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Full-Text Articles in Civic and Community Engagement
Unlv Magazine, Tony Allen, Afsha Bawany, Barbara Cloud, Holly Ivy De Vore, Gian Galassi, Matthew K. Jacobsen, Michelle Mouton, Erin O'Donnell, Shane Bevell, Cate Weeks
Unlv Magazine, Tony Allen, Afsha Bawany, Barbara Cloud, Holly Ivy De Vore, Gian Galassi, Matthew K. Jacobsen, Michelle Mouton, Erin O'Donnell, Shane Bevell, Cate Weeks
UNLV Magazine
No abstract provided.
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands – Phase Ii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering January 1 – March 31, 2008, Margaret N. Rees
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands – Phase Ii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering January 1 – March 31, 2008, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- The number of records in the volunteer database increased 10% since the end of last quarter. At the end of this quarter, the database contains 4,866 records.
- Website activity increased by 1% from last quarter; it received an average of 83,326 hits per month, with an average of 9,240 pages viewed per month.
- Two hundred college students learned about the Interagency Volunteer Program during the program’s first open house tour.
- Winter volunteer training was completed
- Spring volunteer training is scheduled.
- Five volunteers who attended the first event assistant training work as event assistants.
- The database manager updated and archived records …
Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Cultural Site Stewardship Program – Program Expansion And Steward Retention: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending March 31, 2008, Margaret N. Rees
Cultural Site Stewardship Program
• 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: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering October 6, 2007-January 5, 2008, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering October 6, 2007-January 5, 2008, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
• Project Manager Douglas Joslin has been assisting the IVP team due to the resignation of Donna Grady. This included assisting with the November 3, 2007 volunteer recognition event.
• The team created a tentative event schedule for 2008.
• The messaging campaign year two plan is complete and under review by the SNAP Board.
• Take Pride in America in Southern Nevada and Public Lands Institute was featured in Las Vegas Weekly.
• Mr. Joslin is conducting a waste characterization study for NPS.
• A new bus stop ad campaign is complete and currently awaiting approval by the SNAP …
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands – Phase Ii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering October 1 – December 31, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands – Phase Ii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering October 1 – December 31, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- The number of records in the volunteer database increased 12% over last quarter. The database now contains 4,937 records.
- Website activity decreased, recording an average of 82,859 hits per month, a decrease of 31% from last quarter, with an average of 8,191 pages viewed per month.
- Volunteer fall training has been completed.
- Three National Public Land Day Events have been completed.
- Two hundred and ten people attended the Volunteer Recognition Event.
Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Cultural Site Stewardship Program – Program Expansion And Steward Retention: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Cultural Site Stewardship Program
• An ATV safety class was conducted to certify Clark County site stewards.
• Stewards reported ten major cultural site impacts and nine lesser impacts.
• Technical design for the new CSSP database is 80% complete.
