Friends of the Amargosa Basin expresses disapproval over executive action taken against Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments Shoshone, CA - Friends of the Amargosa Basin has issued the following public statement from its Executive Director...
Press Release
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...
Friends of the Amargosa Basin expresses disapproval over the proposed reversal of the Public Lands Rule
Shoshone, CA - Friends of the Amargosa Basin has issued the following public statement from its Executive Director Cameron Mayer expressing disappointment and disapproval over the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) proposed reversal of the Conservation and Landscape...
Statement Regarding Interior Secretary Order #3418 and Threats to National Monuments
For Immediate Release February 5, 2025Contact: 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: 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...
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...






