Clark County Desert Conservation Program

11/15/2024

The Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) is the driving force behind the Clark County Desert Conservation Program. An amendment to that plan is being proposed, but before the final application is submitted, we want to hear from you. If you would like to be part of the process, submit an interest form and you will be notified when the public meeting dates and locations are confirmed.

09/26/2023

Want to help us clean up the Boulder City Conservation Easement (BCCE) this Saturday? A group of dedicated volunteers are getting together to remove trash from the BCCE to make is safer for the desert wildlife that call this area home. This is also the first of many events for DESERT TORTOISE WEEK, which we are officially kicking off at the cleanup! Come out and join us (rumor has it the Mojave Max mascot is making an appearance at the beginning of the event too!)

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06/29/2023

Do you, or someone you know, want to join our Clark County Desert Conservation Program team? We rarely have open positions, so here's your chance to become part of a small but mighty team focusing on desert conservation, restoration and protection. For more information, and to apply for the position, visit https://bit.ly/3qIHwKn .

11/17/2022

Happy National GIS Day! GIS is used throughout the world for a wide variety of reasons. We are excited to announce our Vegetation Types map and datasets. This may not mean anything to some people, but IYKYK. Being able to monitor habitat loss and vegetation changes through this mapping system will allow us to effectively monitor and manage 48 US National Vegetation Classification (USNVC) classes potentially occurring throughout Clark County. If you would like access to the datasets for this particular map, email DCP at [email protected].

09/12/2022

Week one of the Mojave Max Challenge is 'in the bag', and TEAM Boulder City PD is in the lead. There's still plenty of time to join the Challenge and help clean up our desert and protect our wildlife. Check out the pictures they shared from the weekend on the Boulder City Conservation Easement (BCCE).

09/10/2022

We’re off to a great start with the Mojave Max challenge. Thank you Desert Balloon Project for helping us keep our desert wildlife safe.

09/02/2022

Join the Challenge and help us protect our desert wildlife.

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08/22/2022

Thank you Alta Science & Engineering for sharing such great information and contributing to a successful symposium.

Just how cool can deserts get? Well, maybe that depends on the time of day and year – but if we’re talking about the Clark County Desert Conservation Program the answer is: VERY COOL!

The DCP works hard to ensure the survivability of protected species found around Nevada’s Clark County by using research, habitat acquisition/restoration, public education, roadway fencing and the Wild Desert Tortoise Assistance phone line. Each year they host the annual Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) Progress Report Symposium to showcase this progress.

This year Ecologist & Environmental Scientist Tarita Harju and Natural Resources Scientist & Spatial Analyst Dr. Jodi Berg made the trip over to present their work on “Assessing Riparian Vegetation Using UAS-mounted Lidar, Multispectral, and Color Sensors.”

We’d say their findings are definitely VERY COOL! Check it out:

https://files.clarkcountynv.gov/clarknv/Environmental%20Sustainability/Desert%20Conservation/Symposium-2022/Assessing%20Riparian%20Vegetation_Alward_Harju_Harju_Firor_Berg.pdf?t=1660862156684&t=1660862156684

06/22/2022

06/21/2022

NASA's ECOSTRESS instrument recorded ground temperatures around Las Vegas at 5:23 p.m. on June 10. In the city, the hottest surfaces were the dark-colored streets at more than 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius).

06/16/2022

--Reflecting on many accomplishments of the DCP over the last 30+ years.

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