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Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Resource agency Rangers team up to clean Lake Mead, volunteers needed for

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Date: October 2, 2008
Contact: Andrew S. Muñoz, 702-293-8691

LAKE MEAD NRA, Nev. (Sept. 27, 2008) - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Ranger Robert Peloquin removes trash

from Boxcar Cove at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Rangers from the National Park Service, U.S. Fish &

Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service teamed up on National Public Lands Day to

clean-up areas of Lake Mead. The morning clean-up netted approximately 500 lbs of trash. (Official NPS Photo by

Andrew S. Muñoz)

High Res Version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/2892782931/

LAKE MEAD NRA, Nev. (Sept. 27, 2008) - Acting Chief Ranger of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Charles

Cuvelier, removes trash from Boxcar Cove at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Rangers from the National

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Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service teamed up

on National Public Lands Day to clean-up areas of Lake Mead. The morning clean-up netted approximately 500 lbs

of trash. (Official NPS Photo by Andrew S. Muñoz)

High Res Version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/2892783529/

LAKE MEAD NRA, Nev. (Sept. 27, 2008) - Trash left behind by visitors to Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Rangers from the National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S.

Forest Service teamed up on National Public Lands Day to clean-up areas of Lake Mead. The morning clean-up

netted approximately 500 lbs of trash. (Official NPS Photo by Andrew S. Muñoz)

High Res Version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lakemeadnra/2892784111/

LAKE MEAD NRA, Nev. (Sept. 27, 2008) - Trash left behind by visitors to Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Rangers from the National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S.

Forest Service teamed up on National Public Lands Day to clean-up areas of Lake Mead. The morning clean-up

netted approximately 500 lbs of trash. (Official NPS Photo by Andrew S. Muñoz)

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EDITORS NOTE: The next Lake Mead clean-up is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 4. Volunteers

are needed and can sign-up by contacting the Lake Mead Volunteer Coordinator, Nancy Bernard

at (702)293-8714.

Lake Mead Exotic Plant Management Team  

Did You Know?
In order to manage invasive plants on park lands, 16 Exotic Plant Management Teams (EPMT's) have been deployed throughout the country. The teams are a new weapon to combat exotic plants. The first test of the EPMT concept was made in 1996 at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
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Last Updated: October 02, 2008 at 14:25 EST