Mason Voehl
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Amargosa River Basin Gets $2.9 Million Planning Grant — But Restoration Is Still Years Away
On a Saturday afternoon in Tecopa, over pizza from the Kit Fox Café, scientists and local residents gathered at the community center to reckon with a quiet emergency. The subject was the middle portion of the Amargosa River — what it still holds, what it is slowly losing, and what it will take to keep…
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Fire Devastates Borehole Spring, Endangered Amargosa Vole Habitat
A devastating wildfire broke out at Borehole Spring near Tecopa, California, overnight on February 11, inflicting catastrophic damage to the hot spring which is also a delicate wetland habitat of the endangered and endemic Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis). The fire consumed a significant area of critical bulrush habitat surrounding the spring, posing a severe…
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Heard Around Town
Welcome to our first edition, where we share what we’ve heard around town. Party People There will be a Community Healing Solstice Party on December 20 starting at 4pm at Thelma and Louise, all are welcome. Bring chairs, firewood, blankets, beverages, snacks, and your unique self. Tecopa Takeover once again featured local favorites MEGA-SCOPES, but…