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on this page: headlines, facebook, twitter, upcoming hikes related: nevada, parks, wildlife, plants slideshare: [|Nevada on the Social Web] (36,000+ views), [|Nevada A-Z]

We will be updating our Wild Nevada Wiki and other relevant pages.

Deborah Wall
https://www.reviewjournal.com/?s=deborah+wall&orderby=date For a great winter hike, check out natural bridge https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-columns/deborah-wall/for-a-great-winter-hike-check-out-natural-bridge https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/inside-gaming/las-vegas-is-an-ideal-base-camp-for-outdoor-adventure outdoors nevada tourism asset

Ruby Mountains
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/groups-arrayed-to-oppose-opening-ruby-mountains-to-oil-and-gas-leases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Mountains http://www.rubymountains.net/ https://travelnevada.com/discover/27111/ruby-mountains https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g28949-d593512-Reviews-Ruby_Mountains-Nevada.html https://twitter.com/CenterForBioDiv/status/921461647755034624

Bristlecone http://blog.longnow.org/02016/01/21/centuries-of-the-bristlecone/ https://twitter.com/longnow/status/921773101733388288

Essay
Wilderness / wildlife / biodiversity fans, here is your guide to **Wild Nevada**. We take a deep dive into the state parks, national parks, national monuments, proposed wilderness areas and more. Planeta's Wild Nevada Wiki is the go-to and who's who of leaders working to protect and conserve Nevada's corner of the natural world.

Las Vegas Seven published its annual collection of 'Best of the City." Some of my favorites were not there, including Vaquero and Big Buns Bakery. But thinking outside the box and the city ...

Special kudos go to Jim Boone, a longtime vocal advocate for wilderness and wildlife conservation, focusing on southern Nevada and the greater Southwest. Public lands and national monuments are under threat in the United States with many people unaware of their value and often how to visit. Jim's website Bird and Hike - http://birdandhike.com - encourages people to visit, learn about, and fall in love with the Mojave Desert. He writes: "Birdandhike is intended for two audiences: (1) people who might not visit public lands on their own, and (2) visitors from afar who don't know the area. But really, the main audience is people who haven't gotten out on public lands but want to."

Also of note, the Hiking with a Purpose meetups -- https://www.meetup.com/HikeWithAPurposeLV -- a service project working in numerous areas around southern Nevada, with a focus on the Gold Butte region, to locate and knock down illegal mining claim markers. For more information on the marker problem, see: []

Headlines
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/not-much-snow-is-falling-in-the-west-what-a-grim-snowpack-means-for-nevadas-water-supply http://www.ktnv.com/positivelylv/tortoise-makes-his-home-at-henderson-bird-viewing-preserve https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/in-surprise-move-nevada-regulators-vote-to-ban-commercial-reptile-collection [|Nevada can’t miss too many chances to showcase natural wonders] [] [] [] [|trump-budget-proposes-sweep-230-million-southern-nevada-lands-act] [|outdoor-trade-show-would-be-wise-relocate-southern-nevada]

http://sevenmagicmountains.com http://sevenmagicmountains.com/visit https://twitter.com/nevadaart @artproductionNY @nevadaart http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/seven-magic-mountains
 * Seven magic mountains**
 * 1) 7MagicMountains #UgoRondinone

Wetlands Park August 2017 Whose egg is this? https://www.pscp.tv/ronmader/1djxXLwrbDyxZ https://twitter.com/ronmader/status/896470785123995648

Playing match the scat https://www.pscp.tv/ronmader/1ynJOVPywYwGR https://twitter.com/ronmader/status/896463613724053504

Live from the park (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/events/754205604743143/permalink/853814361448933

Other features https://g.co/kgs/KiCwcD http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/las-vegas-desert-seven-magic-892923 http://vegasseven.com/2016/05/18/seven-things-like-seven-magic-mountains https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/may/16/nevada-desert-is-home-to-must-see-landscape-art

