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Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Controlled burns for tamarisk control to take place Friday and Monday
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Date: September 25, 2008
Contact: Andrew S. Muñoz, 702-293-8691
UPDATE: CONTROLLED BURNS FOR TAMARISK CONTROL TO TAKE PLACE FRIDAY AND MONDAY
BOULDER CITY, Nev. – The National Park Service will be conducting controlled burns in the following areas for tamarisk control.
• Valley of Fire Wash (near Overton, Nev.), Friday, Sept. 26 beginning at 11 a.m.
• Confluence of Grapevine and Sacatone Washes (near Lake Mohave), Monday, Sept. 29 beginning at 10 a.m.
Smoke from the Valley of Fire Wash prescribed burn may be visible from Northshore Road near Overton Beach. Closures will be limited to the immediate area of the burns and there should be minimal impact to park visitors.
- NPS -
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Did You Know?
As early as 3,000 years ago, people inhabiting the Southwest began chiseling and painting pictures on rocks and cliff walls. Preserved by the dry climate, much of this rock art ranging from complicated geometric designs to huge figures, remains to puzzle, astonish, and awe modern-day viewers.
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Last Updated: September 25, 2008 at 13:52 EST |