The Clark County Desert Conservation Program will receive $3.763 million through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region to carry out restoration of linear disturbances in the Piute-Eldorado Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Funded under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program, the DCP will improve habitat conditions for the desert tortoise and other wildlife through restoration activities in the ACEC from...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (CFDA 15.235) provides $1,000,000.00 to Clark County's Desert Conservation Program to refine the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) classification for natural and cultural vegetation in Nevada. The project aims to add additional spatial and taxonomic levels to the NVCS classification, reaching the alliance level for...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $888,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.235 - Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act) to Clark County, Nevada's Desert Conservation Program Division. The funding will support a 5-year project (8/7/2024 - 8/6/2029) to implement desert tortoise monitoring using mark-recapture survey sampling on 8 demography plots encompassing 1,976 acres within Clark County. This direct monitoring and estimation of tortoise vital...
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management has awarded a $28,304,900 Cooperative Agreement under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (CFDA 15.235) to Clark County, Nevada. Through this award, Clark County will design and construct an approximately 23-acre multi-use field complex at the Hollywood Regional Park located in Clark County, Nevada. The project aims to enhance recreation and public land management in the Las Vegas Valley region. The award has an initial...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $39,786,004.00, was granted by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.235). The award will enable Clark County, NV to develop a 30-acre softball complex encompassing 7 standard softball fields and 1 championship field with associated amenities, located east of the James Regional Sports Complex and Cimarron Road....
The County of White Pine, Nevada will receive $2.5 million through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management to develop a new county park located off major roadways in the county. Funded through the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program, the county will acquire parcels of land and construct amenities including multiple open spaces, a playground, dog park, and 9-hole frisbee golf course. Set for completion by the end of 2027, this project advances the...
The City of Henderson, Nevada was awarded a $10,148,881 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) program (CFDA 15.235). The funding will support the construction of a 7,000 square foot visitor center at the existing Bird Viewing Preserve in Henderson, Clark County, Nevada. The visitor center will provide over 5,500 square feet of public space including classrooms, multipurpose areas,...
The City of Henderson was awarded a $4,651,394 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Southern Nevada Public Land Management (SNPLMA) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.235). The grant will fund the construction of an approximately 21-acre park north of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in Henderson, Nevada. Key project elements include adding trails with interpretive elements, art sculptures, a children's play area, plaza and interpretive area, restroom...
The City of Henderson, Nevada was awarded a $8,584,621 Cooperative Agreement under the Department of the Interior's Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.235) on July 18, 2024. The grant will fund the second phase of renovations to the Russell Road Recreation Complex, a 7-acre public recreation area leased to the city. Key project elements include updating the Pittman Wash channel with green infrastructure like a play area, trails, plaza, public...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Threatened and Endangered Species Program (CFDA 15.246) will provide $246,662.32 in funding to Lincoln County, Nevada to develop and implement the Southern Lincoln County Habitat Conservation Plan (SLCHCP). The 5-year award, effective September 22, 2023, will support a SLCHCP administrator position responsible for designing and executing mitigation projects on both private and BLM-managed lands to offset...