The 25-million-acre California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) contains over 12 million acres of public lands. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3398088/free-photo-image-abies-apiaceae-asteraceaeFree Image from public domain licenseStonecrop - Sedum lanceolatumby Jacob W. Frank. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4038458/photo-image-flower-plant-beeFree Image from public domain licenseScrambled eggs (Corydalis aurea)Credit NPS/Hallie Larsen. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4033536/photo-image-flower-plantFree Image from public domain licenseA drone shot of clumps of yellow-leaved trees in Silverthorne. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3299740/free-photo-image-aerial-view-apiaceaeFree Image from public domain licenseMyosotis scorpioides, true forget-me-not. Columbus, Montana. June 5, 2006. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335898/free-photo-image-myosotis-anemone-blossomFree Image from public domain licenseAlbino Shooting Star. Dodecatheon clevelandii. Spring bloomer. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3399635/free-photo-image-acanthaceae-amaryllidaceae-animalFree Image from public domain licenseClose-up of canola plant and flowers, August 17, 1994. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335779/free-photo-image-agronomy-anemone-blossomFree Image from public domain licenseCalifornia poppies at Paramount Ranch. 4/16/2018. Spring bloomer. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3399654/free-photo-image-farm-anemone-asteraceaeFree Image from public domain licenseThe Bureau of Land Management photo. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3397978/free-photo-image-2020-abies-apiaceaeFree Image from public domain licenseRanunculus acris, tall buttercup. Columbus, Montana. June 4, 2006. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335725/free-photo-image-ranunculus-acris-anemoneFree Image from public domain licenseYellow Puccoon - Lithospermum ruderale by Jacob W. Frank. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4038363/photo-image-flower-plant-leafFree Image from public domain license20190727-FS-UWC NF-BH-Alexander Basin-01_Hotze-creativeCreative angle of wildflowers in Alexander Basin that bring the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4034580/photo-image-flower-tree-plantFree Image from public domain licenseHeavy equipment moving material at a gravel pit, July 1986. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335855/free-photo-image-building-bulldozer-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseYellow evening primrose. Fallon County, MT. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335586/free-photo-image-apiaceae-blossom-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseView of farmland in Goshen Township, Hardin County, Ohio, United States. Picture taken from Ohio State Route 67. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3341008/free-photo-image-countryside-dirt-road-fieldFree Image from public domain licenseOmaha Beach, from "Dog Red" sector, Calvados, Normandy, France. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3340934/free-photo-image-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseLooking north across a field of soybean stubble in West Point Township in western White County, Indiana. Original public… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3581122/free-photo-image-asphalt-dirt-road-fieldFree Image from public domain licenseRoute De Forêt Noir Et Blanc. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3371325/free-photo-image-abies-asphalt-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseThin road winding down a desert mountain. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3292017/free-photo-image-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseAbandoned bus wreckage in the desert terrain of San Pedro de Atacama. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3294569/free-photo-image-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseA dirt path through a forest of evergreen trees in Umhausen. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3288313/free-photo-image-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseMitch Auer, farmer near Broadview, Mont., added alfalfa to his crop rotation to fix nitrogen in the soil for his wheat crop.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335982/free-photo-image-alfalfa-azure-sky-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseEuphorbia albomarginataCredit NPS/Hallie Larsen. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4033518/photo-image-flower-plant-beeFree Image from public domain licenseThis image was uploaded as part of Wiki Loves e-textbooks contest in Poland. Original public domain image from Wikimedia… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3338421/free-photo-image-anemone-asteraceae-blossomFree Image from public domain licenseErzberg, Austria. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3304936/free-photo-image-mine-mountain-mining-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseGrosuplje.. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3304644/free-photo-image-soil-land-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseA woman walking through a tropical forest in Costa Rica. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3301835/free-photo-image-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseRocky village ruins in the desert of Yazd. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3287773/free-photo-image-archaeology-architecture-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseWhite sand beach with grass dunes. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3301071/free-photo-image-beach-coast-architectureFree Image from public domain licenseSpotted Wolf Canyon, United States. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3300529/free-photo-image-nature-canyon-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseA slow-moving stream flowing through an evergreen forest in the autumn. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3304751/free-photo-image-abies-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseA balustrade, main courtyard of Château de Hautefort, Dordogne, France. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3340735/free-photo-image-bridge-building-bushFree Image from public domain licenseA desert with a snow capped mountain far off in the distance. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3289146/free-photo-image-cc0-countryside-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseSymmetrical view of a single tree among desert brush in Worlds End. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3295589/free-photo-image-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseThe area around Schnebly Hill Trail of Coconino National Forest, Arizona taken 5-11-05. (Forest Service photo by Doug… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3391091/free-photo-image-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseTractor working in disced field, August 1983. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335738/free-photo-image-bulldozer-cc0-countrysideFree Image from public domain licenseLeningradskaya oblast, Orehovo. 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Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3398201/free-photo-image-anemone-blossom-californiaFree Image from public domain licensePasque flowerDespite morning temperatures below freezing, this pasque flower bloomed in the afternoon sun.Photo by Courtney… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028288/photo-image-flower-plant-natureFree Image from public domain licenseDoug Lipscomb, owner of James Lipscomb and Sons (not pictured) participated in USDA FSA NAP program for their sod operation… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260513/free-photo-image-moss-dirt-roadFree Image from public domain license