Ruth, Stephen 1971 Reptile Collecting Trip 14 May 13 San Bernardino SBR 1432 Yucca Park, Morongo Valley Co., Calif. Hypsiglena torquata. All were taken towards the end of our search. The area is very thickly grown with Joshua trees, much litter to turn. Warner Dunes, Warner Road, Coachella Valley, Riverside Co., Calif. R 1433-34 1845 Leaving the dunes. We got 2 Uma inornata during the time that we were here. The sun is getting quite low. A wind is blowing fairly stiffly and is blowing sand at times. The Uma were also wary. RCS grabbed one by hand after it tired due to our chasing it from one side of the dunes to another. The other, a magnificent adult was noosed under a creosote bush. The dunes are laced by tire tracks. All but the biggest and toughest creosote bushes have been run over and will probably die soon as people continue to smash them. RCS took some pictures of the destruction. Why do people do this? Would it matter if they knew that the creosote could