Death Valley Natural History Association Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
Based in Death Valley, California, the Death Valley Natural History Association is a small nonprofit organization that operates as a cooperating association with Death Valley National Park and Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. It mobilizes a base of members and friends to support the Death Valley region, with a focus on preserving its resources and sharing the area with visitors. The association runs bookstores at Furnace Creek Visitor Center, Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station, Scotty's Castle Visitor Center, and Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, as well as an online store. Its customers include visitors to the Death Valley region and the surrounding park and refuge communities, and it carries out its mission in cooperation with government partners to preserve and interpret the area's natural and cultural resources. The organization emphasizes education, preservation, partnership, and accountability as guiding values. In 2016, it partnered with San Jose State University to raise funds for an addition.