18 Apr

Posted at 22:54h in AC In the News, Amargosa Vole, Groundwater, Plants and Wildlife, Resource Monitoring

From our not-so-forgotten corner of the Mojave desert: 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! [caption id="attachment_1651" align="aligncenter" width="499"] Our beloved vole featured among species threatened by changing climate.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_1654" align="aligncenter" width="493"] Mapping and collecting data on springs and water flow across the Mojave and...

16 Mar

Posted at 11:30h in Announcements, Lands, Mojave Trails

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. Senator Dianne Feinstein delivered impassioned remarks, commemorating the decades-long fight to protect desert landscapes, and Secretary...

11 Feb

Posted at 22:20h in AC In the News, Announcements, Lands, Mojave Trails, National Conservation Lands

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 Public Lands for Wildlife, Historic Resources, Communities   Shoshone, CA - The Amargosa Conservancy joins residents and community leaders across the California desert today in celebrating the news that President Obama plans to designate three new national monuments...

26 Jan

Posted at 19:01h in AC In the News, Plants and Wildlife, Wildflower Updates

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] Amargosa Conservancy in the News [vc_separator type='small' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]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. Follow along here! Executive Director Patrick Donnelly interviews with KNPR, Nevada Public Radio's State of Nevada show. Las Vegas Review Journal about...

13 Oct

Posted at 17:29h in Announcements, Mojave Trails

For Immediate Release: October 13, 2015 Contact: Patrick Donnelly, Executive Director. 760.852.4339 or patrick@amargosaconservancy.org   SOUTHERN INYO COUNTY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TRAVEL TO WHITEWATER PRESERVE IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS   (Shoshone, CA) – Ten residents of Southern Inyo County are making the 250 mile one-way journey to Whitewater Preserve near Palm Springs, California, to participate in a listening session with Senator Dianne Feinstein, Obama administration officials, and other...

10 Mar

Posted at 21:50h in Announcements

Who is the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe? The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe consists of close to 300 tribal members, 30 to 35 of whom reside in the Timbisha Indian Village.  The General Council is the governing body of the tribe, which consists of all tribal members age 16 years of age and older.  The General Council elects a Tribal Council every two years. ...

05 Mar

Posted at 21:32h in Advocacy, Announcements, Lands, Solar

Independence, CA 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 across the landscape. The Commission recommended limiting solar development in Inyo County to facilities of less than 20 MW, just a small fraction of the size of industrial-scale facilities currently in...