. Since the early years of the nineteenth century, there have been increasing uses made of the lands comprising the California Desert Conservation Area. There were many years when this increased use could be attributed almost solely to mining interests. When the first train track was laid across the desert, vast acreages were granted to the railroads. Subsequently, the Federal government allocated significant sections of the desert for military reservations and national Please note that these
. The California desert, majestic, challenging, and very vulnerable. Deserts. L A N D U S E. Since the early years of the nineteenth century, there have been increasing uses made of the lands comprising the California Desert Conservation Area. There were many years when this increased use could be attributed almost solely to mining interests. When the first train track was laid across the desert, vast acreages were granted to the railroads. Subsequently, the Federal government allocated significant sections of the desert for military reservations and national Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Land Management. Colorado State Office. Riverside, Calif. : Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, California Desert Plan Program
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