tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:07:30 +0000NewsScience and ServicesGive and GetLearn and TeachPublicationsThe Public Lands Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, specializes in education, research, and community engagement projects related to public land management and stewardship. Our projects focus on the Las Vegas area, Nevada, the Southwest, and the nation.http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)Blogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-1945330783152932422Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:18:00 +00002011-09-15T10:19:34.890-07:00News GOODSPRINGS DAZE  September 24, 2011  “Celebrating our History”   First Annual  Festivities start 10am Food Karaoke Raffle Bake Sale Car Show Arts & Crafts Games for Kids Coloring Contest Historical Society Exhibit Ice Cream Eating Contest Pie Eating Contest Live Music Face Painting Silent Auction WWII Air Show Cowboy Roping Tricks 1913 School will http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/09/goodsprings-daze-92411.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-6189651603022696618Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:23:00 +00002011-09-01T10:27:57.841-07:00NewsPLI Project Manager Dan Chase worked with a group of Las Vegas teens, who spent their summer learning to enjoy and respect the great outdoors. Watch the video at Las Vegas City Beat on Demandhttp://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/09/pli-project-manager-dan-chase-worked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-5875148611994447530Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:19:00 +00002011-08-01T15:21:16.933-07:00Give and GetNewsCongratulations to Get Outdoors Nevada! Vegas Seven in Las Vegas has proclaimed the volunteer recruitment program as the best unheralded green effort in Las Vegas. Our hats off to the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership, the Interagency Volunteer Program team, Public Lands Institute Project Manager Dan Chase, and the thousands of volunteers for a job well done.http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/08/get-outdoors-nevada-named-to-2011-best.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-7682989702823578612Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:02:00 +00002011-06-17T09:02:59.526-07:00Give and GetNewshttp://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/06/pli-and-dont-trash-nevada-team-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-262873104851509785Thu, 26 May 2011 20:30:00 +00002011-05-26T13:40:45.090-07:00Learn and TeachNewsClark County School District: Let's Move Outside Celebrationhttp://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/05/clark-county-school-district-lets-move.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-3445779408526430408Thu, 19 May 2011 15:26:00 +00002011-05-19T08:27:24.475-07:00NewsScience and ServicesAt one point the relict leopard frog was thought to be extinct. But in the early nineties the frog was rediscovered at various springs in southern Nevada. A team of biologists from UNLV working with federal wildlife officials recently backpacked buckets of relict leopard frogs to a spring near Lake Mohave. The latest is one of about 10 releases of relict leopard frogs into the wild. Project http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/05/saving-relict-leopard-frog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-19034743819770054Mon, 09 May 2011 19:42:00 +00002011-05-09T12:50:53.832-07:00NewsScience and Services"Biologists hope new home keeps frogs from croaking," by Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal. View Videohttp://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/05/biologists-hope-new-home-keeps-frogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-1902492349222764812Fri, 06 May 2011 15:15:00 +00002011-05-09T12:50:31.887-07:00Learn and TeachNews"High schoolers use GPS for habitat restoration," by Alyson Mack, 3/17/2011http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/05/high-schoolers-use-gps-for-habitat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-8314714150234144767Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:07:00 +00002011-04-19T13:09:53.680-07:00Learn and TeachNewsThe Public Lands Institute worked in partnership with the Safe Routes to School Program at the Clark County School District to take Lunt Elementary School students hiking and geocaching at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Safe Routes to School Program Facilitator Hayden Ross captured the field trip on video and in photographs.http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/04/public-lands-institute-gets-outdoors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-3790857049858584714Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:53:00 +00002011-04-18T14:54:17.589-07:00SCIENCE IN VEGAS: WHAT ARE THE ODDS? (PDF)THE INAUGURAL LAS VEGAS SCIENCE FESTIVAL : MAY 1-7, 2011Check out the festival website and visit their facebook.http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/04/inaugural-las-vegas-science-festival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-1387632053262296402Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:01:00 +00002011-04-14T12:03:29.601-07:00NewsPLI Partners with Four Seasons to Celebrate a 'Sustainable' Anniversaryhttp://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/04/pli-partners-with-four-seasons-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-5250907955004901880Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:42:00 +00002011-03-21T08:42:36.672-07:00Learn and TeachNewsCongratulations to the Families in Nature Program! Clark County Parks & Recreation has been honored with a Program Excellence Award at the 2011 Nevada Recreation and Park Society (NRPS) State Conference for Families in Nature, Snow Shoe Hike & Camping Trip and Winchester Players. The award was presented at the NRPS Awards & Installation Dinner on Thursday, March 17th at Black