Out of the sand dunes of California’s Death Valley grows a beautiful flower – one that will continue to bloom after conservation efforts saved it from extinction.

Eureka Valley evening primrose. Image by USFWS/Erin Nordin

The Eureka Valley evening primrose is no longer endangered, following combined efforts from Death Valley National Park, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management. The announcement came as another species, the Eureka Valley dune grass, was reclassified from endangered to threatened.

The Eureka Valley is in Death Valley National Park, California. Image by USFWS/Connie Rutherford

The evening primrose only grows in the Eureka Valley, located within the national park, and was listed as endangered back in 1978. That launched efforts to protect the flower, which included the designation of the Eureka Valley as a wilderness area to protect the lands by reducing the impact of recreation and limiting off-road vehicles. The park also worked on educating people about accessing the dunes without harming the flowers, by taking measures like camping away from the base of the dunes where the plants grow and keeping vehicles on established roadways.

The Eureka Valley evening primrose produces clusters of white fading-to-pink flowers. Image by USFWS/Erin Nordin