Last night, with Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft in attendance, the Searchlight Town Advisory Board voted unanimously to provide a letter of support for the proposed Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. Searchlight joins Boulder City's town council, who also voted unanimously to support the area's designation in late...
A June 3 community meeting comes as Headwaters Economics releases data on land designation's economic impact. Searchlight residents are fighting to protect their community's viewshed and access to outdoor recreation and finally put to rest the area's repeated threats of industrial development. As of a May...
(May 5, 2021) Nevada's outdoor industry businesses are making a case for Avi Kwa Ame's national monument designation, following a presentation on Earth Day about the area to Nevada Outdoor Business Coalition's (NVOBC) board and members. This week, NVBOC submitted a letter of support for...
International Dark Night Skies Week is observed April 5 -12, 2021, and the proposed Avi Kwa Ame National Monument has cause to celebrate. Threats of industrial development are looming for the 380,000-acre area in Clark County due to a recent application submitted by a Swedish...
A national monument designation for Avi Kwa Ame in Clark County will be vital in achieving President Biden's goal to conserve 30 percent of the U.S. by 2030. Announced by the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 27, according to scientists, 30 percent is the bare...
What is Avi Kwa Ame or Spirit Mountain? "It's a place of energy," said Linda Otero, director of the Aha Makav Cultural Society. "It's where our God lives." Multiple conservation groups and 12 Native American tribes are working to create Nevada's 4th national monument to protect...
) The proposed Avi Kwa Ame (pronounced Ah-VEE kwa-ah-may) National Monument, home to our country’s biggest Joshua tree forest, now boasts Nevada’s largest Joshua tree. The Nevada Division of Forestry recently documented the Joshua tree’s size at 118 points[i]; 87 inches in diameter, 24 feet tall,...