On June 8th, our nation will observe the 116th anniversary of the Antiquities Act, and there has never been a more important time to celebrate this historic preservation policy and support its current use. When Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act into law in...
-By Rhyan Schicker The morning of Saturday, March 25th, the campground in Afton Canyon Natural Area was full of excitement. Staff from the Amargosa Conservancy, BLM, Sierra Club, and Leave No Trace completed final preparations for the arrival of the campers. We were...
In partnership with the Hispanic Access Foundation, the Amargosa Conservancy has been leading trips to Afton Canyon, in the new Mojave Trails National Monument. Many groups throughout the California desert are trying to provide information and access to the beautiful...
In coming weeks, we expect the Bureau of Land Management to finalize the Desert Renewable Energy and Conservation Plan (DRECP), in which the public lands of the Amargosa Basin are likely to be designated at California Desert Conservation Lands. To celebrate, we are...
It felt a bit like the country mouse visiting his city cousins this week, as our Executive Director Patrick Donnelly ventured across the continent to Washington, D.C., to attend a celebratory reception at the Department of Interior for the new California Desert...
February 11, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Patrick Donnelly, Executive Director. patrick@amargosaconservancy.org; 760.428.8653 AMARGOSA CONSERVANCY APPLAUDS PRESIDENT OBAMA’S PLAN TO DESIGNATE CALIFORNIA DESERT NATIONAL MONUMENTS Historic Move Will Protect...
