Terrisa Meeks

To all those who served, happy Veterans Day! We honor our brave veterans and make sure that we never forget their dedication and sacrifice. Photo of a bald eagle at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge by Douglas Croft

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Amargosa River wetlands at the Torrance Ranch Nature Coservancy preserve, Oasis Valley, Nevada. Threatended by gold mining dewatering.

This is the Amargosa River watershed east of Oasis Valley, Nevada and by this time next year, NV Energy plans to have new roads and dozens of 180 foot power poles for the Greenlink West Transmission Project.

No surprise that the solar developer that is bulldozing 4,200 Joshua trees off the Aratina Solar Project in Boron, CA requested that the BLM Western Solar Plan remove "Occupied habitat for threatened and endangered species" from exclusion to solar development in 11 states.

BLM's Western Solar Plan is not a balanced clean energy approach. It's a sacrifice of remarkable desert lands that'll fuel the fire of the extinction crisis. Canals, rooftops, parking lots, phased-out alfalfa fields--cover all that w panels before you blade our precious deserts.

This bristlecone pine may have been perched on this spot, overlooking an open valley of sagebrush, juniper, grouse, pronghorn antelope, wolves, rattlesnakes, and deer for 4,000 years. Are we now going to bulldoze all that for industrial solar, with panels that will last 25 years?

Here is part of the Great Basin that the White House intends to destroy for green extraction under Greenlink North.

This is insanely indefensible. Just rampant environmental destruction being passed off as “green.” This has to be stopped.

If we fill valleys like this with industrial solar, we destroy them forever. These are not wastelands. If you lack the taste to appreciate them, stay in your cities. But let these places be.

#lvcouncil approved detailed plans for the future Las Vegas Museum of Art and granted 1.5 acres of land in Symphony Park to serve as the site. Construction of the museum is expected to start no later than February 2027 and is estimated to generate $191 million in economic activity for Las Vegas (including $80 million in wages). The preliminary concept design for the future Las Vegas Museum of Art is provided by Kéré Architecture.

The Final Environmental Impact Statement for the BLM's Western Solar Plan was released . Their preferred alternative would "allow" 31 million acrers of solar development on public lands. Who does the BLM work for again? Big corporations! blm.gov/.../bureau-lan…...

The Mirage volcano is past tense. End of an era. (h/t @JamesInLasVegas)

Super moons always look extra super over Las Vegas (📸 Michael Bittle)

The original Ocean's 11 with the Las Vegas Rat Pack was released nationally on Aug 4, 1960. But the world premiere was held in Las Vegas, NV on Aug 3, 1960, based on these UNLV Digital Collections photos. Sinatra, Martin, and Bishop on Fremont Street. bit.ly/440rnhf

We have a new exhibit in #DTLV! ✨ Our “Art in Public Places Exhibition” is a curated, eclectic exhibit of creative and thought-provoking works of art that celebrate the city’s extraordinary character and unique perspectives. 🎨 It’s FREE and open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., in the Mayor’s Gallery at the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St. 📍 *Note: Free parking is available at the Historic Fifth Street School while visiting the gallery. If that is full, there is also a public parking garage. 🅿️ The final day to see the 35-piece exhibit will be Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. 🗓️

Congratulations Las #Vegas Resident Katie Grimes! The 18 year old swimmer just won #Silver in the Women's 400 IM at the @Olympics. Katie is a member of the Sandpipers Swim Team that trains at @ClarkCountyPark's Desert Breeze Aquatic Facility. 📸: @USASwimming - #Paris2024

64,000 acres of public lands are being targeted by the BLM for solar sacrifice in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Several diverse arid habitats, wildlife, rare plants and outstanding archeology sites would be lost for 7 solar projects. Comments due by 10/24. eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/p…

Greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) shrubs on undisturbed sand dunes, Big Smoky Valley west of Tonopah, Nevada. The landscape in the distance is proposed for utility-scale solar development for the Esmeralda 7 Solar project. Why not on urban parking lot shade canopies first???

Thank you @shmiller9315 Solar panels over parking lots can help fight the urban heat island effect - Las Vegas Weekly lasvegasweekly.com/news/2024/jul/…