Jean Dry Lake Aquarium stones balance desert land art

Wild Las Vegas Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve 350 E. Galleria Drive Hours: 6am-2pm daily 702-267-4180 View larger map http://www.cityofhenderson.com/henderson-happenings/facilities/henderson-bird-viewing-preserve https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/henderson/henderson-bird-viewing-preserve-gets-its-share-of-international-visitors - // @alxmey //

Events
http://getoutdoorsnevadaday.org http://www.getoutdoorsnevada.org - [|@getoutdoorsnv] https://www.facebook.com/getoutdoorsnv https://www.facebook.com/events/1755698694658153 https://www.facebook.com/getoutdoorsnv/videos [|Lorenzi Park (Google Maps)] [|@getoutdoorsnv] hashtag: [|#outdoorsnv] http://get-outdoors-nevada.ticketleap.com/2016-get-outdoors-nevada-day/t/bf4282d1c451a8789ba563f753c87b51
 * October 7, 2017** Get Outdoors Nevada Day, Cornerstone Park

The Outside Las Vegas Foundation, in partnership with the City of Las Vegas, proudly presents the 3rd annual Get Outdoors Nevada Day. A free, fun, family-friendly event highlighting all Southern Nevada has to offer in recreational activities, education, volunteering, tourism and local businesses. For the 2016 edition, the City of Las Vegas is hosting the event at historic Lorenzi Park, an America’s Great Outdoors Site, located at 3343 West Washington Avenue, Las Vegas Nevada 89107.

The event starts at 9:00am and concludes at 2:00pm with food available for purchase. Come join us, bring the entire family! Only well-behaved pets on leashes please. http://getoutdoorsnevadaday.org/2016-gon-day-event https://www.facebook.com/lorenziparklvnv/

The Outside Las Vegas Foundation (OLVF) is a collaborative, Las Vegas Valley-wide partner in creating a community that gets connected to Southern Nevada’s great outdoors. Because our outdoor areas strengthen our economy and increase the local quality of life, OLVF works to create a community that enjoys, values and protects our special outdoor places.

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http://planeta.com/1610nevada http://www.reviewjournal.com/life/thousands-celebrate-the-great-outdoors-las-vegas-park http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-10-13/public-lands-wilderness/conservation-groups-to-celebrate-get-outdoors-nevada-day-on-saturday/a54448-1

Hikes
[|Upcoming Hikes in Red Rock Canyon]

Meetups
http://www.meetup.com/Friends-of-Gold-Butte http://www.meetup.com/Friends-of-Nevada-Wilderness http://www.meetup.com/HikeWithAPurposeLV

Recommended Listening
[|Attacked On All Sides, The Stress Of Being A BLM Ranger]

Backpacking Basics And Hiking Tips From A Pro http://knpr.org/knpr/2016-10/backpacking-basics-and-hiking-tips-pro https://twitter.com/KNPRnews/status/789652632847671296 [|@KNPRnews] [|@ByBenSpillman]

Hangouts
[|Friday, August 21: Wild about Nevada] We talk to Friends of Nevada Wilderness and Friends of Gold Butte to explore rural and wild Nevada. What is the role of ecotourism in the newly-christened national monuments Basin and Range and Tule Springs? We'll take a look at what's wild, what's protected, what can be protected. Wiki: nevada wild, goldbutte, national monument, usawild []

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Elsewhere on the Web
http://www.nevadawilderness.org http://www.rgj.com/outdoors/explore - [|@ByBenSpillman] [|@Sierra_Outdoors] http://nevadawild.org - [|@friendsofnvwild]  - [|Facebook] http://birdandhike.com http://www.hikinglasvegas.com http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/nevada/index.htm - [|@Nature_Nevada] http://www.getoutdoorsnevada.org - [|@getoutdoorsnv] [|Southern Nevada Agency Partnership]

http://findyourpark.vegas


 * Southern Nevada District, for BLM
 * Lake Mead National Recreation Area, for NPS
 * Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, for FWS
 * Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, for USFS
 * Outside Las Vegas Foundation, for youth and family activities, volunteer opportunities and trails
 * State Historic Preservation Office, for volunteer cultural site stewardship
 * Friends of Nevada Wilderness, for wilderness stewardship

