Sacramento, CA: Bureau Of Land Management, U. S. Dept Of Interior, 1970. First edition - A report which focuses on the necessity for protecting the desert and for better use of its resources - include wildlife, vegatation, minerals, land for grazing or recreation. It begins with 'the California Desert - a 16 million acre national treasure... this is our public land. It is in serious trouble.' The report first lays out the current situation and then proposes a specific blueprint, including critical steps that needed to taken immediately. 70 pp plus 30 unnumbered preliminary pages.