Non-Profit Organizations & Charities
CactusToCloud began in December 2020 as a project of four friends who became certified California Naturalists and UC Climate Stewards together, and who share a passion for the California Desert and the plants, animals, and people who live here. Recognizing an unmet need for stewardship, advocacy, and outdoor education in our region, we grew to become a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization in April 2021.
We are dedicated to protecting our desert, both through "traditional" ways of conserving public lands such as National Parks and Monuments, and by promoting biodiversity conservation and reciprocal environmental relationships in urban environments such as public parks and landscaped areas. We particularly value fostering interdisciplinary relationships, such as between professional researchers and community scientists, and between artists and creative professionals and environmental advocates and awareness efforts.
As members of the Protect California Deserts coalition, we have been key partners in the successful designation and ongoing stewardship of the new Chuckwalla National Monument. We are also proud members of the Inland Deserts Power in Nature Coalition, working to advocate for California's 30x30 goals to protect 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030.