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Introducing the 2025 Summer Webinar Series!

Introducing the 2025 Summer Webinar Series!

Amargosa Conservancy has launched the 2025 Summer Webinar Series with presentations from each of our four staff! These sessions will spotlight the specific expertise and work that each of Amargosa Conservancy’s passionate staff are contributing to ensure a sustainable...

Practicing Stewardship and Reciprocity in Tecopa Hot Springs

Practicing Stewardship and Reciprocity in Tecopa Hot Springs

By Scott H. Williams, Restoration Project Manager “Cultures of gratitude must also be cultures of reciprocity. Each person, human or no, is bound to every other in a reciprocal relationship. Just as all beings have a duty to me, I have a duty to them. If an animal...

We Are Hiring Our Next Executive Director!

We Are Hiring Our Next Executive Director!

Join Our Team as the Next Executive Director! The Amargosa Conservancy is seeking an Executive Director to lead us into the future. The Amargosa Conservancy is a 501(c)3 California and Nevada non-profit organization headquartered in Shoshone, California. For over 20...

Changes afoot  at the Amargosa  Conservancy

Changes afoot at the Amargosa Conservancy

A message from Mason Voehl: Thanks to the support and generosity of our members and supporters, the Amargosa Conservancy has experienced tremendous growth and success in recent years. Through the expansion of our advocacy work, our Save Ash Meadows campaign, and our...

Reflecting on Phainopeplas in Shoshone

Reflecting on Phainopeplas in Shoshone

By Morrigan DeVito, Restoration & Plant Stewardship Coordinator When you find a Phainopepla in a mesquite bosque, everything else comes into focus. I search for them in Shoshone Village by scanning the tops of the mesquites with my naked eye, looking especially...

Brush Fire at the Borehole Spring

Brush Fire at the Borehole Spring

By Scott H. Williams At approximately 7:50pm on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, Southern Inyo Fire Protection District (SIFPD) received an emergency tone from dispatch followed by a report of a brush fire at the Borehole hot spring in Tecopa, California. SIFPD responded...

The Amargosa as Borderlands

The Amargosa as Borderlands

By Scott H. Williams I am a Californian. In a lot of places that is a dirty word, not least of all in Nevada. I reside in Tecopa, California now, but I’ve lived in Los Angeles and grew up in rural Northern California. Through my work in the Amargosa region and time...

New Board Member: Louise Mathias

New Board Member: Louise Mathias

Amargosa Conservancy is pleased to introduce you to the newest member of our Board of Directors, Louise Mathias. Louise is a 15-year resident of the Mojave Desert, whose interest in and passion for the delicate ecosystem of the Amargosa Basin began in 2014, when she...

2024 SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES

2024 SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES

Amargosa Conservancy is pleased to announce our 2024 Summer Speaker Series! This third offering of our virtual Summer Speaker Series will feature dedicated employees from the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These...

“What is a mineral withdrawal?” Frequently Asked Questions

“What is a mineral withdrawal?” Frequently Asked Questions

Not sure what a mineral withdrawal is, or why one is needed for lands surrounding Ash Meadows? This FAQ is for YOU! Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Mineral Withdrawal under the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) “What is a mineral withdrawal?” Under mining law,...

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