The Tahoe Rim Trail The John Muir Trail Kershaw Ryan State Park

TNC https://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/nevada/explore/parklet-las-vegas-species-information.xml

Facebook
[|Friends of Nevada Wilderness] [|Nevada State Parks] [|Protect Basin and Range] [|Spring Mountain Ranch State Park] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #365899; font-family: &#39;San Francisco&#39;,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,&#39;.SFNSText-Regular&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">[|River Mountains Loop Trail]

Flickr
[|nevada dcnr] [|blmnevada] [|wild nevada]

Twitter
[|@Jlboone] [|@NatureWriterVgs] [|@RefriedBrean] [|@ByBenSpillman] [|@getoutdoorsnv] [|@goldbutte] [|@Branch11] [|@Sloancanyonf] [|@friendsofnvwild] [|@GreatBasinNPS] [|@basin_and_range] [|@lostcitymuseum] || [|@NevDCNR] [|@birdandhike] [|@RefriedBrean] [|@ByBenSpillman] [|@Sierra_Outdoors] [|@ProtectNevada] [|@blmnv] [|@Nature_Nevada] [|@NvDOW] [|@GreatBasinWater] [|@GBInstitute] @NevadaWater ||
 * [|@NVStateParks]

Wiki
basin and range Black Rock Desert gold butte Mojave Desert Sloan Canyon red rock canyon lake mead valley of fire spring mountains desert wildlife center Moapa Valley

National Parks
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State Parks
valley of fire

**Native Plants**
[|Protected Plants] [|Cactus Harvest Regulations] [|Christmas Tree Harvest Regulations]
 * [|Nevada Native Plant Society]**

[|Nevada Big Tree Register]

Twitter Hashtag: [|#BasinAndRange]
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[|Great Basin Desert]

The [|Nevada Wilderness Project] is a catalyst for wildlife habitat conservation, wilderness preservation, and smart development of renewable energy. Since 1999, we have successfully led statewide campaigns to protect more than 3 million acres as Wilderness and National Conservation Areas. [|Flickr] - [|Facebook]

[|Friends of Nevada Wilderness] - [|Facebook] [|http://nevadawild.blogspot.com] [|http://volunteer4wild.blogspot.com] [|Xtremehorticulture of the Desert]

[|Nevada Land Trust]

Wildlife
The Nevada state reptile is Gopherus agassizii, commonly known as the desert tortoise. State mammal is desert bighorn (Ovis canadensis nelsoni). State bird is [|mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides)]. State fish is Lahontan cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki henshawi). State insect is vivid dancer damselfly (Argia vivida). State fossil is Ichthyosaurus (Shonisaurus). State artifact is the Tule duck.

Nevada, the driest state in the union, has a number of threatened and sensitive species. Amargosa Toad [|Strange Ecology] Desert Tortoise Devil's Hole Pupfish
 * Sensitive Species**

[|Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office] http://www.ndow.org - https://www.facebook.com/NvDOW - [|@NvDOW]

[|Nevada Natural Heritage Program] The mission of the NNHP is to develop and maintain a cost-effective, central information source and inventory of the locations, biology, and status of all threatened, endangered, rare, and at-risk plants and animals in Nevada.

Birding and Wildlife Watching in Nevada
[|http://redrockaudubon.com] - [] - [|@RedRockAudubon] https://www.facebook.com/RRASMAIN [|Red Rock Audubon Society] [|Lahontan Audubon Society] [|Spring Wings Birding Festival] [|Eagles and Agriculture Festival]

Amargosa River Valley
As the toad goes, so goes the valley []

[] [] [] [] [] [|https://www.amargosaconservancy.org]

@amargosaconserv []

The [|Torrance Ranch Preserve] was acquired by The Nature Conservancy in 1999 and is the Conservancy’s first restoration project in the Oasis Valley. The goal of restoration at this site is to re-create a functioning ecosystem in an area that had been affected by over 100 years of human activity.

