Women in Science Discovering Our Mojave

Established in 2019, Women In Science Discovering Our Mojave (WISDOM) is an MDLT internship in collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management that provides women from underrepresented communities with opportunities to engage in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields by gaining experience and conducting scientific research. This project is a joint effort between Mojave Desert Land Trust, Conservation Lands Foundation, Bureau of Land Management and Edison International to bring college-aged interns to the Mojave Desert to gain experience in the field.

Our team spent time in the field with the interns documenting their research and process to create a short film detailing the program, the interns experience and supporting the hope that the areas the women are conducting field research might be designated as a Dark Night Sky Sanctuary. The film also fulfilled a visual and outreach component of the grant given to fund the project.
The final media project completed with Mojave Desert Land Trust iincluded a 4 minute film as well as social media vignettes and still photos to help visually portray the WISDOM Internship experience.

SHORT FILMS

ELIZABETH PAIGE

WISDOM VIGNETTE

KARINA JIMENEZ

VICTORIA REISER

An image of a desert landscape with a blue sky. Joshua tree in joshua tree national park. Three blue tents set up in the desert. Three women walking through the desert. Three women wearing face masks walking in the desert. A woman wearing a blue face mask in the desert. A woman wearing a face mask in the desert. A woman wearing a face mask in a field. A group of people standing on the back of a truck in the desert. A group of people walking in the desert. A small bush in the desert. A desert landscape with a mountain in the background. A sign in the middle of a desert with mountains in the background. A silver toyota 4runner is parked in the desert. A group of people standing near a car in the desert. A woman smiles in front of rocks in the desert. An aerial view of a bridge in the desert. The milky in the night sky above a mountain. Three women standing in the desert at night with masks on. A woman holding a clipboard in the desert. The milky in the night sky. A woman wearing a face mask taking a picture at night. A woman wearing a face mask looking at her phone at night. A woman wearing a face mask holding a cell phone at night. Three women standing in the desert at night. The milky in the night sky above a mountain.