Funding for Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee (LVWCC) activities
primarily comes from the Management Advisory Committee.
However, federal, state and local grants also play an important role. LVWCC member agencies, as
well as the LVWCC itself, seek out grants to pay for specific projects.
In addition, we would like to thank Senator Harry Reid and Congresswoman Shelley Berkley for their tremendous
support of the Las Vegas Wash. Their continuing efforts on the federal level to gain attention for
this project have been extremely helpful.
Below
are some of the grants we have received to assist the LVWCC:
| Project/Description |
Participants |
Website
Development:
CWA (Clean Water Act) Section 604(b) grant for planning in
the area of water quality. |
- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Southern Nevada Water Authority
- Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management
|
Watch
Our Wetlands Grow Erosion Control Structure and Wetlands
Development Project:
The Watch Our Wetlands Grow program is an opportunity
for the public to see real progress in their efforts to
save the wetlands. Photos are being taken from the same
vantage point over several months to show a "time lapse"
view of the wetlands restoration.
|
- State of Nevada Legislative
Committee on Public Lands
- Lake Las Vegas Resort
- Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee
- Southern Nevada Water Authority
|
| Wetlands
Interpretive Area: Nature Center water quality monitoring
and vegetation enhancement. |
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Clark County Parks and Recreation
|
| Clark
County Wetland Pond: NV Division of Environmental Protection
grant for education, kiosk and pond development at the Nature
Center. |
- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
- Clark County Conservation District
- Clark County Parks and Recreation
|
| Entrance
to the Wetlands Park Project: A grant for landscaping and interpretive sign at the entrance
to the Wetlands Interpretive Area. |
- Urban Resources Partnership
- Clark County Conservation District
- Clark County Parks and Recreation
|
| Wetlands
Park Mesquite Woodland and Riparian Habitat: The Natural
Resources Conservation Service is providing technical support
and funding to reestablish a mesquite grove in the Nature
Center area. Funds will be used to remove tamarisk, plant
mesquite, and along the streams, plant cottonwood and willow. |
- Clark County Parks and Recreation
- U.S. Department of Agriculture -- Natural Resources Conservation Service
|
| Wetlands
Park Riparian and Wetland Habitat: The Clark County Multiple
Species Conservation Program has awarded the Wetlands Park
funds to establish wetlands and riparian woodland wildlife
habitat. |
- Clark County Parks and Recreation
- Clark County Multiple Species Conservation Program
|
| Wetlands
Park Vector Control/Mosquito Abatement Plan: Applied
Research Initiative Grant to develop a mosquito abatement
plan for the Wetlands Park. |
- University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Harry Reid Center
for Environmental Studies
|
| Nature
Center Trails: This grant is intended to develop trails
within the Wetlands Park. |
- Nevada Division of State Parks
|
| Wetlands
Park Interpretive Plan: The National Park Service's Rivers,
Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program selected the Wetlands
Park to provide services in the development of a Park wide
interpretive plan and a trails plan. |
- U.S. Department of the Interior -- National Park Service
|
| Wetlands
Park Land Acquisition: The County has applied for funds
generated from the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management
Act for land acquisitions in the Wetlands Park. Funds have
been approved and are being processed through the Bureau of
Land Management. |
- Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act
- U.S. Department of the Interior -- Bureau of Land Management
|
| Las
Vegas Watershed Weed Control Project: The
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has provided funding
for the removal of invasive and noxious plants along the Las
Vegas Wash. This project will promote awareness of weeds among
the landowners and land managers within the hydrographic basin,
facilitate cooperation and collaboration for weed strategies,
and implement on the ground weed management activities. |
Potential Partners include:
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Southern Nevada Water Authority
- Clark County Parks and Recreation
- Clark County Regional Flood Control District
- Clark County Public Works
- Southern Nevada Restoration Team (SNRT)
- U.S. Department of the Interior -- National Park Service
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Nevada Cooperative Extension
- Cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson
- Lake Las Vegas
- Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan
|
| Wetlands
and Riparian Revegetation:
NV Division of Environmental Protection grant for restoring
native vegetation. |
- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
- Clark County Parks and Recreation
- Friends of the Desert Wetlands Park
|
| Plant
Nurseries: Funding provided by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the
establishment of local nurseries for the propagation of locally
derived plant species. |
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- National Park Service
- Nevada Division of Forestry, Floyd Lamb State Park
- Mabel Hoggard Math and Science Magnet Elementary School
- Southern Nevada Water Authority
|
| Wetlands
Enhancement and Bank Stabilization:
The Land and Water Conservation Fund is funding efforts to
restore and enhance the wetlands and support bank stabilization
activities in the Las Vegas Wash. |
- Nevada Division of State Parks
- Southern Nevada Water Authority
|
At the Lake Mead 2000 Forum on March 17th, 2000, Senator Harry Reid and Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
announced their newly drafted legislation that will enable a combination of federal agencies to take an
active role in restoring the Las Vegas Wash and the Valley's wetlands to ensure the quality of our drinking
water for years to come. The special legislation supports the LVWCC and the Las Vegas Wash Comprehensive
Adaptive Management Plan by directing the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Army
and Department of Interior to participate constructively in the implementation of the Las Vegas Wash
Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project.
