Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

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Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected desert oasis in southern Nevada renowned for its rare endemic species, spring-fed wetlands, and critical habitat for endangered wildlife.

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instanceOf desert oasis
national wildlife refuge
protected area
area approximately 23,000 acres
approximately 93 square kilometers
biodiversityStatus one of the most species-rich desert wetlands in North America
biome Mojave Desert
climate Mojave Desert climate
conservationPurpose protection of endemic desert species
protection of spring-fed wetland ecosystems
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ecosystemType desert wetland
spring-fed wetland
established 1984
establishedBy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
habitatType critical habitat for endangered fish
critical habitat for endemic plants
marsh habitat
riparian habitat
hasFacility visitor center
hasFeature alkali meadows
desert uplands
marshes
seeps and springs
spring-fed oases
streams
hydrologySource groundwater-fed springs
knownFor critical habitat for endangered species
high number of endemic species
rare desert fish
spring-snail diversity
legalStatus federally protected area
locatedIn Amargosa Desert
Nevada
Nye County
surface form: Nye County, Nevada
locatedInBasin Death Valley regional hydrologic system
surface form: Death Valley regional groundwater flow system
locatedInRegion southern Nevada
managingAgency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
nearestCity Pahrump, Nevada
offersActivity birdwatching
hiking
wildlife viewing
partOf National Wildlife Refuge System
protectsSpecies Nitraria
surface form: Amargosa niterwort

Ash Meadows milk-vetch
Ash Meadows naucorid bug
Ash Meadows pupfish
Ash Meadows speckled dace
Spring-loving centaury
Warm Springs pupfish
endemic spring snails
publicAccess open to the public
threatHistory past groundwater pumping and land development

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Nye County contains Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Pahrump, Nevada hasNearbyAttraction Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Shoshone, California area hasNearbyAttraction Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
subject surface form: Shoshone, California
this entity surface form: Shoshone Wetlands
Nevada deserts containsProtectedArea Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Amargosa Desert hasProtectedAreaNearby Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge