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. Bill was a co-founder of the Amargosa Conservancy and beloved leader in Amargosa Basin conservation. Over some 20 years of work and association with the property owners, land managers, and others...
Few people know that a river begins just a few miles east of Death Valley National Park and terminates in the area of the park known as Bad Water Basin. The Amargosa River is a federally recognized Wild and Scenic river and an important provider of habitat for...
We would love to see the Land and Water Conservation Fund permanently funded. Click here to send your voice to Congress. One of the most important public parks programs — the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) — is getting closer to its expiration date on...
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! That was great reading, and now here are some videos to go...
