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Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

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purchased 12,613 acres that had been slated for development to protect Ash Meadows. The Nature Conservancy transferred the land to the Fish and Wildlife Service and the refuge was created on June 18, 1984, to protect this extremely rare desert
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The concentration of locally exclusive flora and fauna that distinguishes Ash Meadows is the greatest concentration of endemic biota in any local area within the
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habitats, that have become extremely uncommon in the southwestern deserts. The refuge is a major discharge point for a vast underground
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is a visible part of the valley hydrology, and has seasonal surface flow passing southwards adjacent to the preserve, to later enter
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are scattered throughout the refuge. To the north and west are the remnants of Carson Slough, which was drained and mined for its
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plants and animals, meaning they are found nowhere else in the world. Four fish and one plant are currently listed as
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Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge was established to provide and protect habitat for at least twenty-six
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Worldwidepanorama.org: 360° interactive panoramic photo at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
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water system, reaching more than 100 mi (160 km) to the northeast. Water-bearing
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The 23,000-acre (9,300 ha) Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is part of the larger
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announced that a team from the school had discovered two new bee species in the genus
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: official Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge website
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex website
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Protected area in the Amargosa Valley of southern Nye County, Nevada
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Ash Meadows provides a valuable and unprecedented example of
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Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
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occur in the western and southern parts of the refuge.
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Index

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Preserve
IUCN category

Amargosa Desert
Map showing the location of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
United States
Nye County, Nevada
United States
Pahrump, Nevada
36°25′30″N 116°20′00″W / 36.42500°N 116.33333°W / 36.42500; -116.33333
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Ramsar Wetland
wildlife refuge
Amargosa Valley
Nye County
Nevada
Death Valley National Park
Las Vegas
The Nature Conservancy
oasis
Mojave Desert
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Desert National Wildlife Refuge
Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Devils Hole
Amargosa Desert
Mojave Desert

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