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City staff preview East Henderson Desert Edge Study, recommends buffers and habitat protections
Summary
City planning staff presented the East Henderson Desert Edge Study with mapped study areas, confirmed observations of Mojave desert tortoise and Las Vegas bear poppy, and six recommended strategies including urban buffer zones, invasive species management, soil stewardship, water conservation and climate adaptation.
Henderson — City planning staff presented findings from the East Henderson Desert Edge Study and recommended strategies to guide future growth while protecting sensitive desert lands.
Calvin Hall, a long-range planner with the City of Henderson, said the in-house study — developed with technical assistance from the National Park Service — divided the study area into four zones and combined field surveys with existing datasets to map species and natural resources. "We recorded a total…
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