Who’s defending Ash Meadows?
6 groups have it in their care
Wildlife refuge in Nevada, 23,000 acres, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, designated in 1984.
The defenders
Nobody has claimed this fight yet
No group in our directory carries Ash Meadows in its work yet. That is not the same as nobody fighting: if you know the group that belongs here, tell us and our editors will look at it.
6 more groups also work this ground
On the ground in Nevada
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The situation
What’s happening to Ash Meadows
Spring-fed wetlands in the Amargosa Valley harboring more endemic species per acre than anywhere else in the United States. Ash Meadows was nearly destroyed by a housing development before it became a refuge. Groundwater pumping and mining activity could still drain the springs that make this desert oasis possible.
- 1984Established as national wildlife refuge
- 2025Regional mining and pumping continue to threaten springs
Source: USFWS · January 1, 2025
No public comment window is open on Ash Meadows right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
Your move
How to stand for Ash Meadows
Ash Meadows has defenders. It needs more.
The work is theirs. The backing is yours.