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The goal of the five-phase project is to protect and restore one of the few remaining large
areas of natural habitat in the Green Valley area. The end result of the restoration will
be a useable resource that will enhance the entire community.
In order to achieve the goal, Volunteers, Sponsors, and City of Henderson Project GREEN staff will
- Replace Tamarisk with native plant species
- Reestablish native riparian habitat
- Develop recreational trail for community enjoyment
The people who are volunteering their time, talent, and effort to restore the Project GREEN
area are real-life heroes to the environment. The efforts of our GREEN Heroes are directly
responsible for restoring the habitat of native plants and animals.
Be a GREEN Hero!
Submit a volunteer form or contact us
by using the email link or telephone number below.
City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department
Jennifer Magby, Outdoor Recreation Coordinator
Telephone:
at (702) 267-4050
Email ProjectGREEN
What We've Done
- Installed directional signage
- Held several large trash clean up
- Removed noxious weeds
- Designed trails including the location of future kiosks, benches and informational signage
- Developed 8,500 feet of walking trails (a bit over 1.6 miles)
- Created rest areas complete with
native landscaping and concrete bench
on a concrete pad.
- Installed culvert
to divert rainwater or runoff
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When We Did It |
What We Did |
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May 21, 2008 |
Cub Scout Pack 474 removed litter. |
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May 10, 2008 |
Eagle Scout project.
Completed the loop in the Legacy Park section; improved approximately
800 feet of previously constructed trails and built about 1,750 feet of
new trail. |
April 26, 2008
Photo Gallery
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Earth Day 2008 -
Project GREEN Earth
Day 2008 was a huge success with more than 120 volunteers! Before work
began, we enjoyed a continental breakfast courtesy of WRG Design.
Special thanks to
Janelle Klein,
P.E., of WRG Design for her extra efforts in taking care of the food
table all the way through lunch, which was provided courtesy of Kimley-Horn.
Dave Butler, Liberty High School Environmental Awareness Club, Liberty
High student Kelsey Majia and Curt Deuser with the National Parks
Service gave informational talks before we got started. This year our
Earth Day event has evolved into an Environmental Awareness Fair with
various groups displaying and sharing their environmental message.
Volunteers planted native plants, dug postholes, removed litter, and
cleaned up trails.
Earth Day Litter
Removal Awards and Recognition |
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March 1, 2008 |
Clark
County Leadership Forum 2008 Community Service
Project. Trail enhancement. |
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February 23, 2008 |
Eagle Scout project.
Installed a bench pad and constructed additional trail. |
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October 20, 2007 |
Project GREEN information booth at National
Trails Day event held at Equestrian Park. |
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September 29, 2007 |
National Public Lands Day.
We had a successful
project and beautiful weather. About 40 volunteers got the bases in for
additional interpretive signs, screwed signs onto the trail sign posts
and relocated a portion of trail that was in danger of being destroyed
by erosion from the Wash. Coo Coos provided water, and
Tronox
sponsored a great breakfast from Coo Coos. Our wonderful lunch was
thanks to Kimley-Horn and Associates. |
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September 15, 2007 |
Tyler Crinite Eagle Scout Project: Organized
group of Twenty-seven people to build approximately 500 feet of
trail on Quail Loop on south side of Wash, and to remove litter.. |
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August 18, 2007 |
Spencer Tingey Eagle Scout Project:
Installed bench at east end of project area. |
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April 24, 2007 |
Public Meeting at Silver Spring Recreation Center. Purpose: To gain public input
and comments related to the Pittman Wash Trail Master Plan. The meeting will present preliminary
drafts of wash restoration, trails, and self-sustaining landscape. Feedback from the public will
be solicited. |
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April 22, 2007 |
Sierra Club Earth Day 2007 Event
Public Works Project GREEN staff manned a booth, provided information on a variety of City of
Henderson "green" projects and signed up volunteers for Project GREEN. Besides
City of Henderson brochures and the Open Space Plan, we displayed some of the artwork
created for the Earth Day Grocery Bag Project. By
the end of the day, all artwork had been distributed to the event attendees to use for
their groceries or carrying their handouts. |
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April 21, 2007
Volunteer Photos
Volunteers at Work Photos
Grocery Bag Project Photos
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Earth Day 2007 In spite of a weather prediction of a 30 percent chance of rain, and competition from a
variety of events held this weekend, 62 volunteers came out and made a measurable difference
at this event.
We displayed the Earth Day Grocery Bag Project artwork done by the children at the
PEACE School for Alternative Learning. The artwork was
then given to attendees at Sunday's Sierra Club Earth Day 2007 Event.
