News

November 2009

• 11/19/09, "Promising, patient research," Las Vegas Sun.

• 11/19/09, "Popular sport fish could solve Lake Mead's clam infestation," Las Vegas Sun.

• 11/18/09, "New online comic encourages children to explore outdoors."

• 11/9/09, "The man dedicated to saving the lake from little invaders," by Stephanie Tavares, Las Vegas Sun.

• 11/9/09, "Quagga mussels a toxic threat to Lake Mead," by Stephanie Tavares, Las Vegas Sun.

• 11/7/09, "Summerlin Desert Clean-up removes tons of trash," Las Vegas Review-Journal.

October 2009

• 10/13/09, "Volunteers sought for desert cleanup at end of Maule Avenue," by Jan Hogan, Summerlin View.

• 10/12/09, "Desert turned into wasteland by illegal dumping." Action News 13.

• 10/6/09, "IVP Project Manager Discusses Desert Dumping on KNPR's State of Nevada Program." (MP3)

• 10/1/09, "2010 Our Places Tell Stories Conference to Feature Renowned Author Richard Louv."

September 2009

• 9/23/09, "The Flow of Ideas," by Tony Allen, UNLV Innovations Magazine, Fall 2009.

• 9/23/09, Senator Reid recognizes Southern Nevada's contributions to National Public Lands Day.

• 9/21/09, "Day of service, celebration at Lake Mead Saturday."

August 2009

• 8/07/09, 2009 Take Pride in America Award.

July 2009

• 7/28/09, Trail Photo Contest.

• 7/16/09, "Musseling in," by T.R. Witcher, Las Vegas Weekly.

• 7/16/09, "Las Vegas Middle School Receives National Award."

• 7/15/09, "Peg Rees appointed Interim Vice Provost for Educational Outreach."

• 7/10/09, "Certification program offered to boost credentials of environmental educators and interpreters."

• 7/8/09, "Summer students stay engaged," LVRJ.

• 7/6/09, "'Greedy' trees still leave room for the little plants," by MacGregor Campbell, New Scientist.

June 2009

• 6/30/09, "Hispanic Families Learn About Nature," El Tiempo, LVRJ.

• 6/30/09, "Familias hispanas aprenden de la Naturaleza," El Tiempo, LVRJ.

• 6/30/09, "Quagga mussels causing mess at Lake Mead," KVBC, News 3.

• 6/25/09, "Trillions of Invasive Mussels in Lake Mead," Las Vegas Now.

• 6/25/09, "Quaggas in Lake Mead being fruitful, expert says," by Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal.

• 6/22/09, "Monitoring plan flexes its muscles with the mussels."

• 6/16/09, "Congratulations to Bob Bailey Middle School."

• 6/12/09, "PLI Research Associate Profiled in Alum Magazine."

• 6/1/09, "National Public Lands Organization Recognizes PLI for its Service to the Public Lands Community."

May 2009

• 5/27/09, "Young Researchers Lead the Way in Sciences."
• 5/26/09, "Lummis Elementary Expresses its Thanks to PLI."

• 5/14/09, "PLI helps middle school students “rock and row.”

• 5/13/09, "UNLV and PLI Highlighted in the Management of Southern Nevada’s Public Lands."

April 2009

• 4/15/09, "Walking Box Ranch Granted Listing on National Register of Historic Places," by Gian Galassi, UNLV News Bureau.

March 2009

• 3/20/09, "Dams Help Bald Eagles Extend Range in Nevada," The Heartland Institute.

• 3/17/09, "PLI Executive Director Recognized on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives."

• 3/10/09, "Barrie Elected to Leadership Position with National Association for Interpretation."

February 2009

• 2/24/09, "Schools use adventure curriculum to inspire kids," by Laura Carroll, Whitney View.

• 2/12/09, "PLI Assistant to be Featured in National Park Service Lecture Series."

January 2009

• 1/30/09, "PLI Executive Director to Lead Grand Canyon Float Trip."

• 1/28/09, "Bald eagles finding a new winter home," by Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal.

• 1/21/09, "REI grant lets schoolkids experience Lake Mead lab," by Stephanie Tavares, Las Vegas Sun.

• 1/16/09, "Troubled Waters?," UNLV Impacts: Transforming the Region, Issue IX, January 2009.

• 1/15/09, Lake Mead Science Symposium, The Rebel Yell.

• 1/15/09, UNLV study: Lake Mead fish safe to eat," by Dave Clark, Las Vegas Sun.

• 1/15/09, Solving Lake Mead's mussel mess," KVBC, News 3.

• 1/14/09, Mussels Multiply Fast, by Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal.

• 1/14/09, Scientists report on explosive growth of invasive quagga mussels," by Keith Rogers, Review-Journal.

• 1/14/09, Science symposium takes deeper look at Lake Mead," by Cydney Cappello, Las Vegas Sun.

December 2008

• 12/19/08, Contributions of UNLV and PLI Staff Recognized at the Great Basin CESU Annual Meeting

• 12/19/08, PLI and Discover Mojave Project Manager featured on Inside Education TV Program

• 12/8/08, PLI Partners with Clark County School District's Adventure Project

• 12/1/08, Bridging the Gap: Hotel College and Public Lands Institute combine resources for common goal

November 2008

• 11/25/08, "REI Awards Grant to Forever Earth Research & Learning Center."

October 2008

• 10/23/08, " The slob museum- Illegal dumping trashes our desert -- and leaves Las Vegas awash in filth. Why keeping it clean shouldn't be such a chore," by Amy Kingsley, Las Vegas CityLife.

August 2008

• 8/14/08, "PLI Hires Interpretation and Volunteerism Expert in new Partnership with UNLV College of Hotel Administration."

• 8/5/08, "U.S. Senators Reid and Ensign Recognize Take Pride in America in Southern Nevada."

July 2008

• 7/16/08, "Ancient Sites Being Destroyed by Vandals,"KLAS, Channel 8, Las Vegas.

• 7/11/08, "Two PLI Volunteers Awarded Endowed Scholarships."

• 7/8/08, "UNLV Hires Expert on Invasive Mussels."

• 7/1/08, "Southern Nevada Anti-Litter Program Receives National Award."

May 2008

• 5/21/08, PLI's Scott Abella's grant funding featured in "It Was a Very Good Year," by Gian Galassi, UNLV Innovation Spring 2008, Vol. 2, No. 1.

• 5/21/08, PLI's Craig Palmer's President's Research Award featured in "Investment in Research," by Tony Allen, UNLV Innovation Spring 2008, Vol. 2, No. 1.

• 5/12/08, "Southern Nevada Residents get 'Wrapped Up' in the Get Outdoors Nevada message."

April 2008

• 4/15/08, "PLI Open House to be held 4/25/08."

February 2008

• 2/29/08, "Conference to Explore How to Inspire Children and Adults to Connect with the Natural Environment."

• 2/15/08, "Forever Earth Fun at Callville Bay on Lake Mead," Forever Resorts E-Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 2.

• 2/7/08, "PLI Executive Director Appointed to Open Space Advisory Committee."

• 2/4/08, "2008 Task Agreements Announced."

January 2008

• 1/22/08, "Eagle count sets record," by Fred Couzens, Boulder City View.

• 1/18/08, "Vandalism at Red Rock Damages Ruins, " by Jeff Pope, Summerlin SW Home News.

• 1/14/08, "REBOUNDING RAPTORS: Lake Mead eagles soaring, " by Keith Rogers, Review-Journal.

• 1/10/08, "Pli Program Coordinates 2008 Bald Eagle Winter Count," LasVegasNOW.com

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