Furnace Creek :  A Rare  Desert Stream in Peril   

     

Furnace Creek is a rare desert wetland in the White Mountains, America’s largest desert mountain range.  The creek’s riparian ecosystem of cottonwoods and willows provides potential habitat to endangered southwestern willow flycatchers and other rare and imperiled species, including the Panamint alligator lizard and the Mono Basin sage grouse. 

While Furnace Creek's wetlands have been protected from damaging off-road vehicle abuse for the last four years, the Ridgecrest Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management and the Inyo National Forest are now moving forward with plans to construct a new road and an ORV staging area in this unique desert canyon.  Read more...

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