In 2008, the Conservancy completed its first prescribed burn in the chapter's history at Torrance Ranch. The goal of using prescribed fire is to reopen wetland habitat for Amargosa toads that has become choked with cattails and reeds. [|Learn more about our work at Torrance Ranch and get details on visiting the preserve.]

Directions
Take US-95 north from Las Vegas to Beatty. From Beatty, continue north on US-95 for 7.3 miles and take a right turn onto Oleo Road (this is a dirt road). Please note that Oleo Road is not marked. Coming from the south on US-95, if you reach Fleur de Lis Road, you have gone too far. From the north, watch for Fleur de Lis Road, and Oleo Road will be on your left shortly after the road curves to the right. You will see a gate and “The Nature Conservancy / Torrance Ranch” sign to your left. Proceed through gate, close gate behind you and continue north on dirt road and bear right after approximately 1/10th mile. Follow Oleo Road for roughly another 1/10th mile to parking/trailhead area.

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is located approximately 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas in the Amargosa Valley of southern Nye County, Nevada. The parks was established in June 1984. http://www.fws.gov/desertcomplex/ashmeadows/ http://www.nevadamagazine.com/issues/read/ash_meadows_national_wildlife_refuge http://www.flickr.com/photos/nevada_magazine/sets/72157627451017402/ http://nevadamag.blogspot.com/2011/08/ash-meadows-national-wildlife-refuge.html
 * Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge**

The [|Conservation Lands Foundation] dedicated to protecting the National Conservation Lands--30 million acres of BLM-managed public lands, rivers and trails found throughout the West. https://www.facebook.com/conservationlands

Friends of Nevada Wilderness is dedicated to preserving all qualified Nevada public lands as wilderness, protecting all present and potential wilderness from ongoing threats, informing the public about the values of and need for wilderness, and restoring and improving the management of wild lands.

Claim Markers http://www.birdandhike.com/Postcards/151215_ClaimMarkers/_ClaimMarkers.htm

Hike with a purpose http://www.meetup.com/HikeWithAPurposeLV

Questions
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Artwork / Cue Yourself
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https://twitter.com/travelnevada/status/871048337566388224 https://twitter.com/Vegas/status/867808971289108480
 * Embedded Tweets**

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Videos
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Filing
Bristlecone http://www.reviewjournal.com/nevada-150/nevada-state-tree-possibly-oldest-living-thing-earth

Nearly 90% of Nevada is public land. These areas are managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service.

[|Bureau of Land Management] [|@blmnv]

Nevada Division of State Parks plans, develops and maintains a system of 24 parks and recreation areas for the use and enjoyment of more than 3.3 million visitors a year.

[|Great Basin National Park] boasts the 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak [|Directions] [|Operating Hours & Seasons] [|Fees & Reservations] [|Lehman Caves Tours] [|Camping] [|Goods & Services] [|Laws and Policies] [|Centennial Initiative 2016] [|Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park] [|Nevada Site Stewards]

The [|Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources] conserves, protects, manages and enhances the state's natural resources in order to provide the highest quality of life for the state's citizens and visitors. Established in 1957, the Department includes eight divisions (Environmental Protection, Forestry, State Parks, State Lands, Water Resources, Conservation Districts, The Natural Heritage Program and The Wild Horse Program) and eight boards and commissions. [|@NevDCNR]

http://www.parks.nv.gov - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nevada-State-Parks/47155825877 - [|@NevStateParks]

[|Nevada Recreation & Park Society] https://www.facebook.com/groups/61080531824/ [|@_NRPS]

http://www.americasstateparks.org/Nevada

Passport Booklet
http://parks.nv.gov/about-2/passport http://knprnews.org/post/nevada-state-parks-offering-passports

Cathedral Gorge <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #141823; display: block; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> [|Cathedral Gorge State Park]

Quotes
[|You haven't experienced Nevada until you have experienced the outdoors of Nevada] [|@RickiBarlow]

Mustang Monument
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/i-team-madeleine-pickens-mustang-monument-in-jeopardy https://twitter.com/mpickens https://twitter.com/8NewsNow https://www.facebook.com/8NewsNOW https://twitter.com/8NewsNow/status/771488846928224256

