A spring wildflower bloom in the Amargosa Basin as seen from the proposed Ash Meadows Mine exploration project.
The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe and conservation groups just filed a lawsuit in federal district court to halt exploratory mine drilling near the springs and wetlands of #AshMeadows National Wildlife Refuge.
These waters, which feed into the #Amargosa River, are sacred to the Timbisha.
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Submit a public comment to #BLM to protect #Ashmeadows and #DeathValley from mining! This is crucial for protecting groundwater for tribal and rural communities as well as the endangered species in the area.
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A rusty nail bent sideways in weathered wood with sunlight slanting across it.
Detail of an old cabin in #AshMeadows National Wildlife Refuge.
#BlueSkyArtShow #Abandoned #EastCoastKin #photography
One of our long-term #NevadaBirdCount projects is at #AshMeadows National #WildlifeRefuge. Established in 1984, it’s an important desert oasis, with the greatest concentration of endemic species in the U.S.
