Resource agency Rangers team up to clean Lake Mead, volunteers needed for
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Contact: Andrew S. Muñoz, 702-293-8691
LAKE MEAD NRA, Nev. (Sept. 27, 2008) - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Ranger Robert Peloquin removes trash from Boxcar Cove at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Rangers from the National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service teamed up on National Public Lands Day to clean-up areas of Lake Mead. The morning clean-up netted approximately 500 lbs of trash. (Official NPS Photo by Andrew S. Muñoz) High Res Version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/2892782931/ LAKE MEAD NRA, Nev. (Sept. 27, 2008) - Acting Chief Ranger of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Charles Cuvelier, removes trash from Boxcar Cove at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Rangers from the National (More) Sept. 27, 2008 48-08 Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service teamed up on National Public Lands Day to clean-up areas of Lake Mead. The morning clean-up netted approximately 500 lbs of trash. (Official NPS Photo by Andrew S. Muñoz) High Res Version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/2892783529/ LAKE MEAD NRA, Nev. (Sept. 27, 2008) - Trash left behind by visitors to Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Rangers from the National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service teamed up on National Public Lands Day to clean-up areas of Lake Mead. The morning clean-up netted approximately 500 lbs of trash. (Official NPS Photo by Andrew S. Muñoz) High Res Version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/2892784111/ LAKE MEAD NRA, Nev. (Sept. 27, 2008) - Trash left behind by visitors to Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Rangers from the National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service teamed up on National Public Lands Day to clean-up areas of Lake Mead. The morning clean-up netted approximately 500 lbs of trash. (Official NPS Photo by Andrew S. Muñoz) - NPS - EDITORS NOTE: The next Lake Mead clean-up is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 4. Volunteers are needed and can sign-up by contacting the Lake Mead Volunteer Coordinator, Nancy Bernard at (702)293-8714. |
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