| Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Ash Meadows habitat, in the Amargosa Desert. | |
  Map of the United States | |
| Location | Nye County, Nevada, United States |
| Nearest city | Pahrump, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36°25′30″N 116°20′00″W / 36.42500°N 116.33333°W |
| Area | 23,000 acres (93 km2) |
| Established | 1984 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge |
| Designated | 18 December 1986 |
| Reference no. | 347[1] |
The Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge located in the Amargosa Valley of southern Nye County, in southwestern Nevada. It is directly east of Death Valley National Park, and is 90 mi (140 km) west-northwest of Las Vegas.[2]
In 1983 The Nature Conservancy 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 oasis in the Mojave Desert.[3]
Ash Meadows is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.[2]
- ^ "Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Archived June 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Places We Protect, Ash Meadows". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved April 12, 2024.