The Desert National Wildlife Refuge, just outside the city lights of Las Vegas, is nearly 1.6 million acres and home to one of Nevada’s largest desert bighorn sheep populations. In 1971, about 1.2 million acres of the Desert Refuge were proposed as Wilderness by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Unfortunately, most of that proposed Wilderness is being immediately threatened by this round of military expansion including the broader Sheep Range proposed Wilderness (Sheep Range, Las Vegas Range, Gass Peak).
On December 7, 2017, the military released their Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) with details on how much ...
The Desert National Wildlife Refuge, just outside the city lights of Las Vegas, is nearly 1.6 million acres and home to one of Nevada’s largest desert bighorn sheep populations. In 1971, about 1.2 million acres of the Desert Refuge were proposed as Wilderness by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Unfortunately, most of that proposed Wilderness is being immediately threatened by this round of military expansion including the broader Sheep Range proposed Wilderness (Sheep Range, Las Vegas Range, Gass Peak).
On December 7, 2017, the military released their Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) with details on how much more of the refuge and proposed Wilderness they want to take over - it was A LOT! Hundreds of supporters turned out to the military's public meetings in January and 32,000 comments were submitted to the military opposing their expansion by the end of the comment period in March 2018. Since then, we have been working feverishly to ensure that the word is out about what is happening just north of Las Vegas in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.
The Final LEIS for the proposed expansion of the Nellis Air Force Base into the Desert National Wildlife Refuge was officially released October 26, 2018. Since it has been released, a motion for congressional vote on which alternatives to pass can be introduced at any time! We are determined to put the pressure on our Nevada elected officials to stand up for the Desert Refuge by exercising the status quo alternative which keeps the refuge open for public access. Join us in our fight to Save The Desert!
#DontBombtheBighorn
Our goal is to unite voices for the cause of Saving the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. The Air Force's proposed 300,000 acre land withdrawal that would potentially annex a critical part of the Desert Refuge that includes Alamo Road and its connection with Paranaghat National Wildlife Refuge, a dry lake, sand dunes, petroglyphs, historic cattle corrals, wildlife habitat and proposed Wilderness including the Broader Sheep Range Complex, home ...
Our goal is to unite voices for the cause of Saving the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. The Air Force's proposed 300,000 acre land withdrawal that would potentially annex a critical part of the Desert Refuge that includes Alamo Road and its connection with Paranaghat National Wildlife Refuge, a dry lake, sand dunes, petroglyphs, historic cattle corrals, wildlife habitat and proposed Wilderness including the Broader Sheep Range Complex, home to many bighorn sheep, must be stopped! Together we can take a stand and make sure the Desert National Wildlife Refuge stays protected and intact!