For those keen on public lands and responsible, eco, conscious, sustainable tourism, watch Assembly Bill 277, [|#AB277]. http://planeta.com/1703ab277

AJR13 Overview
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/79th2017/Bill/5507/Overview https://twitter.com/BasinRangers/status/850460815434166276

2016
http://planeta.com/1605desertnwr http://planeta.com/1605sloancanyon http://reviewjournal.com/local/nevada/blm-announces-79m-funding-30-nevada-conservation-and-recreation-projects http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada/nevada-s-oldest-known-tree-lives-mythic-stories-its-death [|Finding the big quiet] [|Community groups team up to champion Las Vegas’ outdoor offerings] [|great_basin_pinyon-juniper_forests_under_threat] - <span style="color: #20a5d6; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">[|@earthislandjrnl] [|nearby wildlife refuge remains largely unknown] [|Sandoval tour brings attention to Nevada's treasures] [|From Wasteland to Treasure - Margie B. Klein/Helen] [|Conservationists, company rally to protect Gold Butte] [|In expansion of protected land, Reid’s conservation legacy nears 5 million acres - Washington Post] [] - [|nevada-s-proposed-national-monument-full-of-artwork-undisturbed-land] [|bird-and-hike-jim-boone-hiking-las-vegas] [|protectcity-fights-save-decades-old-nevada-desert-art-installation] [|Southern-Nevada-Wilderness-Poster] [|Explore-Mobile-Exhibit] []

Proposed Walker River State Recreation Area
[|Nevada could get first new state parks in decades]

Vegas to nearby parks https://www.tripsavvy.com/driving-distance-drive-times-las-vegas-to-national-parks-3362271

Rebellion on the Range
Nevada faces constraints because the state’s dominant landlord is the federal government. In this report, “Rebellion on the Range,” 8 News NOW examines Nevada’s relationship with federal land and the competing interests fighting over its use.

http://rebellion.8newsnow.com https://vimeo.com/115348229 http://www.8newsnow.com/story/28775094/i-team-western-states-on-mission-to-grab-federal-acreage <span style="color: #125bb5; font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">[|@8NewsNow]

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Support This Work
• Upvote/like/share your favorite resources. • Contribute original content about Nevada's unique biodiversity, ecosystems and the current status of city parks, wildlife reserves, national monuments and other protected areas. [|add your suggestions here]. • Tweet about this page in public to [|@ronmader]
 * Public, 3 things you can do**

1. Add relevant links to headlines, research or institutions/groups working in the field. 2. If there are events, announce them and include the social web channels and relevant hashtags. 3. Contribute original content about Nevada's unique biodiversity, ecosystems and the current status of city parks, wildlife reserves, national monuments and other protected areas. If you're not an editor, [|add your suggestions here].
 * Editors, 3 things you can do.**

Workshop: Wild Nevada on the Social Web
As wild as you want to be ...

Wild Nevada on the Social Web asks participants to use their own smart phones, tablets and computers to share information about Nevada's biodiversity, wilderness and parks. We offer practical tips and hands on training using Facebook, Flickr, Periscope, Slideshare, Twitter, YouTube and wikis. Prizes are awarded at the end to the most creative participants.

Create a Google doc or wiki that can be edited by participants Ask participants to name the social web channels they are curious about Ask participants to register online the social web channels and share information about recreation and parks Ask participants to upvote, like, heart and share news about the conference and one another's work
 * Session Outline **
 * Prior to the workshop **

Twitter: Ask participants to commit to sending 10 tweets a week for the next 7 weeks focusing on their professional interests
 * Specific challenges**

Set up live video Virtual Tour: Show participants rapid highlights of existing websites, blogs, twiter accounts and the like. International connections: Introduce TAPAS, upcoming global events including cbdcop13 and iucn2016
 * Workshop **

Arrange hangout(s) two weeks after the workshop
 * After workshop **

Participants will have hands-on experience of using the social web Participants will brainstorm about blending social web learning with analog education Participant survey will be a ‘call of the board’ for online communication in early 2016
 * Learning Outcomes **