Get Outdoors Nevada

It's going to be a seedy summer (but like, in the best way possible)! Join us this summer for a special speaker and seed cleaning workshop series focused on Native Habitat knowledge. Join us for one or all of them!

Don’t miss the first one of the season:

🌱 Friday, 6/12 (9am to 11am) - Seed Cleaning Workshop - Plant Life Zones by Wolfkey Native Plant Nursery

Learn about the Mojave’s unique life zones and how native plants support healthy habitats followed by a hands-on seed cleaning activity!

Learn more and register at volunteer.getoutdoorsnevada.org

✨Feature Friday: Craig Ranch Regional Park✨

Now that it's warmer outside, we're dreaming of those cooler days spent tending to the gardens. Take a look at what our wonderful volunteers accomplished at Craig Ranch Regional Park last month. And if you're curious to see the garden first hand, visit 628 West Craig Rd, North Las Vegas, NV 89032. Our "little" habitat garden is located on the north side, just east of the Garden Farms of Nevada. Tag us if you visit!

✨Fun Fact Friday: The Great Desert Harvest ✨

Those iconic Mojave plants produce seeds that our wildlife depend on. Labeled granivores, animals that eat seeds not only get to live to see another day, but they contribute to the ecosystem by helping spread and germinate said seeds. There are many insects, rodents, and birds that rely on the great desert harvest. Which one is your favorite?

Join us for our last event of the Spring season at Lake Mead Parkway Trail! Thank you to the volunteers who joined us last weekend at the Great Unconformity cleanup!

Our last outdoor volunteer event of the season is here! Don’t miss the chance to join us:

📍 Saturday, 5/16 (8am to 10am) - Lake Mead Parkway Cleanup with the City of Henderson

Learn more and register at volunteer.getoutdoorsnevada.org!

Fun Fact Friday: Let It Go to Seed 🌱

As we near summer, the blooms on your plants might fade, leaving you with a less vibrant-looking garden. Before you rush off to find your pruners, consider leaving the drying stems and flowers as is. Once fully dried, you'll be gifted with seeds! These seeds are free and given that the plant it came from had grown in your yard, and in your soil, there is a near guarantee that another will succeed as well.

Be sure that seeds are dry when you start collection or you run the risk of things getting moldy. And stay tuned in the following weeks when we'll go over the many desert creatures that rely on seeds to survive the Mojave.

Learn about the Landscape 🌄

⏰TOMORROW Friday, May 8th 4pm-5pm
📍Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Dr. Steve Rowland, UNLV Geology professor and resident Geologist at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, discusses Frenchman Mountain located on the East Side of Las Vegas and its importance to the Mojave.

To RSPV: Scan the QR code or visit www.lvnhm.org/event-details/saving-frenchman-mountain

Help us protect one of Las Vegas' geological wonders! 🌄

🗓️ Saturday May 9th from 8AM-11AM
Join us on this Saturday for a community cleanup of The Great Unconformity, learn about the proposed protection of the outdoors on the East Side, and join us for a community painting. Supplies provided. In partnership with Citizens of Active Management and

Sign up today at volunteer.getoutdoorsnevada.org

✨Feature Friday: Centennial Hills Park ✨

Last month, our volunteers, many representing MGM Resorts International, went above and beyond at one of our native habitat maintenance events. They not only collected seeds from native plant species and trimmed up the more bushier plants, but they scavenged THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT pounds of trash. We applaud and thank them for taking care of Centennial Hills Park. Stop by at 6989 N Buffalo Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89131 to see their hard work!

Though our 2025-2026 volunteering season is coming to a close, you can still help steward the Mojave Desert. Stay tuned for the seed cleaning workshops we'll host during the summer!

Grab a friend and join us for one of our last outdoor volunteer events of the season! Help us this Saturday, May 2 from 8am to 11am to clean up the Sunset Park sand dunes in an effort to beautify our community and restore habitat for wildlife in the area. This event will be a big one to end the season on and is in partnership with Commissioner Jim Gibson, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Clark County Office of Public Safety, and Pink Box Donuts. We’d love to see you there!

Register and learn more at volunteer.getoutdoorsnevada.org!