Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge. Administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, this refuge covers 5,380 acres along a ten-mile stretch of Pahranagat Valley. The refuge includes a spring-fed riparian valley corridor with a series of broad, shallow lakes, brushy thickets, bulrush and cattail marshes, native grass meadows, and large cottonwood trees, all of which are surrounded by Mojave Desert scrub. These wetlands in the desert support a great variety of wildlife, and the refuge is an important wintering area and stop-over point for waterfowl and other migratory birds.

Ash Spring. A riparian area with water and trees in the Mojave Desert. The riparian area is fenced off with big "no trespassing" signs along the highway, but you can look over or through the fence to see the birds. This is not a destination, but rather one of several birding sites in the Pahranagat Valley to visit as a group or on the way to somewhere else.

Crystal Spring. A riparian area with warm springs, clear water, trees, shrubs, and grass in the desert. The spring is on private property, but there is a gate that invites people in. This is a great little place to bird, but please respect the property owner by not trashing the place. It would be a shame to see "no trespassing" signs go up. This is not a destination, but rather one of several birding sites in the Pahranagat Valley to visit as a group or on the way to somewhere else.

Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area. Two small lakes just south of Hiko. Nesbitt, the northern lake, is broad and relatively deep with open water all year and an extensive marshy area at the northern end. Frenchy, the southern lake, is broad and shallow with open water only during some years, but when it is wet, there is an extensive marsh around the entire lake.