Red Rock Canyon Unveils Limited Edition Vintage-Style Poster
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Las Vegas – Today, BLM National Landscape Conservation System and Community Partnership Acting Assistant Director Abbie Jossie unveiled a limited edition commemorative vintage-style poster depicting Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
“Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is one of the crown jewels of the National Conservation Lands System,” said Jossie. “I’m thrilled to join our partners today to highlight some of America's Red Rock Canyon is a great representation of an awe-inspiring landscape that belongs to all Americans.”
Posters will be available at the visitor center and distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Less than 20 miles from the celebrated Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area showcases some of the best examples of what makes the southern Mojave Desert so spectacular. The area, named for its vivid, “rusted” red sandstone outcrops, offers visitors nearly 200,000 acres in which to experience unique sandstone escarpments, thickets of Joshua trees, beautiful desert flowers, the beloved desert tortoise and evidence left by native peoples, such as roasting pits, petroglyphs and pictographs. In FY 2015, 2.4 million people visited this stunning Nevada landscape to enjoy the 13-mile scenic drive; miles of trails; excellent rock climbing, biking, and equestrian opportunities; and LEED gold-certified visitor center.
Congress designated Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in 1990 as Nevada’s first National Conservation Area (the seventh to be designated nationally). Today, the area is part of the Bureau of Land Management’s National Landscape Conservation System (also known as National Conservation Lands).
The National Conservation Lands encompass more than 30 million acres of specially designated places under the stewardship of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). More than 875 areas, including national monuments, national conservation areas, wilderness areas, wilderness study areas, wild and scenic rivers, and national scenic and historic trails make up this collection of notable places. They are an important part of the 245 million acres of public lands and 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate that the BLM manages for multiple uses and a sustained yield of resources, such as energy, minerals, forage, timber, and recreation.
In the BLM Southern Nevada District, National Conservation Lands include Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, Old Spanish Trail, 15 designated wilderness areas and four wilderness study area.
On Earth Day 2014, the Bureau of Land Management introduced three vintage posters depicting some of the spectacular landscapes of the National Conservation Lands. The poster series aims to raise awareness and encourage greater stewardship of National Conservation Lands.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.