tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249345538605939332024-03-05T10:45:55.585-08:00Lake Mead National Recreation AreaLake Mead National Recreation Area offers a wealth of things to do and places to go year-round. Its huge lakes cater to boaters, swimmers, sunbathers, and fishermen while its desert rewards hikers, wildlife photographers, and roadside sightseers. It is also home to thousands of desert plants and animals, adapted to survive in an extreme place where rain is scarce and temperatures soar.Lake Mead NRA Public Affairshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038441827612879074noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824934553860593933.post-74699023769641229742009-04-10T12:40:00.000-07:002009-04-10T12:44:09.038-07:00Wildflower Spotter Blog<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSA_b-8qi_KDHjWpmBMDXYL_vzZHBWpSdGn0IYOGZkLUFOLAZp1RyYiRCVkNL_Q_CwS_XqgUxSkR9KJ3E3EwJVkseq1XxHKOm39V6v3W9SSrPh9f3glklk7yvepcfnckiJrFpNtbw1pd7/s1600-h/images_wildflowers.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323115713599268130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSA_b-8qi_KDHjWpmBMDXYL_vzZHBWpSdGn0IYOGZkLUFOLAZp1RyYiRCVkNL_Q_CwS_XqgUxSkR9KJ3E3EwJVkseq1XxHKOm39V6v3W9SSrPh9f3glklk7yvepcfnckiJrFpNtbw1pd7/s400/images_wildflowers.jpg" /></a>Wildflowers are a great treasure that should be enjoyed and shared! Join Outside Las Vegas Foundation and be a wildflower spotter. Here wildflower lovers like you can post locations, pictures, and some words about your experiences spotting wildflowers.</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://outsidelasvegas.blogspot.com/">CHECK OUT THE BLOG HERE</a></div>Lake Mead NRA Public Affairshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038441827612879074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824934553860593933.post-38646374262189635762009-04-10T12:34:00.000-07:002009-04-10T12:36:58.306-07:00Come celebrate Junior Ranger Day on Apr. 25<p>LAS VEGAS - Lake Mead National Recreation Area will celebrate National<br />Junior Ranger Day, Saturday Apr. 25 with a day of fun family activities.<br /><br />This is the second year that Junior Ranger Day is being celebrated as part<br />of National Park Week. Junior Ranger Day activities will be held from 10<br />a.m.-3 p.m at the Alan Bible Visitors Center just off US 93, three miles<br />past Boulder City heading toward Hoover Dam. <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/lakemeadnews/browse_thread/thread/faaa64e83b2a4d68">more...</a></p>Lake Mead NRA Public Affairshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038441827612879074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824934553860593933.post-26176642293126650012009-04-10T12:30:00.001-07:002009-04-10T12:30:23.712-07:00Bailey Middle School Students Visit Lake Mead NRA<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/3425122692/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3425122692_a0af4eb991_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/3425122692/">090402-NPS-9678M-033</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/lakemeadnra/">Lake Mead Imagery</a></span></div>LAS VEGAS (April 1, 2009) - Students from Bailey Middle School in Las Vegas will be producing short films about their experiences at Lake Mead. The films will be used for National Park Service youth outreach efforts. <br /><br />The funds for this project were made available for outreach projects that coincide with the release of Ken Burns' new film, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," that will air this fall on PBS. Students from Bailey Middle School are featured in an “Untold Stories” segment of the film. <br /><br /><br />The three to five minute short films will debut at a film festival at Dr. <br />William H. (Bob) Bailey Middle School the evening of May 27. <br /><br /><br />This digial story telling project is a partnership between Clark County <br />School District and the National Park Service. Funding for this project came in part from grants from the National Park Foundation through the generous support of the Evelyn and Walter Hass Jr. Fund, funds from Western National Parks Association and donation of supplies by REI of Henderson, NV<br /><br />View more photos from this set: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/sets/72157616431602689/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/sets/72157616431602689/</a><br clear="all" />Lake Mead NRA Public Affairshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038441827612879074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824934553860593933.post-57639513558887930442008-11-07T08:37:00.000-08:002008-11-07T08:39:54.339-08:00Veterans and Military Visit Lake Mead for freeLAS VEGAS - The National Park Service will be waiving entrance fees for current military members, veterans, and their families at all parks that charge entrance fees, including Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. To thank them for their service, attractions that operate in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NRA) will be offering discounts on food, rentals, and excursions...<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/lakemeadnews/browse_thread/thread/2db0d96bca19ad16">more</a><br /><br /><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/lakemeadnews/browse_thread/thread/2db0d96bca19ad16"></a>Lake Mead NRA Public Affairshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038441827612879074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824934553860593933.post-14211017243798912972008-10-17T00:47:00.001-07:002008-10-17T00:47:51.807-07:00Historic Railroad Trail - Lake Mead National Recreation Area<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/dzr97qd6QpI' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/dzr97qd6QpI'/></object></p></div>Lake Mead NRA Public Affairshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038441827612879074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824934553860593933.post-3008121505377821562008-10-12T22:40:00.001-07:002008-10-12T22:40:29.555-07:00B-29 Crash Site - Dive Lake Mead National Recreation Area<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/CnAqQyIeaQw' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/CnAqQyIeaQw'/></object></p></div>Lake Mead NRA Public Affairshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038441827612879074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824934553860593933.post-39961440473617145562008-09-27T17:39:00.001-07:002008-09-27T20:30:09.897-07:00Controlled burn for tamarisk (080926-NPS-HORNE-005)<div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/2893848242/"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/2893848242_633abbc0d4_m.jpg" /></span></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/2893848242/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Controlled burn for tamarisk (080926-NPS-HORNE-005)</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Originally uploaded by </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/lakemeadnra/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Lake Mead Imagery</span></a></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;">LAKE MEAD NRA, Nev. (Sept. 26, 2008) – National Park Service fire management personnel conduct a controlled burn in the Valley of Fire wash near Overton, Nev. in the northern portion of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The burn was conducted to remove the non-native invasive tamarisk plant. (Official NPS Photo by David Horne)</span><br clear="all">Lake Mead NRA Public Affairshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038441827612879074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824934553860593933.post-41084746590743045702008-09-27T16:59:00.001-07:002008-09-27T20:35:37.685-07:00National Public Lands Day Lake Mead Clean-up (080927-NPS-9678M-019)<div align="left"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/2892772133/"></a></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/2892772133/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2892772133_8e42f2e96f_m.jpg" /></a></div><div align="left"><div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><div align="left"><br /> </div></div></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/2892772133/"><span style="font-size:85%;">National Public Lands Day Lake Mead Clean-up (080927-NPS-9678M-019)</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Originally uploaded by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/lakemeadnra/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Lake Mead Imagery</span></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">LAKE MEAD NRA, Nev. (Sept. 27, 2008) - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Ranger Robert Peloquin removes trash from Boxcar Cove at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Rangers from the National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service teamed up on National Public Lands Day to clean-up areas of Lake Mead. The morning clean-up netted approximately 500 lbs of trash. (Official NPS Photo by Andrew S. Muñoz)<br /><br />More photos available at: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra">http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra</a><br clear="all"></div>Lake Mead NRA Public Affairshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038441827612879074noreply@blogger.com0