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	Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is protected on the west side by the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area.
		Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is 197,000 acre area managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and protected as a National Conservation Area.
		The canyon is one of the easternmost parts of the Mojave Desert; the bottom of the canyon, from 3,600 to 4,500 ft (1,100 to 1,400 m), is in the Lower Sonoran Zone, while the area from 4,500 ft (1,400 m) up is in the Upper Sonoran Zone.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Red_Rocks_of_Nevada (709 words)

	sloan canyon nevada
		Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, located at the southern end of the Las Vegas valley.
		I realize how beneficial this National Conservation Area will be to the quality of life of those living in southern Nevada and in all of these United States.
		The ceremony began with a bit of improvisation, due to technical difficulties - the sound system that was supposed to play the National Anthem failed, which led to an unknown audience member chiming in and leading the crowd in an accapello singing of the National Anthem.
	www.nevadawilderness.org /news/sloandedicate.htm (709 words)

	Outside Las Vegas Partnership
		Conservation Initiatives are "federal agency activities which promote conservation on federal lands including planning, implementation, monitoring, and delivery of programs, such as, but not limited to, litter and desert dumping clean-up and prevention, natural and cultural resource protection, recreation, habitat restoration, environmental education, volunteerism and site stewardship".
		Conservation Initiatives Financing : In November 2002, Congress passed legislation that allows 10% of available funds in the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act Special Account to be used for the implementation of Conservation Initiatives on federal lands in Southern Nevada.
		Focus areas for the OLVF include environmental education and public awareness, recreation, litter and desert dumping, volunteerism, habitat restoration, and research.
	www.nps.gov /partnerships/outside_las_vegas_partnership.htm (709 words)

	What's At Stake: DON'T LET SLOAN CANYON BECOME A HELICOPTER FLIGHT ZONE
		Sloan Canyon is the newest addition to the National Landscape Conservation System--26 million acres of Bureau of Land Management lands protected for their spectacular environment and historical and cultural sites.
		Sloan Canyon NCA was designated just two years ago by Congress to protect unique petroglyph sites, rugged canyons, and one of the few remaining wild places left near a rapidly growing metropolitan area.
		Since all of the flights to the Grand Canyon travel east, a heliport on the east side of the valley makes more sense than the southern proposal that would disrupt the wilds of Sloan Canyon.
	ga1.org /campaign/sloan_tws/explanation (709 words)

	reviewjournal.com -- News: SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA: Artifact...
		She was part of the 12-member survey crew that examined more than 12,000 acres, one quarter of the 48,438-acre conservation area.
		The BLM is one year into a three-year effort to develop a management plan for the conservation area and the 14,763-acre North McCullough Wilderness Area it surrounds.
		Within Sloan Canyon, Rolf would like to see a system modeled after Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado, where visitors must sign up for guided tours to gain access to the elaborate cliff dwellings.
	www.reviewjournal.com /lvrj_home/2004/Feb-11-Wed-2004/news/23192086.html (709 words)

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	sloan canyon nevada
		Sloan Canyon became the Bureau of Land Management's 14th national conservation area on Nov. 6 when President George W. Bush signed the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002.
		The estimated 300 panels of protected petroglyphs are inside a small wilderness area set aside within the 48,000 acres of the new national conservation area.
		At the edge of the one of Henderson's fastest-growing areas this morning, a posh ceremony officially placed Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area on the map.
	www.nevadawilderness.org /news/sloancyn.htm (709 words)

	Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - Sloan Canyon walls tell stories through time - VIEW NEWS: A Neighborhood Newspaper
		The 48,438-acre conservation area encompasses the North McCullough Wilderness Area, which lies in the southeastern part of the Las Vegas Valley, and is one of 15 national conservation areas.
		On one side of the canyon, a ground-level rock depicts a sheep and another symbol, while on the opposite side of the canyon another ground-level rock depicts a birdlike animal and a similar symbol.
		Petroglyphs and red-inked pictographs lace the canyon walls and are particularly dense in mid-canyon.
	www.viewnews.com /2003/VIEW-Sep-10-Wed-2003/SEast/22075193.html (709 words)

	Las Vegas Mercury: Strange bedfellows
		The 48,438-acre conservation area at the south end of the Las Vegas Valley was created by a law Reid helped pass called the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act.
		Sloan Canyon is one of several areas in Southern Nevada that were protected from development because of their natural and cultural attributes.
		Frederick's involvement in the early stages of the Sloan Canyon project surely must have come as a surprise to some, since his newspaper is staunchly conservative and has questioned and criticized Reid on many issues.
	www.lasvegasmercury.com /2003/MERC-Mar-20-Thu-2003/20886839.html (709 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Groups call for better protection of BLM lands
		The National Trust for Historic Places, a nonprofit group that works to preserve places and buildings of historic interest, included the National Landscape Conservation System in its annual list of 11 "most endangered historic places." The goal of the listing is to focus attention and potentially financial resources on the threatened places.
		Susan Potts, Southern Nevada conservation director for the Friends of Nevada Wilderness, said another weakness of the 1998 act is that unless specified in other laws, proceeds from land sales cannot go to operations and maintenance, the "boots on the ground" that are important to protect the BLM's sensitive areas.
		Representatives of the national trust group said the inclusion of the National Landscape Conservation System was unusual in that it included many different sites, but was warranted because of concern about BLM properties.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/lv-other/2005/jun/03/518852961.html (709 words)

