Wash photo project conducted every fall
Staff Biologist Tim Ricks recently collected imagery for the annual photo comparative analysis project along the Las Vegas Wash.
The project involves taking photos at 146 set points to document and highlight changes from year to year.
Thousands of photos are then uploaded, combined, and modified into panoramas using photo-editing software.
The imagery is typically taken in October to capture the end results of the full growing season.
The Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee and project staff use the photos on the website, in presentations, and elsewhere to highlight improvements.
Panoramas also can show areas needing maintenance and repair, helping with management decisions.
Where to go at the Las Vegas Wash
Clark County Wetlands Park
- 2,900-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
Upcoming events and meetings
Parents Night Out at the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: Twilight Investigation
Nov. 7, 2025, 5 - 7 p.m.
Birding Walk at the Clark County Wetlands Park
(Meet at the Pabco Trailhead)
Nov. 15, 2025, 8 - 10 a.m.
Meetings
No meetings scheduled in November