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KNPR's State of Nevada

Ski Area Expansion Proposal Enters Final Phase

Jan 27, 2020

Lee Canyon ski area, about 30 miles northwest of Las Vegas, has proposed a major expansion that's entering its final phase f

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Mount Charleston Sleepover Camp Planned For Those 21 And Over

Sep 11, 2019

Southern Nevadans can embrace their inner child this month and enjoy arts and crafts, s’mores, and the great outdoors at a sleepaway camp just for adults.

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Nevada Electric Utility Expects Outages In Mount Charleston

Jul 11, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's largest utility says it will cut off power to customers in a mountain area near Las Vegas when conditions are ripe for wildfires.
 
NV Energy says residents of Mount Charleston can expect to have at least one power outage each year
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Mount Charleston Has A New Area Manager

Apr 11, 2019

Officially, it’s called the Spring Mountain National Recreation Area.

DC Blog
My Weekend Was Better Than Yours

My Weekend Was Better than Yours: November 22-25

Nov 29, 2018

A long weekend of tacos, ice, dancing children, and the view from 10,000 feet

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Record Amount Of Trash At Mount Charleston's Annual Clean-Up

May 22, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Volunteers cleaning up a popular Las Vegas area hiking destination set a record for the nearly 10,000 pounds of trash they collected.

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See/Hear/Do
By Famartin (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons

Popular trail to reopen for National Public Lands Day

Sep 20, 2016

Southern Nevada hikers have a special reason to celebrate National Public Lands Day this Saturday, September 24. 

DC Blog
Wednesday Poem

"Happenstance: Dreaming of Mount Charleston"

Aug 03, 2016

A poem by Heather Lang

Desert Companion
Get out!
Springs Preserve

Wild in the streets (and trails)

Jul 08, 2016

Introduce your little ones to the great big world outside with these resources.

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Nevada Troopers Increase Patrols Around Mount Charleston

Jan 19, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — As visitors continue to flock to Mount Charleston, Nevada Highway Patrol has increased its presence in the area to deal with the heavy traffic.

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Mount Charleston Fire District Start Marks Date Of Big Fire

Jul 01, 2015

MOUNT CHARLESTON, Nev. (AP) — Officials are marking both a local takeover of Mount Charleston fire protection from the Nevada Division of Forestry, and the second anniversary of a sweeping area wildfire.

DC Blog
Things We Love Right Now

Mountain meeting places, city smarts

Jun 30, 2015

Although I'd already covered the Spring Mountains Gateway visitor center for our July edition, I didn't get a real-life appreciation of it until last weekend when my cycling group scheduled our first "It's too damn hot to ride, but we have to stay in shape" hike. ...

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Fire On The Mountain

Jan 26, 2015
Climate change has transformed the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest into 6 million acres of kindling; with fireworks season a week away, Organized...
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Mountain Man

Dec 07, 2005
...on his extraordinary commitment to keep Mount Charleston clean.
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