	National Landscape Conservation System - National Conservation Areas
		National Conservation Areas (NCAs) are designated by Congress to conserve, protect, enhance, and manage public land areas for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.
		Located in west central Colorado, the Conservation Area encompasses 122,300 acres, including 75,550 acres of wilderness.
		The Sloan Canyon is managed to conserve, protect, and enhance cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational, and scenic resources of this area.
	www.blm.gov /nlcs/conservation (709 words)

	reviewjournal.com -- News: Sloan Canyon petroglyphs protected
		The ceremony, atop a hill with the canyon's jagged peaks serving as the backdrop, marked the start of a three-year process to develop a plan for managing the conservation area, which surrounds a wilderness rich in the heritage of tribes from Southern Nevada and along the lower Colorado River.
		The wilderness area is filled with 1,700 rock-art images etched in stone over the past 800 years, according to archaeologists.
		One of the Sloan Canyon panels depicts a cowboy and is believed to be American Indian impressions of contact with white settlers and early travelers on the outskirts of the Las Vegas Valley.
	www.reviewjournal.com /lvrj_home/2003/Feb-18-Tue-2003/news/20711220.html (709 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: People's litter turns thing of beauty into ugly mess
		Media attention might be fine for older, more established conservation areas such as the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, but Charles Carroll is still working to put together the management plan and law enforcement presence to protect the 48,000 acres set aside for permanent protection around Sloan Canyon in 2003.
		Despite all the present and potential threats, the BLM officials and local conservation area supporters say they believe that with cooperation, some education and law enforcement, the future of the conservation area and the wilderness is bright.
		While in and around the conservation area is off-limits, there are a lot of wide-open areas within 45 minutes of the urban area where it is still legal to shoot.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/lv-other/2005/apr/14/518602834.html (709 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Residents offer ways to use and protect Sloan Canyon area
		The Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area was created to provide open space next to a growing urban area, he said.
		The area just south of the Las Vegas Valley east of Interstate 15 will be managed as a national conservation area soon.
		At least 1,700 ancient images have been discovered carved into the rock within the wilderness area that is inside the conservation area.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/lv-other/2005/may/12/518747093.html (709 words)

	Public Lands Initiative
		Established in 2002, Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area is the newest conservation area managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
		The Desert National Wildlife Range, located north of the Las Vegas metropolitan area,is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and was established in 1936 to perpetuate the desert bighorn sheep.The range’s 1.57 million acrescomprises the largest refuge system outside of Alaska and conserves the largest intact desert bighorn sheep habitat in the world.
		The recreation area was created in 1993 and encompasses approximately 316,000 acres of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Clark and Nye counties.
	www.unlv.edu /institutes/publiclands/publiclands.htm (709 words)

	Nevada - Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
		Nevada has at least three Red Rock Canyons; two are in sections of the Toiyabe National Forest near the centre of the state while by far the most well-known is location is along the east side of the Spring Mountains - one of the ranges of hills that surround most sides of Las Vegas.
		One elevated viewpoint (Red Rock Vista) affords the best overall view of the cliffs, while for closer access there is a 13 mile one-way scenic drive, within the NCA boundaries.
		Red rocks feature often in place names of Southwest USA - New Mexico, Arizona and California each have a Red Rock State Park and there are several similarly named towns in these and other states.
	www.americansouthwest.net /nevada/red_rock_canyon/nca.html (585 words)

	Located in southern Nevada
		Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is an oasis in the desert.
		Watch for the cactus wren and loggerhead shrike throughout the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
		It arrives in the Conservation Area during the spring months and construts flimsy nests on shrubs or the branches of the cholla cactus within one mile of water.
	www.coam.net /~rrcia/BIRDS.htm (937 words)

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		Reid was chosen as the first award recipient by the conservation group coalition for his role in designating the 48,000-acre Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in 2002.
		The 50 environmental groups in the National Landscape Conservation System work in the trenches every day to preserve our natural treasures, and I am always glad to work with them.
		Harry Reid, D-Nev., was presented with the inaugural National Landscape Conservation System Champion award on March 30.
	www.lvcitylife.com /articles/2004/04/07/local_news/shrapnel/shrapnel.prt (937 words)

	Laws_PubL107-282.htm
		The purpose of this title is to establish the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational, and scenic resources of the Conservation Area.
		(b) Area Included.--The Conservation Area shall consist of approximately 48,438 acres of public land in the County, as generally depicted on the map.
		(2) Black canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and an adjacent portion of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 17,220 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Eldorado/Spirit Mountain'', dated October 1, 2002, which shall be known as the ``Black Canyon Wilderness''.
	www.medicalresearcharticles.com /gpoaccess/Laws_PubL107-282.htm (937 words)

