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,...