Death Valley Conservancy

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 2024, the organization also spent $112,846 to develop and build assets related to ryan camp, including a major preservation and restoration of the church/rec. These items havebeen capitalized and are being depreciated over their useful lives.ongoing investment in architectural and structural preservation plan projects for the church/rec hall, communications, reproduction program support structures, infrastructure, stabilization of the upper biddy skip track, the nomination of ryan as a district to the national regitser of historic places, etc.

The dvc produced and maintains 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.the 20-mule team and our reproduction death valley wagons appear 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 on permanent public display when not out at events. During 2024, the organization also spent $256,954 to develop the project.