	American White Pelican Detailed Information - Montana Animal Field Guide
		Conservation of American White Pelicans requires coordinated management at widely separated breeding and wintering sites, as colonies are linked regionally to other breeding colonies through dispersal.
		National atlas of coastal waterbird colonies in the contiguous United States: 1976-1982.
		Usually nests are built in an open area, but often near vegetation, driftwood, or large rocks (Spendelow and Patton 1988).
	fwp.state.mt.us /fieldguide/detail_ABNFC01010.aspx (937 words)

	record.cfm?id=227230
		Also in the area are the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area and North McCullogh Wilderness Area that have the potential to be impacted by helicopter operators.
		It would also impose fees on operators for all helicopter flights that occur over the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area (NCA) with the proceeds used for the management of cultural, wildlife, and wilderness resources on public lands in the State of Nevada.
		Fees paid by tours over the Conservation area using the heliport would be available for improvement of the public lands in Nevada.
	reid.senate.gov /record.cfm?id=227230 (937 words)

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	www.dissertationadvisors.com /advisors.htm (937 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan and Associated Environmental Impact Statement for the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area
		SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The geographic area covered by the plan includes only those lands established as the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area by Public Law 107-282, which is approximately 48,438 acres.
		The planning area encompasses approximately 48,438 acres of public land within Clark County, Nevada.
		Other areas of expertise will be added as necessary.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2003/September/Day-15/i23440.htm (937 words)

	Committee on Resources-Index
		The public lands proposed for conveyance in H.R. 4285 consist of 229 acres that lie immediately west of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, which includes the North McCullough Wilderness Area, and are bordered on the west by Interstate 15.
		H.R. 4285 would also impose fees on operators for all helicopter flights that occur over the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area (NCA) with the proceeds used for the management of cultural, wildlife, and wilderness resources on public lands in the State of Nevada.
		These areas contain sites frequently used by Native Americans and others for religious ceremonial purposes.
	resourcescommittee.house.gov /archives/108/testimony/2004/elenadaly4285.htm (937 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Notice of Availability of Draft Resource Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement for the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area
		SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, and the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Clark County Act) (Pub.
		The Clark County [[Page 15348]] Act established both the Sloan Canyon NCA of 48,438 acres and the North McCullough Wilderness Area (14,763 acres entirely contained within the NCA), which are located southeast of the City of Las Vegas, adjacent to the City of Henderson in Clark County, Nevada.
		The Clark County Act requires the BLM to develop a plan for the appropriate use and management of the Sloan Canyon NCA and Wilderness within three years of enactment.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2005/March/Day-25/i5880.htm (937 words)

	Bibliography of Publications Using SIA Collections
		Morris, Lisa M. "Keeper of the Seal: Henry Wood Elliott and the Role of Watercolor in the Conservation of the Alaska Fur Seal." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 2001.
		"National Science Policy in a Private Foundation: The Carnegie Institution of Washington." In The Organization of Knowledge in Modern America, 1860-1920, edited by Alexandra Oleson and John Voss.
		Moser, Gerald M. "Heli Chatelain, Pioneer of a National Language and Literature for Angola." Research in African Literature 14 (1983): 516-537.
	www.si.edu /archives/archives/2bibliography.htm (937 words)

	City of Rocks NR: Historic Resources Study (Bibliography)
		These files indicates that barley and wheat were frequent area crops (vulnerable both to drought and rodents), stock herds were of limited size and often grazed on public lands, agricultural and domestic infrastructure was often limited to a house, a corral system, carrels(?), spring development, and minor secondary structures (such as chicken houses).
		Includes a good description of the project area environment, including discussion of changes in the natural landscape associated with decimation of the beaver population, use of the numerous streams for irrigation, and cattle grazing.
		There is a brief discussion of the first homesteads and ranches in the City of Rocks area and a brief reference to Charles Brown's campaign to obtain monument status for the area.
	www.nps.gov /ciro/hrs/hrsb.htm (937 words)

	goingsonline
		IUCN was the name for the International Union for Conservation of Nature, but the name has been shortened to World Conservation Union and the acronym has been retained.
		More specifically, native plants in a particular area are those that were growing naturally in the area before humans introduced plants from distant places.
		The National Weather Service has a web site that highlights watches, warnings, and advisories as well as background information which can be seen nationwide or by city and state.
	www.smm.org /general_info/bhop/goingsonline.html (937 words)

	Senate panel allocates $25 million for Nevada projects (printable version)
		A Senate panel has approved about $25 million for Nevada projects, including $1 million to help the Bureau of Land Management prepare for land auctions near the new Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area.
		At Sloan Canyon, BLM plans in November to auction 500 acres between next to the conservation area and a housing development in east Henderson.
		The Sloan Canyon money could pay contractors to do required environmental studies before the BLM can release the land for auction, BLM spokesman Philip Guerrero said.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=46699 (937 words)

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