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Unprecedented Chaos: The Congressional Review Act and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
By Cameron Mayer Established in 1996 by Presidential Proclamation, the 1.9 million acre expanse of lush canyons, stark badlands, and other natural landscape features that make up Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) in southeastern Utah are one of a...
Late Winter 2026 Newsletter
Our late Winter newsletter is out! Please click here to read it.
Phainopepla Along the Amargosa River
By Len Warren, Volunteer Board Member Along the Amargosa River, I lead many bird walks. Often, someone will ask me, “What’s your favorite bird?” Years ago, I would just say that I didn’t have one, that they were all equally interesting. I felt quite scientific, and...
Supporter Updates on the Amargosa Basin National Monument Proposal
By Cameron Mayer, Executive Director It has been a whirlwind of advocacy activity here at FAB in the past few months! As such, I have some exciting updates to share. We’ve hit major milestones in our campaign to have the public lands of the Amargosa Basin designated...
Fall Newsletter 2025
Our Fall newsletter is out! Please click here to read it.
Death Valley Junction Mining-Era History
A Brief Introduction to Death Valley Junction Mining-Era History - by Lee Adams, board member Home to the Timbisha Shoshone (Newe) and Chemehuevi/Southern Paiute (Nuwu/Nuwuvi) since time immemorial, mineral extraction by nonnative settlers in the late 1800s brought...






