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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's just wrong though. Deserts are particularly huge in the West. Essentially the whole states of Arizona and New Mexico, plus parts of Utah and Nevada.

They're probably inside the "parks" part.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I think you might be on to something with the parks idea. I know California has a Protection Act on the books that covers ours.