Shaping The Future Of Southern Nevada Conference Key Points, Ron Smith
Shaping The Future Of Southern Nevada Conference Key Points, Ron Smith
Shaping the Future of Southern Nevada: Economic, Environmental, and Social Sustainability
General summary of key points raised at the conference
Concurrent Panel Session 2: Service Learning: Linking Students And Community, Daniel Mclean, Jane Pike, Seth Pollack, Fran Smith, Jean Whitney, Cheri Young
Concurrent Panel Session 2: Service Learning: Linking Students And Community, Daniel Mclean, Jane Pike, Seth Pollack, Fran Smith, Jean Whitney, Cheri Young
Shaping the Future of Southern Nevada: Economic, Environmental, and Social Sustainability
Moderator: Peg Rees, UNLV Public Lands Institute Scribe: Melanie Taylor, UNLV Department of Criminal Justice Conference white paper & Full summary of panel session, 4 pages
Concurrent Panel Session 2: Challenges Facing Our Youth And Aged Populations, Michele Clark, Claudia Collins, Chris Kearney, Ed Jost, Larry Mason, Carla Sloan, William Sullivan
Concurrent Panel Session 2: Challenges Facing Our Youth And Aged Populations, Michele Clark, Claudia Collins, Chris Kearney, Ed Jost, Larry Mason, Carla Sloan, William Sullivan
Shaping the Future of Southern Nevada: Economic, Environmental, and Social Sustainability
Moderator: Dr. Ann McDonough, UNLV Gerontology Program Scribe: Lisa Gioia-Acres, UNLV Department of History Conference white paper & Full summary of panel session, 4 pages
Concurrent Panel Session 1: Challenges Of Economic Growth & Diversification & Labor Preparation In Las Vegas, Maggie Arias-Petrel, Cedric Crear, Somer Hollingsworth, Mike Majewski, John Restrepo, Mary Riddel, Keith Schwer, Dina Titus
Concurrent Panel Session 1: Challenges Of Economic Growth & Diversification & Labor Preparation In Las Vegas, Maggie Arias-Petrel, Cedric Crear, Somer Hollingsworth, Mike Majewski, John Restrepo, Mary Riddel, Keith Schwer, Dina Titus
Shaping the Future of Southern Nevada: Economic, Environmental, and Social Sustainability
Moderator: Dr. Mel Jameson, UNLV College of Business Scribe: Angela Moor, UNLV Department of History Conference white paper & Full summary of panel session, 6 pages
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering July 6 – Oct. 5, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering July 6 – Oct. 5, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
• Don’t Trash Nevada website traffic remains strong despite no separate marketing.
• Project Manager Douglas Joslin has been assisting the IVP team due to the resignation of Donna Grady.
• A new ad created in cooperation with Republic Services of Southern Nevada appeared in five different View newspapers in July.
• The messaging campaign year two plan is in development and will be ready in November.
• Forty-three people took the anti-litter pledge this quarter, bringing the total number of pledges to 431.
• Planning for the Don’t Trash Nevada exhibit at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum continued …
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands – Phase Ii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering July 1 - September 30, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands – Phase Ii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering July 1 - September 30, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- The number of records in the volunteer database increased 11% over last quarter. The database now contains 4,343 records.
- Website activity increased, recording an average of 121,313 hits per month, an increase of 31% from last quarter, with an average of 11,475 pages viewed per month.
- Volunteer fall training has been scheduled, developed and publicized.
- Three National Public Land Day Events are planned.
- Volunteer recognition banquet event is being planned and developed.
- Transition in the program manager position took place. The position is currently filled with an interim volunteer program associate.
Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Cultural Site Stewardship Program – Program Expansion And Steward Retention: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering July 1 – September 30, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Cultural Site Stewardship Program
• Stewards have been assigned sites in the Desert National Wildlife Range for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• The CSSP has expanded into the Laughlin area, the southernmost region of Nevada, the last stage of five designated stewardship areas in Clark County.
• Two basic training classes were conducted, adding 33 new site stewards.
• Stewards reported a total of 63 significant site impacts for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, as opposed to 51 significant impacts for the same period last year.
• Creation of a CSSP relational database is underway.
• Annual reports are being …
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending July 05, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending July 05, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
• Don’t Trash Nevada website traffic remains strong despite no separate marketing.
• Project Manager Douglas Joslin attended a by-invitation-only presentation for environmental groups on May 17, 2007 to discuss marketing opportunities with BTDT Enterprises, Inc.
• Mr. Joslin is working with the Clark County School District on elementary educational programs.
• The Anti-Litter Team has started work on a GIS database for littering and dumping data with the GIS Team. The two Teams met twice this quarter to discuss strategy.
• Republic Services’ sponsored Don’t Trash Nevada advertisements, which have begun to run in local newspapers.