Mountainhttp://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/03/families-in-nature-program-receives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-841774299148560058Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:21:00 +00002011-03-01T16:24:00.981-08:00Give and GetNewsDon't Trash Nevada recognized for helping to raise awareness about America Recycles Dayhttp://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/03/dont-trash-nevada-recognized-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-1524052635278728088Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:40:00 +00002011-02-22T08:46:29.743-08:00Give and GetNews"Defenders of History: Culture is everywhere in Las Vegas, and the Cultural Site Stewardship Program is working to protect it," by Kate Silver, Vegas Seven.http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/01/defenders-of-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-4185884582957567780Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:14:00 +00002011-02-22T08:40:16.319-08:00NewsScience and ServicesSCIENCE IN VEGAS: WHAT ARE THE ODDS? (PDF)THE INAUGURAL LAS VEGAS SCIENCE FESTIVAL : MAY 1-7, 2011Check out the festival website and visit their facebook.http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/02/inaugural-las-vegas-science-festival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-6388300838748355153Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:44:00 +00002011-01-10T10:45:43.822-08:00NewsScience and Services"Survey: Eagles flying high at Lake Mead," by Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal.http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2011/01/survey-eagles-flying-high-at-lake-mead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-2171434365600872398Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:06:00 +00002011-01-10T10:49:33.069-08:00Learn and TeachNews"Learning blooms when classes incorporate the great outdoors," by Laura Emerson, The View - Anthem.http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2010/10/learning-blooms-when-classes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-4304270124618305514Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:15:00 +00002010-10-07T14:18:15.039-07:00Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights to be signed at National Trails Day event in Henderson-Free event on Oct. 9 aims to get children outside, active –http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2010/10/childrens-outdoor-bill-of-rights-to-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-456475159254711905Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:51:00 +00002010-10-25T12:49:00.400-07:0010/05/2010 - Rangers patrol Red Rock Canyon for illegal target shooters - VIEW NEWS: A Neighborhood Newspaperhttp://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2010/10/10052010-rangers-patrol-red-rock-canyon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LaNelda Rolley)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-525478179481007876Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:49:00 +00002010-10-25T12:49:11.090-07:0010/05/2010 - Website to coax kids to explore - VIEW NEWS: A Neighborhood Newspaperhttp://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2010/10/10052010-website-to-coax-kids-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LaNelda Rolley)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-6957417271045009705Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:44:00 +00002010-10-01T17:50:51.324-07:00Learn and TeachNewshttp://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2010/10/unlv-public-lands-institute-seeks-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LaNelda Rolley)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-1151476091112702048Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:19:00 +00002010-07-09T10:20:48.496-07:00NewsScience and Services"Bottom feeders muscling other species out of way," by Stephanie Tavares, Las Vegas Sun.http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2010/07/bottom-feeders-muscling-other-species.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-9124195330859338817Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:01:00 +00002010-06-29T14:06:37.539-07:00Learn and TeachNewsProject Manager Allison Brody visits with First Lady Michelle Obama following the announcement of the Let's Move Outside Initiative on June 1. Public Lands Institute Project Managers Allison Brody and Daphne Sewing were instrumental behind the scenes to assist in a successful visit by First Lady Michelle Obama and the announcement of the Let’s Move Outside initiative.Allison and Daphne worked http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2010/06/public-lands-institute-assists-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-7658807902014639285Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:59:00 +00002010-06-29T14:02:45.907-07:00NewsScience and ServicesPictured left to right: Sali Underwood, Nevada SHPO StewardshipCoordinator; Elaine Holmes, Site Stewardship Representative; GeorgePhillips, PLI Project Manager; Kelly Turner, USFS Archaeologist; KathleenSprowl, BLM Archaeologist More honors for the Clark County Cultural Site Stewardship Program, the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership, its team, and Public Lands Institute Project Manager George http://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2010/06/cultural-site-stewardship-program.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165699558752385546.post-337076904466302499Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:53:00 +00002010-06-29T13:30:09.038-07:00Give and GetNewsBeth receives award from Dave Dahlen, NPS Superintendent of Stephen T. Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WVDon’t Trash Nevada Project Manager Beth Barrie has been honored by the Servicewide Learning & Development Division of the National Park Service. Beth was awarded the Partnership Crystal Owl Award for her extensive work in developing the Interpretation and Education Distance Learninghttp://publiclandsinstitute.blogspot.com/2010/06/barrie-receives-national-award-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Public Lands Institute)0