Organization: DEATH VALLEY CONSERVANCY
Mission: TO PRESERVE AND SUPPORT DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND IT'S RESOURCES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
Activities: DEATH VALLEY FUND - TO SUPPORT PROJECTS AROUND THE PARK AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. FOR 2019, PROJECTS INCLUDE:PARK PARTNERS GATHERINGAN ANNUAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GATHERING CONNECTING DEATH VALLEY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, NONPROFIT AND BUSINESS SECTORS.GRANT TO REPAIR & RESTORE CCC-ERA ADOBE WALLS, STRUCTURES, & ENTRY SIGN IN THE COW CREEK AREA - $20,000.CONTRIBUTED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE DEATH VALLEY 25TH ANNIVERSARY AND 20-MULE TEAM & WAGONS APPEARANCE AT PUBLIC IN-PARK CELEBRATION EVENTS.SUPPORTED LOCAL NON-PROFIT "DEATH VALLEY NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION" WITH IN-KIND DONATIONS OF DVC "REPTILE GUIDES," VALUED AT $1,988.
RYAN CAMP: PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND INTERPRETATION OF THE HISTORICAL MINING CAMP OF RYAN, CA. TO RESTORE AND USE IT FOR EDUCATION AND A RESEARCH FACILITY. DURING 2019, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SPENT $914,276 TO DEVELOP AND BUILD ASSETS RELATED TO RYAN CAMP, INCLUDING A MAJOR PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE CHURCH/REC HALL & AUX WATER STORAGE. THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN CAPITALIZED AND ARE BEING DEPRECIATED OVER THEIR USEFUL LIVES.ONGOING INVESTMENT IN ARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL PRESERVATION PLAN PROJECTS FOR THE CHURCH/REC HALL, HOUSE #5, WAREHOUSE, BUNKHOUSES, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND HISTORIC WATER SYSTEMS, ETC.
20 MULE TEAM WAGONS REPRODUCTIONCOMPLETED A FUNCTIONING SET OF REPRODUCTIONS OF THE 1880'S ERA WORLD-FAMOUS 20 MULE TEAM DEATH VALLEY BORAX WAGONS FOR USE IN DEMONSTRATIONS, PARADES, AND LIVING HISTORY DISPLAYS AND EDUCATION. DURING 2019, THE ORGANIZATION SPENT $81,429 TO DEVELOP AND BUILD THE REPRODUCTIONS. THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN CAPITALIZED AND ARE BEING DEPRECIATED OVER THEIR USEFUL LIVES.THE 20-MULE TEAM AND OUR REPRODUCTION DEATH VALLEY WAGONS APPEARED IN THE ANNUAL NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED "MULE DAYS" CELEBRATIONS IN BISHOP, CA. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE "LAWS MUSEUM AND THE "AMERICAN MULE MUSEUM", WHERE THE WAGONS ARE NOW ON PERMANENT PUBLIC DISPLAY WHEN NOT OUT AT EVENTS. WORK COMPLETED ON CONSTRUCTION OF THE REPRODUCTION WATER WAGON AND ADDITIONAL INTERPRETIVE AND DISPLAY ELEMENTS FOR THE WAGON EXHIBIT BARN.
NTEE category: Environment
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building