• More than …
Southern Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program, Public Lands Institute
Southern Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program, Public Lands Institute
Get Outdoors Nevada
Encourage volunteerism to conserve
and protect the diverse natural areas in Southern Nevada
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships Interagency Volunteer Program: Final Project Report, May 31 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships Interagency Volunteer Program: Final Project Report, May 31 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- Was recognized with two consecutive National Take Pride in America Awards (2005 and 2006) in the Federal Program category.
- Created a central clearinghouse created for Southern Nevada public lands volunteers, including:─ an online volunteer data‐management application (Volgistics) adopted and customized for the program and populated with 2,866 active and 974 prospective volunteer records ─ a community outreach Web site that currently averages 57,930 hits per month and has aided in the recruitment of 1,211 volunteers ─ branding development and marketing and outreach tool creation
- Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all areas of Interagency Volunteer Program Management—recruitment, training, recognition, retention …
Clark County Cultural Site Stewardship Program: Final Project Report, George Phillips, Margaret N. Rees
Clark County Cultural Site Stewardship Program: Final Project Report, George Phillips, Margaret N. Rees
Cultural Site Stewardship Program
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity through Community Partnerships – Cultural Site Stewardship Program is a Round 4 Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA)- funded project implemented by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Public Lands Institute on behalf of and in cooperation with four Federal agencies. This project resulted in the design, development, and implementation of an Interagency Cultural Site Stewardship Program. The program:
- Was recognized with Department of the Interior Cooperative Conservation Service Award (2007).
- Was modeled after the successful Arizona Site Steward Program developed and implemented with the following components:
- ─ recruitment activities
─ required classroom and field …
Inside Unlv, Diane Russell, Shane Bevell, David Ashley, Mamie Peers, Grace Russell, Lisa Shawcroft
Inside Unlv, Diane Russell, Shane Bevell, David Ashley, Mamie Peers, Grace Russell, Lisa Shawcroft
Inside UNLV
No abstract provided.
Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Conservation Education And Interpretation Strategy, Allison Brody
Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Conservation Education And Interpretation Strategy, Allison Brody
Education about the Environment
Four federal agencies manage seven million acres of federal lands in Southern Nevada. Increasing demands for use of these public lands has created the need for those agencies to form a unique interagency partnership and to work cooperatively in support of agency missions, protection of natural resources, and public service.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office, National Park Service (NPS) Lake Mead National Recreation Area, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Spring Mountains National Recreation Area formed the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP) in 1997 …
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending April 05, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending April 05, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
• Don’t Trash Nevada website traffic increased by 144% over the previous quarter.
• Project Manager Douglas Joslin made a presentation about the Take Pride in America in Southern Nevada program to the Executive Committee on February 7, 2007.
• 20 Don’t Trash Nevada advertisements ran during February and March.
• A billboard has been in place on US95 and Russell Road throughout this quarter.
• Don’t Trash Nevada purchased radio spots on Metro Networks in February and March.
• 137 people have taken the on-line anti-litter and dumping pledge.
• The anti-litter team received a $10,000 dollar donation from …
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships -- Interagency Volunteer Program: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending March 31, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- Volunteer database increased 10 percent over last quarter to contain 3,243 records.
- Website activity increased, recording an average of 57,930 hits per month, with an average of 5,839 pages viewed per month (17 percent increase in pages viewed).
- Volunteer orientation program delivered to 30 active volunteers.
- Volunteer survey related to communication, training, and recognition complete.
- Volunteer spring training scheduled, developed, and publicized.
- Volunteers contributed 1,400 hours in the Great American Cleanup.
- National volunteer week recognition plan developed.
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships: Cultural Site Stewardship Program: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending March 31, 2007, Margaret N. Rees
Cultural Site Stewardship Program
• The Cultural Site Stewardship Program now has 269 enrolled site stewards, an increase of 24% since March of 2006.
• Two training classes were held in 2007, adding 53 new stewards.
• Site Stewards reported 31 significant impacts during fiscal year 2007 compared to 25 impacts during the same period last year.
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships -- Interagency Volunteer Program: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- Volunteer database increased 8% over last quarter. Database now contains 2,923 records.
