{"id":7363,"date":"2024-09-09T12:27:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T19:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/?page_id=7363"},"modified":"2025-12-29T23:37:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T07:37:33","slug":"world-desert-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/learn\/world-desert-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Desert Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7363\" class=\"elementor elementor-7363\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b44a63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20b44a63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448f9d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"448f9d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">World Desert Day<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28648e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28648e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7cc003 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7cc003\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63feb70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63feb70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df5092 cards_wrapper e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3df5092\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df6928 cards_wrapper e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1df6928\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34359e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d34359e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49dad50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49dad50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join us in Celebrating the World's Deserts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcbdde elementor-widget__width-initial lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bcbdde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The second Saturday in January recognizes World Desert Day as a day to raise awareness and appreciate deserts around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b2d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"87b2d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc26b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dc26b30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TLD-WDD-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the World Desert Day Toolkit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22a264 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f22a264\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f321c9 our-initiatives our-initiatives-new colored-box e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f321c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf65a02 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf65a02\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aafdc41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aafdc41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40cb8ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40cb8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Deserts Need Our Help!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b82abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b82abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Desert\u00a0ecosystems are home to many animal and plant species, some of which are threatened and critically endangered due to climate change, habitat loss and fragmentation, invasive species, and various human-driven activities. These desert specialized plant and animal species are vital to the\u00a0desert\u00a0and its continued survival. Spreading awareness of these threats brings about a call to action, helping to save these\u00a0desert\u00a0dwellers and this imperative\u00a0desert\u00a0ecosystem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78703c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78703c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf2ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abf2ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WorldDesertDay_Mayor_PalmDesert.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7371\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WorldDesertDay_Mayor_PalmDesert.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WorldDesertDay_Mayor_PalmDesert-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WorldDesertDay_Mayor_PalmDesert-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209a778 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"209a778\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8496dd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8496dd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d0dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76d0dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introducing World Desert Day! <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778ecd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"778ecd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first-ever World Desert Day was launched on January 13, 2024. Created by The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Greater Palm Springs, CA, it occurs on the second Saturday in January and celebrates the beauty and diversity of deserts worldwide.<\/p><p>At the inaugural celebration, The Living Desert hosted a special in-park event featuring desert-themed scavenger hunts, animal connections, a desert plant sale, plant and animal trading cards, and connections with 11 of their conservation partners.<\/p><p>The cities of Palm Desert and Indian Wells and Congressmember Dr. Raul Ruiz acknowledged this celebration with a proclamation.<\/p><p><strong>We look forward to celebrating World Desert Day again in 2025 and invite you to celebrate with us!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5b1d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f5b1d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2ce1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c2ce1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/TheLivingDesert_WorldDesertDay_2024-3.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7375\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/TheLivingDesert_WorldDesertDay_2024-3.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/TheLivingDesert_WorldDesertDay_2024-3-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0003c8e e-con-full colored-box e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0003c8e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-995c4be our-initiatives our-initiatives-new colored-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"995c4be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581b718 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"581b718\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c0399 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09c0399\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b2859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98b2859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did You Know?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0243c52 elementor-widget__width-initial lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0243c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deserts are one of the planet\u2019s major biomes and one of the most richly diverse ecosystems in the world. Accounting for more than one-third of the Earth\u2019s landmass and home to more than one-sixth of the Earth\u2019s population, deserts have surprisingly varied climates. There are four main types: hot and dry deserts, semi-arid deserts, coastal deserts, and cold deserts. To be considered a desert, the region typically receives less than 10 inches of rain annually.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00dd29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d00dd29\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce66c23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce66c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-WDD-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7514\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-WDD-logo.png 489w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-WDD-logo-174x300.png 174w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2645567 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2645567\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"#F7F2E7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042d5ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"042d5ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How You Can Help\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a3004 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79a3004\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb0d95 keystone-slider img-cta e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8eb0d95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b932f3 elementor-widget__width-initial keystone-slide burnt-umber-button elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"6b932f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-content-item elementor-cta__content-item elementor-cta__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/WorldDesertDay_Tshirt-qtv9dm4r48ptroijp9zvkz6db4lconiykm6ztb0iv2.webp\" title=\"WorldDesertDay_Tshirt\" alt=\"WorldDesertDay_Tshirt\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIndividual Level\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>  <span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><ul><li style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Share the importance of deserts on social media (Check out <a aria-label=\"Link @TheLivingDesert\" id=\"menur46o\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thelivingdesert\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thelivingdesert\/\">@TheLivingDesert<\/a> on Instagram for posts you can share!)<br><\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Volunteer at and\/or donate to desert conservation organizations<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Attend a World Desert Day event!<\/li><\/ul><\/span><\/span><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49356a elementor-widget__width-initial keystone-slide burnt-umber-button elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"b49356a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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