Amargosa Conservancy is hosting the 2026 State of the Basin Webinar with presentations from hydrologists Andy Zdon and Rachel Maxwell! Discover the hydrology of the Amargosa River Basin with special guest speakers Andy Zdon and Rachel Maxwell, senior hydrologists with...
Join Our Team as a Deputy Director! Amargosa Conservancy seeks qualified candidates to serve as Deputy Director of Amargosa Conservancy. This full-time remote position will work with the Executive Director to oversee daily operations across all sectors of the...
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...
Amargosa Conservancy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with over 1,900 members and supporters based in Shoshone, California and has been the leading voice for the conservation of the Amargosa River watershed for almost two decades. The Amargosa Conservancy is...
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...
by Scott H Williams As an environmental scientist, I wonder at times whether the detached, data-driven approach to the scientific study of the natural world inevitably alienates us from having a deep spiritual appreciation for nature. Does quantitatively analyzing the...
For Immediate Release: January 3rd, 2024 Contact: Mason Voehl, Amargosa Conservancy, (702)900-7589, mason@amargosaconservancy.org Nye County Sends Letter Opposing Mining Activities Near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge PAHRUMP, NV. – The Nye County Board of...
Please join us for a fun social evening of art, education, cocktails, and community in support of the Amargosa Conservancy! Join us in a historic Las Vegas home for a silent auction featuring landscape artist David Michaels who has found inspiration from the Amargosa...
It is with great excitement that we are sharing our plans for a bold new project in the Amargosa Basin: the Bill Christian Trailhead. For many years, public access to the Amargosa Wild and Scenic River in the Amargosa Canyon has been limited by challenges presented by...
photo by Nancy Good "Seven years of carefully planned habitat restoration on private land in the Mojave Desert have yielded hope for the persistence of the endangered Amargosa vole. On Aug. 8, a photograph from a wildlife camera placed by researchers from the...
The Amargosa Conservancy is thrilled to launch its first ever Summer Seminar Series! These seminars will feature presentations by our board of directors on the history, ecology, geology, and other fields related to our work in the Amargosa Basin. This is your chance...
AC Director Naomi Fraga Wins Award for Outstanding Science to Save Native Plants
For several decades after 1829, Los Angeles and Santa Fe were linked by a 700-mile trade route known as the Old Spanish Trail. Mule trains crossed the Amargosa region, between Las Vegas and the Mojave River, via a series of springs a day’s travel apart. A 22-minute...
This week the Los Angeles Times published a beautiful, moving and elegantly illustrated article by Louis Sahagún, covering projects across California with the noble goals of rescuing a variety of biological species from extinction and revitalizing plants and wildlife...
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Bill Christian, co-founder of the Amargosa Conservancy and beloved leader in Amargosa Basin conservation.
Keepers of the Bitter Waters: A film by Fred Bell.
One of the most important public parks programs — the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) — is getting closer to its expiration date on September 30. Join us in demanding a vote on legislation to permanently reauthorize LWCF before the September expiration deadline.
Two of our major areas of work were featured in a series on climate change produced by the Desert Sun and distributed via USA Today!
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 National Monuments.
Press Release: Amargosa Conservancy applauds President Obama’s plan to designate California Desert National Monuments
The early spring bloom in Death Valley and the Amargosa Basin brought a lot of attention to the Amargosa Conservancy. Several large media outlets picked up the story.
Press Release: Southern Inyo County community members travel to Whitewater Preserve in support of national monuments
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On Wednesday, the Inyo County Planning Commission voted 5-0 in favor of a recommendation on the Renewable Energy General Plan Amendment (REGPA) which would drastically reduce the footprint of utility-scale solar energy.