Wetlands Park Friends

Wetlands Park Friends

Two women standing in front of a table with a coyote.

Happy Halloween! 

The Friends Team was well represented at the “Creatures of the Night” tables and at...
A centipede is laying in the dirt.

The Common Desert Centipede

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! YOU COULDN’T MAKE THIS COSTUME UP! Even better than a costume, this is...
Two dragonflies perched on a twig.

The White-belted Ringtail Dragonfly (Mating Pair)

THE “BIRDS AND THE BEES”... AND THE DRAGONFLIES ON TREES? These beautiful, white-banded ringtail dragonflies...
Three women standing in front of a projection screen.

Clark County Wetlands Park’s Volunteer Potluck Brings Friends Together

New Friends member and volunteer Keiko Moriyama, the Park’s Program Supervisor Crystalaura Jackson, and Chris...
A woman standing next to a statue of a witch.

Friends Contributes to the Park’s Spookiest Holiday

October’s just around the corner... and so is Halloween and the Park’s Haunt the Wetlands! ...
A bee is sitting on a flower.

The Seep Willow

CAN THIS PLANT BE A SUNFLOWER? REALLY? It is, though just looking at its fuzzy,...
A small bird perched on a twig.

The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

WHAT SMALL, FEDERALLY ENDANGERED BIRD IS SHOWING SIGNS OF A SOMEBACK IN WETLANDS PARK? Back...
A group of koi fish swimming in a pond.

The Common Carp

SESAME STREET, ANYONE? WHICH OF THESE FISH IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS? If you guessed...
Friends Participants at Discovery Day

Discovery Day Was a Blast!

Over 866 participants were recorded at the July 8 event in Clark County Wetlands Park,...
Desert Willow Leavitt with green life

The Desert Willow

 WHAT A SHOW!  DO THESE FLOWERS REMIND YOU OF ORCHIDS? The desert willow tree (Chilopsis...