By Sabrina Schnur ▪ Advocacy groups and park rangers lamented Friday over another graffiti tag spotted at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Bureau of Land Management spokesman John Asselin said the graffiti was reported near Ash Creek Spring, which is outside the Scenic Loop. “Tagging and graffiti are a regular occurrence and it’s difficult to…
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Las Vegas Review Journal: Luxury home plan overlooking Red Rock Canyon angers group
Clark County lawmakers recently approved building homes on a gypsum mine overlooking Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, which has been the subject of a yearslong debate about environmental impact and private development. But the project on Blue Diamond Hill approved Aug. 4 is not the same as developer Gypsum Resources’ controversial proposal to construct 3,000 houses…
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Las Vegas Review Journal: Clark County urged to adopt conservation plan
Local leaders and environmentalists urged Clark County on Tuesday to adopt a conservation resolution. County Commissioner Justin Jones was among the speakers at a news conference at the Clark County Government Center before the commission’s meeting. The speakers urged the county to adopt the “30 by 30” resolution, which calls on governments to commit to…
Read MoreLas Vegas Review Journal: LETTER: Protecting Southern Nevada’s outdoor treasures
There aren’t many places in the country where there’s an opportunity to set aside 2 million acres of land for public recreation, such as at Lake Mead and Red Rock Canyon, and to protect native plants and animals such as in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. We are lucky we live in one of those…
Read MoreLas Vegas Review Journal: Nevada lands bill sets aside 2M acres for conservation
WASHINGTON — A Clark County lands bill filed Wednesday in the House and Senate would set aside 2 million acres for wilderness protection, expand Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and provide 30,000 acres of land to the county and Las Vegas Valley cities for development and affordable housing. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., will shepherd…
Read MoreLas Vegas Review Journal: Memorial unveiled for 5 bicyclists killed in December crash
When Donna Trauger addressed a crowd of more than 300 in Summerlin on Saturday morning, she told them not to view the death of her husband and four other bicyclists as “an accident.” “Cyclists are rarely injured accidentally,” she said. “On the contrary, in the overwhelming number of occurrences, a driver made a choice or…
Read MoreLas Vegas Review Journal: Gym members pedal to help families of Las Vegas bicycle victims
Speakers blasted ’80s pop music while riders pedaled four stationary bicycles Saturday afternoon outside a northwest Las Vegas gym, raising money for the families of five bicyclists killed in a December crash. Marcy Gershin, 58, kept pedaling while waving her arms, as fellow members of the Tough Mudder Bootcamp gym, at 6311 N. Decatur Blvd., danced…
Read MoreLas Vegas Review Journal: Virtual ride raises funds for families of Las Vegas bicycle victims
More than 1,000 cyclists across the world hopped online Saturday morning for a virtual ride honoring five Las Vegas bicyclists killed in a crash last week. The 60-mile virtual ride lasted nearly three hours and was sponsored by former Las Vegas police officer Michael Anderson and the Las Vegas Cyclist Memorial, which is trying to…
Read MoreLas Vegas Review Journal: Red Rock park to require timed entry reservations for Scenic Drive
Originally posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal by Katelyn Newberg The Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area is starting a timed entry reservation system for the park’s Scenic Drive to address capacity issues and long wait times from fall to spring, the Bureau of Land Management announced Wednesday. The new system will require entry…
Read MoreLas Vegas Review Journal: 2nd leg of Red Rock trail project receives federal grant
Originally published by Mick Akers in the Las Vegas Review-JournalRead it here: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/2nd-leg-of-red-rock-trail-project-receives-federal-grant-2050638/ A second leg of a planned multipurpose trail running through Red Rock National Conservation Area received federal funding to move forward. The $11.4 million, 5.2-mile trail will connect the intersection of Hualapai Way and Blue Diamond Road in the southwest valley to…
Read MoreLas Vegas Review Journal: Clark County wants to avoid trial in Red Rock development lawsuit
Originally published by Michael Scott Davidson, Las Vegas Review Journal Read here: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/clark-county-wants-to-avoid-trial-in-red-rock-development-lawsuit/ June 18, 2018 – 5:31 pm Clark County is seeking a pre-trial ruling against an environmental nonprofit suing to block a controversial development near Red Rock Canyon. The county filed a motion for summary judgment in district court on Friday. In the…
Read MoreLas Vegas Review Journal: The Killers pick their spots to wield political clout | Las Vegas Review-Journal by John Katsilometes
Originally published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Read here: https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/the-killers-pick-their-spots-to-wield-political-clout/
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