Sep 24, 2024 | Lands, National Conservation Lands
By John Hiatt In June of this year the Bureau of Land Management’s “Public Lands Rule”, also known as the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule was finalized, although the procedures and guidance on implementation are still a work in progress. The rule...
Feb 28, 2023 | Advocacy, Groundwater, Lands
by Mason Voehl Executive Director Questions of values are the hardest to answer. I was asked recently to put together a brief presentation describing the key features, resources, and values of the Amargosa Basin. There is a straightforward approach to crafting such a...
Apr 1, 2022 | Advocacy, Groundwater, Lands
Early in the morning on Saturday, March 12th, individuals working and living in the Amargosa Basin and Death Valley region met at Calvada Meadows Airport near Pahrump, NV. The morning shown bright and windless: ideal conditions for flying in a single-engine Cessna 210...
Sep 21, 2018 | Announcements, Lands
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...
Mar 29, 2016 | Backroads, Destinations, Lands, National Conservation Lands, Wildflower Updates
Located in northeastern San Bernadino county in Eastern California, the Kingston Range and Wilderness partially drain into the Amargosa Basin. The 7000+ ft peaks rise in the distance to the southeast of Shoshone and Tecopa. Though there are many ways to access the...
Mar 16, 2016 | 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...
