LAS VEGAS — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invites the public to learn more about wildland fires this Saturday at the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge. This is the first in a series of monthly programs scheduled at the wildlife refuge near Alamo, NV.
Laura Wright, an environmental educator with the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP), will provide information about wildland fires on Saturday, September 4, 2010. The presentation begins at 10:30 a.m. at the covered picnic area located three miles north of the wildlife refuge headquarters. A wildland fire is a non-structure fire occurring in an undeveloped or remote area such as the back country or wilderness. Wildland fires are usually caused by lighting or other natural forces.
SNAP representatives will also lead educational nature walks at Pahranagat on Saturday, October 16; Saturday, November 6; and Saturday, December 4.
SNAP is a partnership comprised of professionals from the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service. Representatives from the agencies work together to coordinate activities that protect, conserve, and ensure the proper use of public lands in southern Nevada.
The Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge is approximately 90 miles north of Las Vegas on US Highway 93 in Lincoln County, Nevada. Located in the Pacific Flyway, the 5,380-acre wildlife refuge was established on August 16, 1963, to provide habitat for migratory birds, especially waterfowl. Pahranagat's lakes and marshes are a rare sight in this part of Nevada.
For more information, visit www.fws.gov/desertcomplex/pahranagat or contact Chivia Horton, Refuge Manager, via email at chivia_horton@fws.gov or by phone at (775) 725-3417.
