Here, his ancestors and those of other tribes adapted to life in the hostile desert wilderness, and developed a special relationship with the mountain. Jackson is among the descendants of the region’s first settlers. “This is an ancient place that is still very much alive,” said Paul Jackson, an artist and spokesman for the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe. Proponents of the monument said they do not oppose renewable energy development, but that they will fight land use decisions that would cause serious and irreparable damage to areas considered sacred to Indians. The BLM’s Las Vegas office gave the proposed Kulning Wind Energy Project a “low priority” status - a classification indicating that it is unlikely to be authorized. Of particular concern are 62,371 acres within the proposed monument boundary that have no special protective designations and are vulnerable to mining operations and large-scale wind and solar energy projects.Ī year ago, the Bureau of Land Management dealt a significant blow to Crescent Peak Renewables LLC, the American subsidiary of Sweden-based Eolus Vind AB, which wants to build a wind farm on 9,100 acres within the proposed monument’s boundaries. The proposed monument would consist of 443,671 acres of public lands connecting Mojave National Preserve, Castle Mountains National Monument, Mojave Trails National Monument and Dead Mountain Wilderness Area in California with Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada.
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