A productive year for outreach at the Las Vegas Wash
For more than 25 years, the Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee (LVWCC) has worked diligently to educate the public through outreach.
These efforts include highlighting why the Wash is important to the community and the many improvements the LVWCC has made along the channel, including activities in which the public can participate, like the annual Wash Green-Up.
In 2024, 230 volunteers planted thousands of native plants and trees at the planting event.
In addition, Las Vegas Wash Project Coordination Team staff held a World Wetlands Day science symposium for 195 local high school students, hosted an information table at seven community outreach events, gave nine presentations, and conducted three tours and three full-day field trips reaching more than 14,000 people!
Where to go at the Las Vegas Wash
Clark County Wetlands Park
- 210-acre Nature Preserve
- Miles of trails for walking, biking, bird watching and more
- Nature Center with 10,000 square feet of interactive displays, artwork and activities
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Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
- Home to thousands of migratory and resident desert birds
- Nine ponds available for birding
- 3/4-mile long trail accessible by wheelchair
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Water quality
See how the wetlands at the Wash clean the water that runs through them, filtering out harmful residues from fertilizers, oils and other contaminants that flow downstream.
Revegetation
Find out how we are working to replace hundreds of acres of lost wetlands vegetation through restoration efforts.
Wildlife
Learn how we study hundreds of birds, fish and other wildlife species at the Las Vegas Wash.
Wildlife research
Get your hands dirty for a great cause at the next Green-Up!
Held once a year in the spring, our Green-Up planting events along the Las Vegas Wash are great for conservationists and activists of all ages and create much-needed habitat for wildlife, reduce erosion and improve water quality.
The 2025 Las Vegas Wash Green-Up takes place on Saturday, March 29 from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
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Birding Walk at the Clark County Wetlands Park: Feather Types and Wing Shapes
Jan. 18, 2025, 8 - 10 a.m.