• Monument advocacy updates can be found »here«.

• To participate in our Spring 2025 bioblitz on iNaturalist, visit our info page »here«.

• From the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition: »Resources for healing & self-care«

• More information about Indian self-determination and self-governance can be found »here«.

• PODCAST: 90 Miles from Needles, Season 4 Episode 1
  Moab to Mojave: The Largest Conservation Corridor Explained »listen here«

• More information about the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness from the »BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT«

• More information about Yucca moths from the »US FOREST SERVICE« the »US GEOLOGICAL SERVICE« and the »SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE«

• About Nevada’s Big Tree Program: In 2020, the world's third-largest Joshua Tree (and biggest in Nevada) was discovered in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness. Named "the monument tree," this tree is listed as the state's biggest tree under Nevada's Big Tree Program. Starting in 1992, the program (https://forestry.nv.gov/nevadas-big-tree-program) lists the largest specimen of 303 tree species in the state. Many other states have this program as well. These programs help preserve unique specimens in the state, encourage biodiversity, and promote education and conservation. This Joshua Tree is a new record and an important one for highlighting the importance of the local ecosystem.

• Another article about this unique relationship and the stress each species finds itself under from »LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY«

Take a look at Rex Bell’s cream-felt cowboy hat »here«. Signed by Rex, Clara Bow, and their movie star friends, this hat is covered in handwritten messages that echo Rex’s warm, genuine relationships with those he met in Nevada and beyond. The hat stands as a timeless memento of Bell's impact, memorializing the friendships and legacy he left in the state he loved, with autographs including; "Best Wishes Rex Bell, Clara Bow," "The Westerner," "Tonto, 'Getum up Scout," "The Lone Ranger 'Hi Ho Silver," "Little Beaver 'You Betum, Red Ryder," "California Carlson," and "Hopalong Cassidy." More photos from the collection can be viewed »here«.

You can learn more about the Great Basin Bird Observatory and their work »here«.

• More information on the military’s Desert Training Center from the Bureau of Land Management can be viewed »here«.

• Another website where you can learn about this military history »here«.

Read previous chapters of John LeGallee’s Wiz-Bang scorcher of a story:

• Chapter 3: A HAND IN THE POCKET

• Chapter 4: FIREBALL IN THE SKY