Clark County Wetlands Park Update for LVWCC April 24, Elizabeth Bickmore Senior Program Administrator

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1 Clark County Wetlands Park Update for LVWCC April 24, 2018 Elizabeth Bickmore Senior Program Administrator

2 Outline Indoor Park - Programming 5 Year Anniversary Online Resources and Marketing Summer Programs Events and Evening Lectures Outdoor Interpretation SNPLMA Outdoor Park - Land Management Sunrise Trailhead Stakeholder Meetings Weirs Duck Creek Re-Alignment Fires Barriers Mosquitos Awards, Accolades and other Attention

3 Wetlands Park Nature Fun Run 5K&1K Celebrating Nature Center Opening 5 Year Anniversary MC Nate Tannenbaum 219 Exhibit Hall &

4 Social Media Facebook 6,390 followers 4.8 out of 5 Stars Since January 500 new followers and likes 5,000 weekly average Record 34,000 in one day 12% increase since October Snapchat August 2017 x Twitter 1,219 followers 26 new last 2 weeks 160 new since January Instagram 940 followers 55 average likes per post 2,000 likes per month x

5 Summer Program Guide Summer Art Programs Native Butterflies in Motion Feathers & Nests Dragonflies in Color Plaster Painting Arts and Crafts for Kids Animal Yoga

6 Wetland Walkers 2018 Year of the Black- necked Stilt Total Wetlands Walker Distance: 5,000 miles x A walk in nature is better than a treadmill any day of the week 200 miles and it is yours

7 Upcoming Events

8 Events Migratory Bird Day 506 participants

9 Evening Lectures

10 Evening Lectures - Future August 2018 Threatened and Endangered Birds Find a Home along an Urban Channel at the Las Vegas Wash, Debbie Van Dooremolen Paiutes Mammoth Beds Geology

11 Outdoor Interpretation SNPLMA Project Update Wayfinding Interpretive signs Nature Play Area

12 Land Management - Outdoor

13 Sunrise Trailhead Stakeholder Meetings Goal Address Crime and Vandalism on Hollywood and Wetlands Park Accomplishments Increased patrols and collaboration 3 Law Enforcement Agencies Reduced calls for service, maintenance costs Letters to parents, HOAs, Residents 3 rd annual Spring Break Media Campaign Stakeholders Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani 5 Law Enforcement Agencies BLM, BOR, CCWRD, GON County Departments

14 Spring Break Media Event 3 rd Annual Event Speakers Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson Captain John Liberty/Metro Southeast Area Command Clark County School District Trustee Linda Cavazos Law Enforcement Participation Metro CC Park Police BLM/BOR Ranger CCSD Police NV Highway Patrol City of Henderson Media News 3 Mar 21, Mar 22 Univision Nextdoor

15 Land Management Visitor Center Weir Maintenance BOR Complete Tropicana Weir Nearly complete Revegeation Site Incorporate into trail system Sunrise Mountain and Historic Lateral Weirs On or ahead of schedule

16 Barrier Project Fencing North Loop Trail Hollywood - BLM Gates Dragonfly Divide Powerline Crossing Big Bridge North Loop Access South Loop Access

17 Duck Creek Re-Alignment

18 Stewardship - Wetlands Hands On Duck Creek Cleanup April participants 13 Team Leads and Staff Help of Southern Nevada Metro Park Police 2 dumpsters x September 16, 2017 October 14, 2017 November 11, 2017 January 13, 2018 February 10, 2018 March 10, 2018 April 14, 2018

19 Fires Nature Preserve Feb 20, 2018 Duck Creek Reed Area November 2017 Duck Creek/CC Facility Area 3+ March and April Fire breaks

20 Fires

21 Fires

22 11 Years of Mosquito Surveillance Disease Free Clark County Vector Control Analyze for numbers and species Southern Nevada Health District Analyze for disease Identified 6 species Negative West Nile (previously present) St. Louis Encephalitis Western Equine Encephalitis Mosquito not present Zika 6 Species Culex quinquefasciatus Anopheles freeborni Culex tarsalis Culiseta inornata Aedes vexans Culex erythrothorax

23 Wetlands Park Attention Media 5 Year Anniversary WP Nature Fun Run 5K & 1K Promo Video on Youtube 8 News Now Good Day, March 1, 2018 Ch 13 Day of Coverage Fires February 20, 2018 LVRJ, LV Sun Fox 5, News 3, Las Vegas Now 8, Ch 13 CBS Local AP, NPR Young explorers round up ladybugs at CCWP Las Vegas RJ Migratory Bird Day Las Vegas RJ Bird Walk video March 30, 2018 Nature Tykes allows kids to explore nature at Wetlands Park Good Morning Las Vegas, April 6, 2018

24 Wetlands Park Awards Awards Three Best Rated Trails in Nevada Hiking Trail in NV Wetlands Hands On Program NV Recreation and Park Society 2018

25 Wetlands Park Newsletter Spring 2018 Photo Contest Signs of Life by 5 p.m. on May 15th Include your name, date, and the location of the photo

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