The Amargosa River is the lifeblood of one of the most unique havens of biodiversity left in North America. This is one of those last best places, and its wildlife and its people deserve a secure future.
Mason Voehl, executive director of Amargosa Conservancy
Threat: Mining
The Amargosa River is a desert treasure, delivering life-giving water to local communities and the plants and animals that thrive along its banks. But proposed claystone mining threatens to pollute the river and impact the groundwater essential to the river’s flows. The Department of the Interior must approve a mineral withdrawal for the Amargosa River to prevent mining and safeguard the river.
American Rivers appreciates the collaboration and efforts of our partners:
- Amargosa Conservancy
- Timbishi Shoshone Tribe
- Amargosa Valley Town Advisory Board
- Indigenous Voices of Nevada
Protect critical water supply of the Amargosa River
Urge Congress to permanently protect Ash Meadows, Amargosa Valley, and the sovereign lands and sacred waters of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe by designating the Ash Meadows National Conservation Area.
