Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Lummis Elementary Expresses its Thanks to PLI

Students, teachers, and parents of William R. Lummis Elementary School recently learned more about Don’t Trash Nevada and Get Outdoors Nevada. The Public Lands Institute had a booth at the school’s third annual Science Night. The students decided to show their appreciation with creative and beautiful handcrafted thank you cards. 


Thursday, May 14, 2009

PLI helps middle school students "rock and row"

The Public Lands Institute is working with the Clark County School District to provide instruction for its Project Adventure Curriculum in physical education classes. Students from select middle schools are learning about stewardship and new ways to enjoy being physically active on public lands. Secondary Physical Education Facilitator Hayden Ross has created a video pictorial of the rock climbing and kayaking activities.



The project is funded by the Michael Jordan Inspiration grant and the Junior League of Las Vegas, with additional support from Niketown Las Vegas, Nike, Vegas PBS, Woodson Dermatology, and the CCSD School-Community Partnership Office.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

UNLV and PLI Highlighted in the Management of Southern Nevada’s Public Lands

UNLV and the Public Lands Institute’s partnership and accomplishments with federal agencies are being touted in two recently released reports. The Las Vegas Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management prepared the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: 10-Year Report to Congress. The report states “Universities (such as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas) have become key partners on a number of projects by providing expertise through agreements with Federal agencies.” The report also details the accomplishments of the conservation initiatives managed by PLI, including the Take Pride in America in Southern Nevada program. The full report is available here (link to pdf).

The Southern Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP) produced the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Overview of Accomplishments. SNAP, created in 1997, is a partnership of the four federal land management agencies – the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. The report credits PLI with becoming “an academic leader in creative land management practices.”

If you would like more information on any of the projects, we would be pleased to provide it to you. Contact us at publiclands@unlv.edu .