Wetlands Park Friends

Wetlands Park Friends

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...
Western Pigmy Blue Raffel sitting on a stick

The Western Pigmy Blue

WHERE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA CAN YOU FIND THE SMALLEST BUTTERFLY IN NORTH AMERICA? … If...
Gopher Snake Drake in yellow and black

The Gopher Snake

MY GOODNESS! THAT’S ONE BIG SNAKE! Wow! This large snake is like the “gift that...
A beautiful stream of water near bushes

When Was the Last Time You Visited the East End of Clark County Wetlands Park?

The morning’s are still cool—why not enjoy a pleasant ramble along the paved and unpaved...
Green winged Teal Gibe swimming in lake

The Green-winged Teal

A WHISTLING DUCK… IN WETLANDS PARK? NO KIDDING!!! Toot! Toot-toot, toot! If you hear that...
Wild Scorpion Flower in the desert

The Salt Heliotrope

WHAT WETLANDS PARK PLANT IS NICKNAMED AFTER A VENOMOUS PREDATORY ARACHNID? Look at this perky,...
A Contraption machine with a white light

What Is This Crazy Contraption?

It’s a COINTRAPTION, the newest installment in the Park’s Exhibit Hall (located in the Nature...
Widow Skimmer sitting on a stick

The Widow Skimmer

WHO DOESN'T LOVE A QUIET, JAZZY-COLORED HELICOPTER? Zip-hover-zip-grab-zip-perch-eat-repeat! You can see this pattern all day...
Friends Query Attendees on Plants for Gifts at BioBlast

Friends Query Attendees on Plants for Gifts at BioBlast

"What compound in plants makes them green? Or how about "what did Native Americans use...