Oct 29, 2024 | Groundwater
It’s a calm day at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. A class of undergraduates from Pomona College has gathered at the Crystal Springs boardwalk to hear hydrologist Andy Zdon introduce his tour of the hydrogeology of the Amargosa River Watershed. Zdon has...
Oct 15, 2024 | Advocacy, Groundwater
Amargosa toad. US Fish and Wildlife photo. By Patrick Donnelly North Bullfrog Mine is the first of a half dozen or so gold mines which are under exploration or permitting near the Amargosa River in Beatty, Nevada. North Bullfrog is owned by AngloGold Ashanti, one of...
Sep 9, 2024 | Advocacy, Climate Change, Groundwater, Solar
ACTION ALERT VIRTUAL TOWN HALL on SOLAR in the AMARGOSA RIVER WATERSHED 6PM WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18TH Join Amargosa Conservancy staff and board members for a virtual town hall to learn about the Bureau of Land Management’s new plan for solar siting and development...
Feb 12, 2024 | Advocacy, DRECP, Groundwater, Solar
Folks, it doesn’t feel like hyberbole to proclaim that our quiet little river is in a state of uproar. Believe me: I wish it wasn’t so. The phrase I keep turning over in my mind to describe the Amargosa River watershed right now, and especially the...
Feb 12, 2024 | Groundwater
Special report from Patrick Donnelly Amargosa Conservancy Vice-President Great Basin director, Center for Biological Diversity A new era of Nevada groundwater management has begun. Here’s what it could mean for the Amargosa River. The Nevada Supreme Court ruled in...
Jan 16, 2024 | Collaboration, Groundwater, Resource Monitoring
Science is and always will be a pillar of of the work our organization does to protect the Amargosa Basin. For the last 20 years, Amargosa Conservancy has worked alongside local governments, state and federal agencies, non-profit partners, and researchers to develop...
