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Beauty shot of water and surrounding vegetation at Las Vegas Wash
Dr. Xiaoping Zhou provides an update on water quality at last year's annual tour.

Reserve your seat for the LVWCC annual tour

The Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee (LVWCC) is hosting its annual tour of the Las Vegas Wash on Tuesday, April 28.

The site is in need of a refresh with new plants to supplement the older growth.This tour highlights the many accomplishments and efforts along the Wash over the previous year.

Tour participants will meet at the Clark County Wetlands Park Nature Center auditorium at 8:30 a.m. and then travel by bus to Lake Mead and several stops along the Wash to receive updates from members and others on a variety of projects.

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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

A family of geese walk along the shoreline at the Las Vegas Wash
A path winds through plants and trees at the Las Vegas Wash
Birds fly in the sky while backlit by sunset
Birds roam the shoreline at the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve at the Las Vegas Wash
A beauty shot of the Las Vegas Wash with mountains in the background

Discovery Walk: Hiking 101 at the Clark County Wetlands Park

April 10, 2026, 10 a.m. - noon

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Birding Walk at the Clark County Wetlands Park

April 18, 2026, 7 - 9 a.m.

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Parents Night Out: Twilight Investigation at the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve

April 24, 2026, 5 - 7 p.m.

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BioBlast at the Clark County Wetlands Park

April 25, 2026, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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Meetings

Administrative Study Team
April 1, 8:30 a.m.

Research & Environmental Study Team
April 1, 10 a.m.

Operations Study Team
April 1, 1:30 p.m.

Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee Tour*
April 28, 8:30 a.m.

*Meet at Clark Coutny Wetlands Park Nature Center