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UNLV's Public Lands Institute, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service, has named Douglas Joslin, Jr., to manage the Southern Nevada Take Pride in America Program. He most recently worked as environmental health manager for the Clark County Health District solid waste and compliance department

UNLV Public Lands Institute Names New Staff Member

LAS VEGAS-The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Public Lands Institute, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service, has named Douglas Joslin, Jr., to manage the Southern Nevada Take Pride in America Program. This program is a cooperative effort between the four federal agencies and is funded by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998.

The Take Pride in America Program will provide a comprehensive strategic plan to combat littering and desert dumping on public lands throughout Southern Nevada, with particular attention to coordinating clean-up events. The program will also oversee the development of a public lands recycling plan.

Joslin brings to the Public Lands Institute over nine years of environmental health and safety experience in the municipal, private, and university settings. He most recently served as environmental health manager for the Clark County Health District Solid Waste and Compliance Department. "Having worked for many years on illegal dumping enforcement. I look forward to working with the federal land management agencies to develop a campaign that focuses on illegal dumping and litter prevention," Joslin said.

The Public Lands Institute is dedicated to strengthening the national fabric that is essential for the protection, conservation, and management of public lands. Its innovative partnership with the four land management agencies was formally established in April 2004 to implement cooperative projects through the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act that fit the university’s educational and research strengths. The act specifies that a portion of the proceeds from federal land sales in southern Nevada be used for capital improvements, education, and conservation initiatives on public lands.

More information about the UNLV Public Lands Institute and SNPLMA is available at publiclands.unlv.edu.

UNLV is a doctoral-degree-granting institution with more than 27,000 students and approximately 2,800 faculty and staff. More than 200 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees are offered. Founded in 1957, UNLV is located on 337 acres in dynamic Southern Nevada. The university is ranked in the category of Doctoral/Research Universities-Intensive by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Approval of the UNLV Public Lands Institute

Approval of the UNLV Public Lands Institute

Office of the Executive Vice President & Provost



MEMORANDUM

19 April 2005

To: UNLV Campus Community

From: Michael W. Bowers

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Subject: Approval of the UNLV Public Lands Institute



The UNLV Public Lands Institute was approved at the April 2005 UCCSN Board of Regents meeting. The UNLV Public Lands Institute will be dedicated to developing public/private partnerships in support of agencies and organizations that protect, conserve, and manage natural and cultural resources.

The Institute will demonstrate responsiveness to its partners’ needs while creating new knowledge, advancing technology, improving education, engaging the public, and providing timely practical solutions. Primarily focusing on southern Nevada, the Institute will establish an organizational structure that will become a fundamental local resource for individuals and agencies addressing issues regarding public lands that surround the fastest growing metropolitan population in the nation. Institute participants with needed expertise will be drawn from UNLV, UCCSN, and our local communities as well as from across the nation and around the world. The Institute will demonstrate a commitment to partnering for research, education, and services to meet the demands of public lands stewardship. The Institute reports to the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies.

For information, please contact the Institute at 895-4678 or Dr. Margaret Rees, Executive Director.

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