Jun 21, 2022 | Announcements, Plants and Wildlife, Virtual Events
The Amargosa Conservancy is thrilled to launch its first ever Summer Seminar Series! These seminars will feature presentations by our board of directors on the history, ecology, geology, and other fields related to our work in the Amargosa Basin. This is your chance...
Mar 1, 2022 | An Amargosa Moment, Plants and Wildlife
I’m not even 40 yards from the trailhead sign at China Ranch when I approach a bend in Willow Creek. The gurgle of the creek hits me first, a warm laughing sound seldom heard in most reaches of the Mojave. A slight clearing in the mesquite bosque draws me forward,...
Jan 25, 2022 | An Amargosa Moment, Plants and Wildlife
There is something special and almost sacred about a first impression. When faced with something new and mysterious, we tend to pay closer attention. Every slight gesture or nuance of a stranger commands our attention because we don’t yet know what is and isn’t...
Dec 10, 2018 | AC In the News, Notes from the Field, Plants and Wildlife, Resource Monitoring
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...
Apr 28, 2017 | Amargosa Vole, Plants and Wildlife
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...
Apr 17, 2017 | Habitat Restoration, National Conservation Lands, Notes from the Field, OHV, Plants and Wildlife
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...
