The areas were being used as a laydown area for geotechnical drilling operations associated with collection of subsurface data. 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed Tiehm’s buckwheat as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.

The unique buckwheat, which is threatened with extinction by a lithium mine, was proposed for protection as an endangered species on Oct. 7, 2021.

As a result of litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed protecting 910 acres of habitat …