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Two New National Monuments in California
For Immediate Release January 7, 2025Contact: 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 Sáttítla Highlands National Monuments. Shoshone,...
Statement on the Public Meeting Held for the Proposed Sáttítla National Monument
For Immediate Release December 10, 2024Contact: 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...
Volunteer Spotlight: Mina Nada
How did you get involved with Friends of the Amargosa Basin? I first got involved with Friends of the Amargosa Basin through my friend Cameron Mayer, whom I met during grad school. When Cameron reached out about an opportunity to participate in habitat restoration...
Meet Jade VanDerBeek
Hello everyone, Jade here! I am excited and honored to introduce myself as the Executive Assistant at Friends of the Amargosa Basin in Shoshone, CA. Having lived in Pahrump, in the heart of the Nevada desert for the past 20 years, I've developed a deep appreciation...
Spring Brook Winter Restoration
Work in the vicinity of the Shoshone wetlands and the Spring brook that runs through them resumed on October 17, 2023, when Cameron Mayer with Friends of the Amargosa helped Christiana Manville of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) monitor the plants that...
Expansion of Two National Monuments in California
For Immediate Release May 2, 2024Contact: Cameron Mayer, Executive Director, Friends of the Amargosa Basin (562) 233-7874 Friends of the Amargosa Basin applaud Biden Administration’s Expansion of two Cherished National...
Highlights from the “Vole Fest” even on April 19th and 20th, 2024
Highlights from “Amargosa From the Inside Out” on March 23, 2024
Meet Cameron Mayer
Hi! I am the Program Director for Friends of the Amargosa Basin, and I live and work in Shoshone, California, a stone’s throw away from Nevada. I aspire to be a lifelong desert enthusiast, advocating tirelessly for the health and vibrancy of desert lands and critters...
Meet Len Warren
Greetings! I’m Len Warren. I live much of each year in Shoshone, California. I have been studying birds along the Amargosa River for fourteen years. Some people call me “The Birdman of the Amargosa”. I’m proud to be a board member for Friends of the Amargosa Basin....