After a continental breakfast and got to work at 8:00 am. Forty native plants were placed where the vegetation has been destroyed. City staff will
install DriWater (read more about DriWater at www.driwater.com) to
ensure the plants get a good start after being planted. Nine interpretive signs were installed along the trails,
and we collected enough debris to fill a truck, Placed chipped tamarisk on several hundred feet of trail.
Kimley-Horn provided a barbecue lunch for the volunteers at 11:30. Besides the volunteers from Bank of America, MedCo, and PEACE School for Alternative Learning,
many City departments helped out. The City Parks and Recreation staff was very helpful in delivering
the clean up trailer and a hose for water. Public Works crews hauled away the trash, and the
Police provided the grill.
The area was cleaned up and all the equipment returned by 1:00 pm |
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March 24, 2007 |
Nate Sommers' Eagle Scout Project
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February 2007 |
Nevada Conservation Corps is spending several weeks working on various projects, including
erosion control.
See photos |
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October 29, 2006 |
The City of Henderson Municipal Court program,
Henderson Alternative Sentencing Program (HASP) removed an additional 20 yards (a dump-truck full) of
litter from the project area. |
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October 28, 2006 |
Over 75 volunteers participated in Make a Difference Day, a national day of volunteering, at
the Project GREEN site. Trails were cleaned up and realigned, sign-post holes were dug,
and sign posts installed. Some of the volunteers had never even held a shovel before this
day and through their determination, they did a wonderful job of installing the posts at the proper
height with proper leveling. A dump truck load of trash was removed. (Much of the litter was
the result of the recent rainfall - the litter was carried to the site by rain water). Eagle
Scouts built new trails as a separate project. |
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September 30, 2006
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In conjunction with
National Public Lands Day,
145 volunteers built 425 feet of trails, replanted 40 native plants, worked on the temporary irrigation
system, and removed the equivalent of a dump-truck load of litter. The day began with
registration and a continental breakfast. At the conclusion, a hotdog/hamburger lunch was
donated by Kimley-Horn and Associates who also did all the cooking and cleanup. After lunch,
Richard Lefried
Master Gardener, spoke on
the topic of Plants Native to Pittman Wash in the Project GREEN Area. |
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September 28, 2006 |
Chandler Dye's Eagle Scout Project
Trailhead Construction
Trailhead Construction Location Map |
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June 29, 2006 |
Special Meeting to introduce the Project and to recruit new Steering Committee members, volunteers,
and donations.
17 people attended, 11 people signed up to volunteer, one pledged a monetary contribution.
Many of the individuals who attended represented groups from UNLV, local high schools, and boy
scouts that heard about the project and were interested in getting involved. The meeting was
very well received and participants toured the project site after the meeting. |
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May 2006 |
May 27th: 35 volunteers led by Greg Waggoner of Boy Scout Troop 321 created 1,000 new feet of trail
and also poured a concrete pad for a rest area bench. Project GREEN is Greg's Eagle Scout
project.
May 22nd: Representatives of the State Lands Question 1 Grant Program met with staff and
members of the steering committee and toured the project.
Boy Scouts built the concrete pad and installed the 1st rest area bench. Shredded
tamarisk was then spread around the bench area as ground cover. |
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April 21, 2006 |
Boy Scouts planted along trailheads (building trailheads and planting around benches. |
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February 2006 |
Nevada Conservation Corps constructed two trail heads, including the connecting steps.
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January 2006 |
Chipped tamarisk for mulch.
Planting done |
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December 2005 |
Irrigation |
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November 2005 |
Grade trails between Valle Verde and Green Valley Parkway |
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October 2005 |
Mark trail and bench locations and planting |
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August 2005 |
Boy Scouts spent the day cleaning the area and repairing the temporary irrigation system.
Park Service removed additional tamarisk; re-treatment of previously cut tamarisk. |
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April 2005 |
April 15 - Volunteer Day
April 30 - Dedication |
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March 2005 |
Planting holes dug. Volunteers planted 400 trees
including cottonwood, mesquite, plus 100 native plants which included: penstemons
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salvias
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muhlenbergia rigens, (deergrass)
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chilopsis linearis, (desert willow)
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February 2005 |
Cottonwood and mesquite trees donated |
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January 2005 |
Planting holes and temporary irrigation completed. The temporary irrigation system will be removed
when the roots have established themselves. The shallow groundwater in this area is a few
feet below the surface. This water is not useable for drinking or lawn watering. |
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Fall 2004 |
Tamarisk removal |
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