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Settling Into Summer & Looking Small
You might surmise that it will be another scorching summer in the Amargosa Basin, and a record-breaking one at that. While nearby Death Valley usually grabs the headlines, we receive our fair share of summer sunshine and all the cracked earth, desiccated vegetation,...
Matt Kingsley
WELCOME FABโS NEWEST BOARD MEMBER: Matt Kingsley! For Thirty-five years, Matt was employed as a Federal Wildland Fire Fighter. He served as Fire Staff Officer for the Inyo National Forest and Bureau of Land Managementโs Bishop Field Office. Most recently, Matt was...
April 2025 Newsletter
Our April newsletter is out!ย Please click here to read it.
Statement Regarding Interior Secretary Order #3418 and Threats to National Monuments
For Immediate Release February 5, 2025Contact:ย Cameron Mayer, Executive Director,Friends of the Amargosa Basin(562) 233-7874 Shoshone, CA - Friends of the Amargosa Basin has issued the following public statement from its Executive Director Cameron Mayer...
Two New National Monuments in California
For Immediate Release January 7, 2025Contact:ย Cameron Mayer, Executive Director,Friends of the Amargosa Basin(562) 233-7874 Friends of the Amargosa Basin thanks the Biden administration for designating Chuckwalla and Sรกttรญtla Highlands National Monuments.ย Shoshone,...
Statement on the Public Meeting Held for the Proposed Sรกttรญtla National Monument
For Immediate Release December 10, 2024Contact:ย Cameron Mayer, Executive Director,Friends of the Amargosa Basin(562) 233-7874 Friends of the Amargosa Basin thanks the USDA and stands with the Pit River Tribe in urging the Biden administration to designate the...