Exploring Ash Meadows After Dark Yields New Scientific Discoveries!
The event sought to expose people to some of the most feared and misunderstood creatures on earth – bats and scorpions – and foster an appreciation for the important role that these animals play in nature and our own lives.
Destination Devils Hole Event Report
The day began with a Jr. Ranger Program at the Point of Rocks picnic area. Ranger Rose led several young children in a lesson about the wildlife that lives in the Mojave Desert – and what they might encounter along the hike. The kids enjoyed listening to some Native American legends and touching the pelts of a bobcat, coyote, jackrabbit, and other native animals.
Stewardship Saturday: Native Planting at Tubb’s Spring
The area around the spring had been farmland prior to the Refuge’s establishment in 1984. After years of lying fallow, it had become overgrown with non-native weeds, particularly Russian knapweed. These weeds provide little value to wildlife and have a tendency to outcompete native plants.
Stewardship Saturday Volunteer Cattail Cutting
Five volunteers from Amargosa Valley and Las Vegas braved the high wind speeds to help cut cattails from Kings Pool outflow. After an orientation to the project by FWS biologist Darrick Weissenfluh, volunteers worked for 2.5 hours, removing cattails with hand clippers along approximately 40 meters of stream channel.
Let’s Explore: Time Travelers
Over 75 people traveled back in time this Saturday at the Longstreet Boardwalk – the site of Jack Longstreet’s restored cabin – to experience life at Ash Meadows in the early 1900s.
Stewardship Saturday Volunteer Event- Ash Meadows National Wildlife Area
Volunteers eagerly took to the warm water in Crystal Spring outflow on Saturday morning to strategically remove cattails (bulrush was left uncut along the outflow). The group was composed of 14 volunteers from Las Vegas and Pahrump, including members of the Amargosa Conservancy, young men from the Continuum of Care Program of Clark County, and the Boy Scouts in Pahrump.
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Area- Let’s Explore Snakes and Lizards!
The sand dunes at Peterson Reservoir were literally crawling with snakes, lizards and kids on Saturday, September 11th, for Ash Meadows’ fall kickoff event: Let’s Explore Snakes & Lizards! Approximately 43 children and 15 adults attended the event, from Amargosa Valley Elementary School, Death Valley Academy, Shoshone Middle School, Tecopa-Francis Elementary, and the Pahrump 4-H Rockhounds.
