Hydrology
New Report Tracks Amargosa Springs and Groundwater
On a recent Zoom briefing hosted by the Amargosa Conservancy, hydrologist Andy Zdon and project staff presented new monitoring results that show a mixed trajectory for the Amargosa Basin: some groundwater trends are stabilizing or edging upward in a few locations after years of decline, while several springs that previously showed surface water are now…
Riparian Forests Along the Amargosa River Show Signs of Climate-Driven Collapse, UNLV Study Finds
A doctoral dissertation out of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas reports clear evidence that the riparian woodlands along the Amargosa River—spanning Ash Meadows, Shoshone, and Tecopa—are undergoing significant climate-driven decline. In her 2024 Ph.D. dissertation “Effects of Climate Change on (Semi)-Arid Ecosystems in the Southwestern United States,” researcher Charlotte van der Nagel analyzed three decades of vegetation and…