17 Mar

Posted at 20:58h in DRECP, National Conservation Lands

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][qode_advanced_call_to_action enable_gradient_animation="no" icon_pack="font_awesome" icon="fa-pencil" cta_text="Prepare your own comments and submit to the BLM by Thursday, March 22nd." cta_link="desertlands.org/action"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE DESERT RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLAN (DRECP)   THE HISTORY The DRECP is a land use plan designed to allow renewable energy development on least conflict public lands, and balance that with conservation and...

20 Feb

Posted at 19:05h in DRECP, National Conservation Lands

The Trump Administration has set the DRECP as its latest target - undermining the public process, eight years of collaboration and compromise, and threatening our public lands. [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down='']The DRECP - Desert Renewable Energy and Conservation Plan - is meant to be the primary planning document for managing land use in the California Desert. It was...

17 Apr

Posted at 20:51h in Habitat Restoration, National Conservation Lands, Notes from the Field, OHV, Plants and Wildlife

After a few hectic weeks, the Amargosa Conservancy interns are getting back to their normal routine. We spent most of this week back at Sperry Wash, where we eliminated several incursions (tracks in areas where there should be no off-route travel) and also braved some vicious sandstorms. Since Rhyan and Alison were at the Afton Canyon outreach event last Sunday (see...

15 Apr

Posted at 19:57h in Backroads, Habitat Restoration, National Conservation Lands, Notes from the Field, OHV

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]- By Alison Cercy On a weekend in March, we welcomed the Great Old Broads for Wilderness to our restoration worksites in Sperry Wash. The worksites were planned out, all of our tools were packed and sorted, the temperature had increased a solid ten degrees, and we were eager to meet the Broads and...

03 Apr

Posted at 17:17h in Destinations, Mojave Trails, National Conservation Lands

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]-By Rhyan Schicker The morning of Saturday, March 25th, the campground in Afton Canyon Natural Area was full of excitement. [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness=2' up='' down='']Staff from the Amargosa Conservancy, BLM, Sierra Club, and Leave No Trace completed final preparations for the arrival of the campers. We were hosting a weekend of camping...

16 Nov

Posted at 15:36h in DRECP, National Conservation Lands

Below is an excerpt from the DRECP Record of Decision - Appendix A. The entire Record of Decision can be found here, but it is a long document and maybe not something that you would think would be interesting. Yet the section regarding the Amargosa is a nice summary of the many reasons that this is a special place. Therefore, we...

14 Sep

Posted at 12:50h in DRECP, National Conservation Lands

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]It's the biggest news in a generation for conservation in the Amargosa Basin. On September 14th, Secretary Jewell announced the permanent protection of over 600,000 acres of land in the Amargosa River watershed. These protections will mean that in sum, nearly every acre of this irreplaceable landscape is under conservation. These protections are a part...

12 Sep

Posted at 12:33h in DRECP, National Conservation Lands

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 highlighting the decade-long partnership between the Amargosa Conservancy and the BLM...

24 Aug

Posted at 07:58h in DRECP, National Conservation Lands

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]The following editorial by Amargosa Conservancy Policy Director Patrick Donnelly ran in the Inyo Register on August 23, 2016. If you'd like to view a PDF of the article, click here.  Opportunities for Conservation in Southern Inyo County by Patrick Donnelly, Policy Director, Amargosa Conservancy Shoshone, CA[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_separator type="normal"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type="row"...

20 Aug

Posted at 04:13h in Advocacy, National Conservation Lands, Stewardship, Tamarisk

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" padding_bottom="40" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]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. Over the next few weeks we will be highlighting the decade-long partnership between...