Due to the short life span of the species, individuals have a fast growth rate and reach sexual maturity usually within two months.

[3] The amphipods require clean, shallow, cool, and permanently flowing well-oxygenated waters of streams, ponds, ditches, sloughs, and springs.

In 1954, Noel's amphipod was described as the largest population of macro-invertebrates at Lander Springbrook, with densities ranging from 2,338 to 10,416 per square meter.

In 1999, the population density of the Noel's amphipod at Unit 6 on Bitter Lake National Wildlife refuge was 344 per square meter.

[6] One key threat to the Noel's amphipod is diminished water quantity in the area due to groundwater pumping and drought.

Secondary threats to these organisms include inadequate existing regulatory mechanisms, localized range, limited mobility, fragmented habitat, and climate change.

A 2002 fire destroyed their population within the refuge by removing the vegetative cover that protected them from sunlight and depositing ash and debris into their freshwater habitat.

[8] The Noel's Amphipod was listed on the Endangered Species Act on August 9, 2005, because of its small population that appears to only exist in the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.

[8] In 2020, a five-year review was conducted on four endangered species in the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, including the Noel's Amphipod.

[8] The recovery plan's strategy involves preserving, restoring, and managing the Noel's Amphipod's aquatic habitat in order to support resilient populations of these species.The recovery plan aims to maintain and protect the population size through securing good water quantity and quality, and protecting their habitat's land.

[9] It is important to collaborate with conservation partners to achieve the goals listed in the five-year review while also providing the communities with enough water themselves.

It is critical to the conservation of this species that we develop long term management strategies and educational programs to help protect the Noel's Amphipod.