- Website activity increased, recording an average of 51,568 hits per month, with an average of 4,985 pages viewed per month (12.4% increase in pages viewed).
- Team charter approved and signed by federal managers and IVP team.
- Volunteer orientation and training in 11 subject areas delivered to 80 volunteers.
- Recognition Banquet and Awards Ceremony recognized 180 volunteers.
- Volunteer event list revised for 2007.
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
• Don’t Trash Nevada roll-out event held on October 12, 2006.
• Program website launched.
• 74 people have taken the on-line anti-litter and dumping pledge.
• Public-private partnership with Republic Services of Southern Nevada generated $11,917.97 in donations to Don’t Trash Nevada.
• Conducted 3 volunteer and 1 alternative workforce clean-ups this quarter.
• Fulfilled deliverable of 12 clean-ups for 2006 (9 volunteer / 3 alternative workforce).
• 16 volunteer clean-ups scheduled for 2007. • Two tons of agency-generated paper recycled this quarter, saving 14,000 gallons of water, 34 trees, and almost 8 cubic yards of landfill space.
• …
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships: Cultural Site Stewardship Program: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Cultural Site Stewardship Program
• The Cultural Site Stewardship Program now has 249 enrolled site stewards, an increase of 732% since program inception in 2004.
• Four training classes were held in 2006, adding 72 new stewards.
• Site Stewards reported 55 significant impacts during the 12-month period compared to 25 impacts during the same period last year.
Inside Unlv, Diane Russell, Cate Weeks, Shane Bevell, Mamie Peers, Lori Bachand
Inside Unlv, Diane Russell, Cate Weeks, Shane Bevell, Mamie Peers, Lori Bachand
Inside UNLV
No abstract provided.
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships - Interagency Volunteer Program: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending September 30, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- Volunteer database increased 9.5% over last quarter. Database now contains 2,698 records.
- Website activity decreased, recording an average of 42,488 hits per month, with an average of 4,435 pages viewed per month (3.6% decrease in pages viewed).
- Volunteer recognition ceremony scheduled for November 4 at the Renaissance Hotel, Las Vegas.
- Fall 2006 volunteer training schedule finalized.
- National Public Lands Day volunteer projects successfully executed at Red Rock Canyon NCA and Lake Mead NRA, with a total of 232 community volunteers contributing more than 1,000 hours toward clean-up and restoration of Southern Nevada’s public lands.
- Team charter presented to the federal …
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending September 30, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending September 30, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
• Team members have been meeting regularly with other interagency teams to plan for the upcoming messaging campaign roll-out event, set for October 12, 2006.
• The Interagency Anti-Litter Team recycled over a ton of paper this quarter.
• A task order modification request was completed, submitted, and approved this quarter. The request will make more funds available for the messaging campaign.
• A multi-pronged media buy for the messaging campaign has been planned this quarter and will be initiated in October.
• The Anti-Litter Team worked with the Nevada Division of Forestry to complete Phase Two of a clean-up …
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships: Cultural Site Stewardship Program: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending September 30, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Cultural Site Stewardship Program
• The Cultural Site Stewardship Program maintained 230 active site stewards, an increase of 674% since program inception.
• One optional training class was held this quarter focusing on GPS use and navigation.
• Site Stewards reported 51 significant impacts during the 12-month period compared to 25 impacts during the same period last year.
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships - Interagency Volunteer Program: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending June 30, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- Volunteer database increased 12% over last quarter. Database now contains 2,471 records.
- Website activity increased, recording an average of 52,987 hits per month, with an average of 4,596 pages viewed per month (28% increase in pages viewed).
- Spring training sessions were delivered to 180 community volunteers.
- 1,400 public lands volunteers were recognized during National Volunteer Week.
- Volunteer events were successfully executed in Red Rock Canyon NCA and the Spring Mountains NRA, with 189 community volunteers contributing more than 1,000 hours.