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Biden’s upcoming actions are likely to upset groups who want to use the Chuckwalla monument area for solar power, mining and off-roading and those who want to use the Sáttítla area for geothermal energy, mining and timber.

We took an off-roading jeep tour and went whale watching.

While wearing a seatbelt didn’t seem to be required, given the nature of off-roading, it was a bit nerve-wracking.

That could include seasonal restrictions on off-roading in critical habitat during the primary activity periods for the tortoise during the spring and fall seasons, “when they’re above ground,” Aardahl said.

A federal judge has struck down the latest Bureau of Land Management plan to manage off-roading routes in the Mojave Desert, saying it didn’t provide adequate protections for the dwindling desert tortoises in the region.