Get Outdoors Nevada reports growth in volunteers, plantings and trash removal across Las Vegas parks

Christy Sakamoto, executive director of Get Outdoors Nevada, briefed the commission on the organization’s year in Las Vegas and said participation and outputs increased citywide.

Sakamoto said Get Outdoors Nevada ran 27 events, planted 849 plants in park native‑habitat projects, and gathered about 5,000 pounds of trash during the reporting period. She told commissioners the volunteer count was roughly 1,300 and that the organization is supporting native‑habitat installations and youth education programs across wards.

Sakamoto described specific ward results: Ward 1 hosted six events with 298 volunteers and 808 volunteer hours and tree plantings; Ward 2 ran four events with about 200 volunteers and collected about 1,000 pounds of trash; Ward 6 had five events with 473 volunteers and roughly 1,100 volunteer hours and 2,000 pounds of trash. She thanked corporate and council partners for participation in signature events such as a cleanup with NV Energy at Floyd Lamb.

Sakamoto acknowledged a notation error in the slide deck on total volunteer hours but said the volunteer‑time value in the presentation was estimated at about $118,000. She asked commissioners for suggestions about areas for additional tree planting and habitat work.

Commissioners asked about education programming; Sakamoto said Get Outdoors Nevada runs Mohave Max education, pollinator curriculum and Project WET water‑conservation lessons as part of its informal‑education offerings.

Next steps: the nonprofit plans further native‑habitat plantings, volunteer recruitment and coordination with parks staff and council offices.