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 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

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

Walking Box Ranch Planning and Design Quarterly Progress Report: Period ending April 10, 2011

UNLV participated in the two-day 65% Design Development project meeting and assisted in planning and design of the future WBR museum and field/research station. UNLV held several internal meetings to advance planning for IT and security at the ranch. UNLV (Cline) and BLM (McAboy) have begun a series of meetings regarding updating the current Task Order, requesting a two-year no-cost extension for the two Assistance Agreements, and to develop a concept plan for the future WBR operating agreement between BLM and UNLV. Weather station progress included adding a Pyrheliometer that measures solar radiation received to the station. Progress was made in making past weather information available via the website, and two technical papers on renewable energy were submitted for publication. UNLV has begun funding a UNLV photography project at the ranch that involves documenting historic land use in the Mojave Desert. Progress on the Multimedia Field Guides project that will develop and disseminate a modern geological and environmental field guide includes: 1) remote sensing and geologic data collection for the WBR area, 2) development of a preliminary geologic/surface-type map of the region, and 3) testing of technology at the field site. PLI educators (Allison Brody and Amy Page) will submit an application to the Clark County School District (CCSD) for a Professional Development workshop on Environmental Literacy in April 2011. The workshop, which will be held at the ranch, will be directed at sixth, seventh, and ninth grade teachers who teach earth science, life science and environmental science, and offer one professional development credit. A final business plan was received by UNLV from Dornbusch and Associates, and was disseminated to BLM and AECOM team leaders. UNLV and BLM will meet to discuss the plan in April 2011

Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands – Phase II: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering July 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011

The number of records in the volunteer database increased 5% from last quarter. The database now contains 8,918 records. Results show an average of 1,170 visits per month, and with an average of 2,681 pages viewed per month. Six National Public Lands Day events have been completed. The Interagency Volunteer Standard Operations Manual has been updated and made available to all other SNAP teams. Get Outdoors Nevada supported 16 volunteer events in a variety of ways. These events utilized approximately 600 volunteers whom contributed approximately 2,500 hours of service. Preparations for the 11/5/11 volunteer recognition banquet continued

Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Cultural Site Stewardship Program – Program Expansion and Steward Retention: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending March 31, 2008

• The Cultural Site Stewardship Program has enrolled 352 site stewards, an increase of 30% over March 31, 2007. • Two classes were held in 2008 adding 29 new volunteer stewards. • Site stewards reported 38 significant site impacts 2008 YTD compared to 31 during the same period in 2007

Take Pride in America in Southern Nevada: Annual Progress Report, Period Covering January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

A meeting of stakeholders across Nevada was held to explore the potential for statewide collaboration on litter and dumping issues. Website activity for the first three quarters of the year averaged 1,122 hits per month, with an average of 1,927 pages viewed per month. The team attended 12 community outreach events resulting in 2,154 direct contacts and 324 new mailing list records. The Take Pride in America (TPIA) in Southern Nevada completed a total of 41 volunteer events contributing a total of 10,779 volunteer hours. The TPIA team filed a no-cost extension to SNPLMA and received an extension until December 31, 2011. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and UNLV extended the task agreement until December 31, 2011

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Vegetation Monitoring and Analysis: Quarterly Progress Report, October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007

Executive Summary The Weed Sentry program surveyed more than 750 miles of federal lands in Clark County for invasive, exotic plant species. Weed Sentry also removed more than 600,000 individual invasive plants from federallands. These removals represent pro-active efforts that may have forestalled largeinfestations difficult and costly to eradicate. In response to a request by the manager of the Fish and Wildlife Service Desert NationalWildlife Refuge, a major effort of surveying springs for plant community compositionand invasive plants provided unique knowledge services by the Weed Sentry program.No such baseline information existed for the Sheep Range. This knowledge service andextensive roadside surveys were provided on the refuge. Monitoring protocols were developed by Research Assistant Dianne Bangle, a botanist,for key rare plant species. These protocols were implemented, and meet technicalrequirements for county Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) funding. Preliminary plot sampling was conducted, and a proposal for the Federal HighwaysAdministration was prepared in collaboration with ATR Alice Newton to guideecological restoration efforts of gypsum habitat at Lake Mead. A nationally competitive Joint Fire Science grant ($179,000) was secured to supportefforts in this Task Agreement to provide knowledge services to resource managers formitigating community invasibility. ATR Alice Newton was the federal cooperator onthis grant and made a major contribution to the proposal

Joint Fire Science Program – Lake Mead National Recreation Area: Revegetating Burned Arid Lands: Identifying Successful Native Species Using Trait and Competition Analysis, Quarterly Progress Report, October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007

The task agreement was awarded to UNLV on October 1, 2007. This report covers the period October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007. The following activities have been conducted toward meeting or exceeding deliverables in the statement of work: hiring and project start and experimental set-u