Archaeological Research & Data Management, Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Parashant National Monument: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending March 31, 2006

930 acres have been surveyed this quarter. 34 archaeological sites condition assessments were completed. Five archaeological reports were completed. 33 site records were completed. Crew members conducted archival research at the Western Archaeological Conservation Center (WACC) in Tucson, Arizona. Two new survey members have been hired and trained. Preparations for the summer archaeological field school are underway

Oliver Ranch Science School Complex & Wild Horse and Burro Facility: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2005

Executive Summary Activity highlights during the first quarter of Year Two include the following actions toward task agreement deliverables: Agenda and minutes prepared and distributed for two core group meetings Historical curriculum 100% completed Cultural curriculum 100% completed Night sky curriculum 50% completed Green Building curriculum 25% completed Communications/Outreach Plan revised and prioritized RRDLC newsletter under final review by BLM state offic

Oliver Ranch Science School Complex & Wild Horse and Burro Facility: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2005

Executive Summary Activity highlights during the first quarter of Year Two include the following actions toward task agreement deliverables: Agenda and minutes prepared and distributed for two core group meetings Historical curriculum 100% completed Cultural curriculum 100% completed Night sky curriculum 50% completed Green Building curriculum 25% completed Communications/Outreach Plan revised and prioritized RRDLC newsletter under final review by BLM state offic

Archaeological Research & Data Management, Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Parashant National Monument: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending June 30, 2006

Interviews for the post-doctoral scholar position have been completed and a hire is imminent. 1,853 acres have been surveyed this quarter. 71 archaeological sites condition assessments were completed. 55 archaeological sites were recorded. The summer field school is underway

Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Cultural Site Stewardship Program – Program Expansion and Steward Retention: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending September 30, 2010

The Cultural Site Stewardship Program is working with the Desert Wildlife Refuge (DWR) in accordance with a request by the Archaeologist for USFWS. Several classes were offered to stewards, including map and compass orientation, site photography and lithics instructions. Twenty-three newly trained stewards along with 12 existing stewards were assigned to the Desert Wildlife Research area, and will be introduced to sites during early fall. The Abandoned Mines Lands project operated by the National Park Service will continue with new objectives this fall

Take Pride in America in Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering April 5, 2010 – July 4, 2010

With Board approval, the next phase of the Don’t Trash Nevada marketing campaign began. The Hector’s Helpers program with the Clark County School District began curriculum development. The team participated in the strategic planning process for Keep Las Vegas Beautiful. The team met with the Education Director of Keep America Beautiful to begin the process of developing a statewide program. The team continued to develop the GIS database. A total of 15 clean-up events were conducted this quarter

Limnological Assistance for Lake Mead National Recreation Area: Quarterly Report, Period Ending January 31, 2011

Project 1 Technical assistance with the implementation of the Interagency Monitoring Action Plan (I-MAP) for Quagga Mussels is ongoing. During this quarter, analysis was completed for 21 adult/juvenile samples and analyses of the remaining samples are underway. A manuscript describing the I-MAP and its history, current recommended monitoring, and recommended future monitoring and a separate manuscript describing the I-MAP’s monitoring protocol were accepted for publication in the journal Aquatic Invasions. Two other manuscripts describing other aspects of the I-MAP program were published in Lake and Reservoir Management. Project 2 Annual summary sheets are under development for the topics listed within the Limnological and Aquatic Resource Monitoring and Research Plan for Lakes Mead and Mohave. Content, including links and photos for the Lake Mead and Lake Mohave Overview web pages have been delivered to the NPS Lake Mead NRA Visual Arts Office and are in the design phase, along with the previously submitted content. All associated deliverables from NPS project partners are continuing to be collected for a close-out report to SNPLMA on all Water 2025 Conservation Initiative-funded projects (Rounds 4 and 5)

Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands – Phase II: Annual Progress Report, Period Covering July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011

From July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 the Volgistics database has increased the number of records from 6,536 to a total of 8,460 records at the end of this period. Website activity this year averaged 1,110 hits per month, with an average of 2,347 pages viewed per month. The team attended 11 community outreach events resulting in 2,455 direct contacts and 393 new mailing list records. The Interagency Volunteer Program (IVP) completed a total of 71 volunteer events contributing a total of 17,784 volunteer hours. A total of 131 volunteers completed orientations and trainings with the IVP. A total of 134 volunteers attended the recognition banquet. The IVP team filed a no-cost extension to SNPLMA. The project manager has submitted the CESU extension request to UNLV Office of Sponsored Programs. The IVP team revised and updated the Interagency Volunteer Team Standard Operating Procedures manual. The IVP is in the review process of the volunteer orientation training clas

Walking Box Ranch Planning and Design Quarterly Progress Report: Period ending January 10, 2010

To advance educational and research goals at the ranch UNLV will fund the purchase and installation of a weather station at the ranch, and preliminary research using this equipment. PI Dr. Suresh Sardineni, Mechanical Engineering, will assess the renewable energy resources at the ranch and find methods to integrate them into existing and proposed new buildings at the site. The planned facilities will monitor beam and global solar radiation, wind speed and direction, temperature, and realative humidity. UNLV will provide funding to support two graduate students and partial salary for Dr. Sardineni. Bill Wood, UNLV Real Estate Management, is working with Rex Bell to create an inventory of items that Rex would like to donate or sell to UNLV for inclusion in the planned museum at Walking Box Ranch. This is the first stage in identifying items that will eventually be available for exhibit in the ranch house, the anticipated blacksmith shop display that will be located near the barn, and in the barn exhibit area. UNLV has completed a scope of work to conduct a “Visitor Services Feasibility, Compatibility, Market Study, and Business Plan,” and submitted a Competitive Exemption form to UNLV purchasing to proceed in completing a contract with Dornbusch and Associates. This request is under review by UNLV purchasing. UNLV is working with Architectural Resources Group to determine the quantity and sizes of rhyolite rock we need to obtain from the Viceroy Castle Mountain deposit to use for building stone in the new construction. This process has been slowed owing to a break in contracting between BLM and the architectural team for the next stage of the project. UNLV learned that the submitted EPSCoR proposal requesting funding for sustainable energy research at WBR, was not selected to be forwarded to the national competition. Proposal reviews were very good and UNLV will search for alternative funding sources to whom a revised version of the proposal can be submitted. UNLV and Architectural Resources Group (ARG) have completed the Master and Preservation Plans funded by an SAT grant to UNLV. The plans are now under final review by the NPS

Walking Box Ranch Planning and Design Quarterly Progress Report: Period ending April 10, 2009

UNLV faculty and PLI scientists and interpreters participated in the 50% Design Concept Plan meeting, March 25-27 at UNLV-PLI and Walking Box Ranch (WBR), and provided comments toward proposed concepts for the museum and field, research, and training center at Walking Box Ranch. UNLV is continuing to work with the Architectural Resources Group (ARG) under our SAT grant, to complete Master and Preservation Plans that will guide the SNPLMA-funded museum and field station projects now underway. The National Historic Register nomination process, initiated under the SAT grant, was approved and WBR was placed on the NPS National Register of Historic Places on 1/31/2009. Jean Cline participated in an Internal Planning Workshop with EDAW and their team, in Fort Collins, CO, 2/5-6/2009. UNLV contributed to the Environmental Assessment process by attending a stakeholder meeting at the LVFO, and by responding to questions from project stakeholders