The University of Arizona Press

Wednesday, August 14 at 6 p.m. – The Clark County Wetlands Park hosts Lawrence R. Walker, a Professor of plant biology at UNLV and Frederick Landau, Research Associate at UNLV for a discussion of their newly released book, A Natural History of the Mojave Desert.  The Mojave Desert has a rich natural history. Despite being sandwiched between the larger Great Basin and Sonoran Deserts, it has enough mountains, valleys, canyons, and playas for any eager explorer. A Natural History of the Mojave Desert shares how the geology, geography, climate, and organisms, including humans, have shaped and been shaped by this fascinating desert.