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...
My internship with the Amargosa Conservancy here in Shoshone has made my path cross with the paths of some rather interesting and eccentric people. In the second to last week of my internship, I spent a night doing something that put me in that “eccentric” category...
By Rhyan Schicker When I first applied for the intern position with the Amargosa Conservancy I spent a lot of time researching the mission of the AC as well as the location. It seemed to be a very small town, and I couldn’t quite wrap my head around the census...
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...
– 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...
By Rhyan Schicker When I first heard the description of the vertical mulching process, I must admit I was skeptical. A few weeks ago we listened to Celia as she described the process; decompressing the soil, collecting dead parts of live bushes, putting them in a...
