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NPS Recognized For Efforts To Contain Invasive Quagga Mussels

Since 2017, the National Park Service has redoubled its efforts to work with states in the West to contain quagga mussels through the Safeguarding the West from Invasive Mussels initiative. These efforts have not gone unnoticed, and in early January 2019 the Colorado River Fish and Wildlife Council sent a letter to the Department of the Interior recognizing specific National Park Servicestaff and parks for their tireless efforts to manage aquatic invasive species.

Woman Sentenced To Prison For Child Abuse In Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Lake Mead National Recreation Area rangers stopped a woman at Lake Mohave from submerging a child under water, providing the victim with immediate medical care. Following an investigation by the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch, the woman in question has been sentenced to prison for child abuse.

NPS Releases Environmental Assessment for General Management Plan Amendment/Low Water Plan for Lake Mead National Recreation Area

The National Park Service is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment for a General Management Plan Amendment to address low-water conditions at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

#FindYourWay On One Of Lake Mead’s Four National Trails

Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Trails System Act, to preserve trails with outstanding scenic, recreational, historic and cultural characteristics. Over the past 50 years, many trails across the nation have been added to the system, including four trails at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada.

Nonnative Quagga Mussels Impacting Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Though only about the size of a dime, nonnative shellfish from the other side of the world have infested Lake Powell at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, where they are impairing beaches, encrusting some boats, and threatening the hydropower operations of the Glen Canyon dam. They also pose a threat to one of the National Park System's top economic drivers.

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