Desert cleanup
Volunteer-powered removal of illegally dumped waste from High Desert communities and landscapes.
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High Desert KeepersDonateProtecting California’s High Desert since 2016
Keeping our
desert
clean.
We bring neighbors, volunteers and public partners together to fight illegal dumping, restore desert landscapes and build a culture of stewardship.
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501(c)(3)Public charity
2016Year founded
82-1047497Federal EIN
High DesertLocal action
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See the work.
Meet the mission.
Watch High Desert Keepers in action and learn why protecting California's High Desert requires sustained community involvement.
Explore our video library →What we do
Restore the land.
Strengthen the community.
Tire abatement
Removing abandoned tires and developing a more durable regional response to chronic tire dumping.
Learn more →Adelanto-area facility
A developing operations site outside Adelanto city limits, planned to support stewardship, food access and education.
Learn more →Rapid response team
A planned full-time two-person crew that will remove illegally dumped trash five days a week once the facility and funding are in place.
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Visible work. Lasting change.
Cleanup you can see.
High Desert Keepers identifies illegal dumping, mobilizes volunteers and equipment, removes waste and works with community partners to keep it from returning.
By 2026, High Desert Keepers has removed approximately 2 million pounds—about 1,000 tons—of illegally dumped waste from the High Desert.
People make it possible
Neighbors showing up
for neighbors.
The next chapter
From cleaner land
to stronger lives.
The developing facility outside Adelanto city limits is intended to support the rapid response team, tire-abatement program, microgreens greenhouses, community gardens, edible forests and practical education. Details will be added as plans are finalized.
Be part of the work