Current Revegetation Activities
Because of a dramatic decrease in wetland vegetation from the 1970s through the late 1990s, revegetation is a critical component of the overall plan to protect and enhance the Las Vegas Wash. To reduce this loss, erosion control structures are being put in place to re-establish the vegetation communities that once thrived there. This includes riparian and emergent plants in and adjacent to the Wash channel and upland vegetation in the non-wetland areas.
In addition to areas impacted by construction, a number of grants also have been received to assist in making the revegetation program a success. Grant providers include the Clark County's Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, the Nevada Division of State Parks and the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act. As of March 2010, approximately 262 acres have been revegetated along the Las Vegas Wash, depicted in the map below.
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