Mar 7, 2017 | Explore, Notes from the Field, Plants and Wildlife, Wildflower Updates
As they days lengthen in the Amargosa Basin, some spring flowers are starting their show. While it’s not the great super-bloom of last year, for those willing to go explore there are plenty of treasures to find out there! Some of our favorite places to go...
Oct 24, 2016 | Backroads, Birds, Destinations, Explore, Mojave Trails, Plants and Wildlife
In partnership with the Hispanic Access Foundation, the Amargosa Conservancy has been leading trips to Afton Canyon, in the new Mojave Trails National Monument. Many groups throughout the California desert are trying to provide information and access to the beautiful...
Apr 18, 2016 | AC In the News, Amargosa Vole, Groundwater, Plants and Wildlife, Resource Monitoring
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...
Apr 7, 2016 | Amargosa Vole, Habitat Restoration, Notes from the Field, Plants and Wildlife
In late November of 2015 our Student Conservation Association AmeriCorps intern Abby Mattson set about planning a greenhouse nursery in which to grow native three square bulrush (Schoenoplectus americanus). In the long run, this cultivated bulrush would be used in...
Mar 7, 2016 | Explore, Plants and Wildlife, Wildflower Updates
The Death Valley Superbloom continues! In the last couple weeks it has even expanded – growing further north in the valley, and extending further into the Shoshone side of the Amargosa Basin. With a little bit of hunting, the flower enthusiast can find many...
Jan 26, 2016 | AC In the News, Plants and Wildlife, Wildflower Updates
The early spring bloom in Death Valley and the Amargosa Basin brought a lot of attention to the Amargosa Conservancy. Several large media outlets picked up the story. Follow along here! Executive Director Patrick Donnelly interviews with KNPR, Nevada Public...
