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Lake Mead NRA Takes New Steps - Including Fee Waivers - to Promote Safe Boating

The Memorial Day weekend is typically a busy one at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and the larger crowds often mean more incidents than usual. The park is taking steps this weekend and throughout the summer to promote safe boating, including a fee waiver for boaters for the holiday.

Report Raises Concerns Over How Colorado River Basin Dams Impact National Parks

Some of the most magnificent national parks of the Southwest owe their rugged beauty to the Colorado River and its tributaries. Unfortunately, dams that have sprung up along the river have changed the water flows in a way detrimental to these national parks, according to a report from the National Parks Conservation Association.

This Boat Fire at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Had an Unusual Twist

Easter weekend can be a busy time at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, so a call that came into the park dispatch center on Friday, April 22 provided some unwelcome news: There was a boat fire at Boulder Beach, but the problem wasn't at the launch ramp or marina. This blaze had an unusual twist.

Missing From the System? Tule Springs Harbors Ice Age Fossils In An Urban Setting

Not far from the bright lights and card tables of Las Vegas there's a stretch of desert so relished by developers that street names were attached to blueprints of suburbia. Now, though, that landscape and its unique collection of Ice Age fossils is being promoted as the country's next national monument.

Camping 101 – Rangers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Teach Area High Schoolers the Basics

In a world where most teenagers are focused on Tweets, Facebook and music via earbuds, how do we get a new generation interested in using the parks, much less trying a decidedly "low-tech" activity like camping? Rangers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area are trying one approach with high school students in the Las Vegas area, and Camping 101 is getting some positive comments.

Flash Flood Damages Callville Bay Marina at Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Like most desert locales, Lake Mead National Recreation Area south of Las Vegas doesn't receive a lot of rain, and there's no question the area is in the midst of a serious drought, but when rain does fall, it can sometimes be too much of a good thing. A flash flood on Monday afternoon caused nearly $1 million of damage at Callville Bay, and that area and the Callville Bay Access Road have been temporarily closed to all park visitors while clean-up and repairs are underway.

Study Shows that Dirty Snow Reduces Colorado River Runoff

Human-produced dust, mostly from grazing and farming, settles on mountain snowpacks in the Upper Colorado River basin and significantly reduces runoff. Eliminating this "dirty snow" phenomenon, which impacts national parks as well as the regional economy, would require a huge reduction in soil-disturbing activities.

Boulder Harbor Launch Ramp Latest Casualty of Falling Water Levels at Lake Mead

At Lake Mead National Recreation Area water-based activities are the prime attraction, but in recent years, having enough water has become a problem. The launch area at Boulder Harbor is the latest casualty of falling lake levels, and those facilities have been closed "temporarily."

B-29 Superfortress That Lies at the Bottom of Lake Mead Continues to Draw Attention

A Hollywood writer would love this plot…but it's true. The "largest, most advanced aircraft of its day," modified for a secret research mission, takes off for a flight over the desert. Painted on its nose are the words, "Cosmic Ray Research." The plane ends up at the bottom of one of the largest lakes in the world, where its become a prized find for underwater archeologists.

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