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August 05, 2011 Significant delays expected along its 380-mile trip to mining town of Miami, Az. What weighs 285 tons, moves uphill at 15 mph and takes eight days to travel from Hoover Dam to the mining town of Miami, east of Phoenix? It’s a huge anode used in the electrical process for refining copper. [...]
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Bats are some of the most misunderstood animals. Join park volunteer and bat expert, Brian Buttazoni, for this informative evening program “The World of Bats.” Learn about what bats eat, where they live, how they are beneficial to humans and how to observe them. WHAT: An Evening with Bats WHEN: Saturday, [...]
A new study shows that the desert tortoise, thought to be one species for the past 150 years, now includes two separate and distinct species, based on DNA evidence and biological and geographical distinctions. This genetic evidence confirms previous suspicions, based on life history analysis, that tortoises west and east of the Colorado River are [...]
As of March 22nd 2011: Both east and west sides of Ivanpah Dry Lake are ”open” for non-motorized activities Recreationist throughout the world travel to Ivanpah Dry Lake’s expansive open spaces to play! International championship land sailing competitions, archery, kite buggying, and world championship disc throwing are just some of the activities this dry lake is used [...]
Goldwell Museum Installs New Sculpture Beatty, NV – Mountain Springs sculptor, David Berg, will install a major new kinetic sculpture at the remote Goldwell Open Air Museum in Rhyolite, NV on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Titled “Politician’s Compass,” the steel and wood construction will stand over 20 feet tall, with three, independently rotating arms moving [...]
Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 11:00 a.m. Use lake friendly products, please leave glass and Styrofoam at home. Glass and Styrofoam containers are prohibited in Lake Mead National Recreation Area LAKE MEAD AREA Callville Bay Main Launch Ramp - CLOSED New Launch Ramp - OPEN / 4 lanes launching from concrete ramp (10 % grade / approx 5 ft. depth 50 ft from [...]
Jack Van Sickle dreamed of memorializing his grandfather, Henry Van Sickle, when he donated land in 1989 to create a new Nevada State Park. The State of California purchased the adjacent land, the Van Sickle family’s former Crescent V Ranch, to connect the park to the community of South Lake Tahoe. Nevada State Parks and [...]
Feb. 11 – 12, 2011 (Fri – Sat) GOOD VIBRATIONS Rock to your favorite oldies. Western Nevada Musical Theater Company offers an exuberant night of rock & roll and comedy. 7:30pm both evenings. Carson City Community Center. 775. 445-4249
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