Editing Tecopa, California (section)

==Economy==
Historically, Tecopa's economy was based on silver and lead mining.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.vegasunderworld.com/war-eagle.html | title=War Eagle|website=Vegasunderworld.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.vegasunderworld.com/noonday.html | title=Noonday |website=Vegasunderworld.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.mojaveunderground.com/abandoned_mines_gallery/abandoned_mines_in_california/tecopa_mines/ | title=Tecopa Mines |website=Mojaveunderground.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vredenburgh.org/mining_history/pdf/1997SBCMAv44n2.pdf|title=The Early History of the Resting Springs Mining District|website=Vredenburgh.org|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref > Those mines closed in 1957, by which time retirees were moving to the area to enjoy the hot springs. Nearby mines for other minerals such as [[talc]] continued operating for another 25 years providing employment for a few citizens of the area.  Tourism to the hot springs increased and Tecopa began slowly transitioning to an ecotourist and resort area.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://inyocountyvisitor.com/tecopa/#:~:text=Named%20after%20Paiute-Shoshone%20Indian%20chief%20Tecopa%20was%20a,concessionaire%20with%20RV%20sites%20and%20a%20small%20store. | title=Tecopa|website=Inyocountyvisitor.com}}</ref>

A major attraction in the area is the Tecopa Ecological Reserve,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://wildlife.ca.gov/Lands/Places-to-Visit/Tecopa-ER | title=Tecopa Ecological Reserve|website=Wildlife.ca.gov}}</ref> which hosts an undeveloped natural ground-fed hot spring.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ultimatehotspringsguide.com/tecopa-mud-hot-springs.html | title=Tecopa Mud Hot Springs|website=Ultimatehotsapringsguide.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.daytrippen.com/tecopa-hot-springs-death-valley-side-trip/ | title=Tecopa Hot Springs Death Valley Side Trip|website=Daytrippen.com| date=8 March 2021 }}</ref> However, the natural hot spring is subject to closure because of impacts to protected Amargosa [[vole]] (a subspecies of ''Microtus californicau'') habitat from camp fires and human waste.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lawsuit: Partiers at popular hot spring endangering voles who live there |url=https://pvtimes.com/news/lawsuit-partiers-at-popular-hot-spring-endangering-voles-who-live-there-115306/ |website=Pahrump Valley Times |access-date=31 January 2023 |date=8 December 2022}}</ref>

Tecopa also has minimal agriculture activities; mostly revolving around date farming,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/china-ranch-date-farm | title=China Ranch Date Farm |website=Atlasobscura.com}}</ref> and marijuana cultivation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inyocounty.us/sites/default/files/2021-08/August%202021%20License%20Availablity.pdf|title=COUNTY COMMERCIAL CANNABIS PERMITTING OFFICE|website=Inyocounty.us|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref>

The town has a growing microbrewery and bakery scene that caters to the patrons of Tecopa's three hot springs resorts during the fall and winter seasons.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pvtimes.com/entertainment/tecopa-restaurants-opening-for-season-with-new-offerings-75518/ | title=Tecopa restaurants opening for season with new offerings|website=Pvtimes.com | date=25 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2020-01-10/tecopa-foodie-haven-hiking-hot-springs | title=Discover hiking, hot springs and a secret foodie haven just outside Death Valley | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=10 January 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://inyocountyvisitor.com/tecopa/ | title=Tecopa |newspaper=Inyo County Tourism Information Center &#124; Inyo County Visitor Guides and Maps}}</ref>