Welcome!

We're building Desert Biodiversity to help people explore, respect and defend our irreplaceable desert biodiversity.

That biodiversity is far greater than the popular image of the desert as barren wasteland might lead you to believe. The deserts of North America can host more species, subspecies, and other taxa per acre than old-growth redwood forests!

And yet the deserts' biological diversity is a blind spot for many environmental groups. There are several groups with desert agendas, and some of them are fine indeed, but none work on all living things throughout the desert.

We intend to speak for desert biodiversity, bringing wildlife biologists and other scientists together with concerned members of the public. We'll advocate for protection of desert species and their habitats when necessary. Most importantly, we'll celebrate those species and habitats and share new information about them with you.

As we build this site, and the network of people that goes with it, we will be adding more and more material to different sections of the site. You'll have opportunities to contribute time, energy and a bit of cash not far down the road. In the meantime, we'd be very appreciative if you'd share this site with those you feel might be interested.

For the deserts;

Chris Clarke

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@canislatrans tweeted link to this page. 2012-02-23 14:46:27 -0800
@lockwooddewitt That's why we're launching this project: http://t.co/SBUsG89B
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@canislatrans tweeted link to this page. 2011-12-30 10:06:38 -0800
@boraz Hey, forgot to mention the new NationBuilder site. Many cool tools waiting to be used. http://t.co/SBUsG89B
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@themadroad tweeted link to this page. 2011-12-17 01:19:12 -0800
Desert Biodiversity's Chris Clarke will be speaking in January in San Diego at the California Native Plant... http://t.co/ywyA1cHa
@shawphd tweeted link to this page. 2011-12-16 00:32:32 -0800
Desert Biodiversity's Chris Clarke will be speaking in January in San Diego at the California Native Plant... http://t.co/ywyA1cHa
Chris Clarke published this page 2011-12-14 11:05:32 -0800
Desert Biodiversity
We help people explore, respect and defend the irreplaceable biodiversity of the North American deserts