springs preserve inspire communities to sustain our land and embrace our culture
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SPRINGS PRESERVE
Inspire communities to sustain our land and embrace our culture.
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The Springs Preserve
• 180 acres of historic land known as the "Big Springs."
• Birthplace of Las Vegas.
• One of the richest and most unique cultural and biological resources in Southern Nevada.
• Unraveling 5,000 years of local history and exploring the possibilities for the future through a series of museums, gardens, trails, restored structures, and more.
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Historical Perspective…The Past
• 10,000 years of biological, geological and cultural history.
• Human habitation began 5,000 years ago around the Springs.
• In the 1830’s explorers put the Las Vegas Valley on the map.
• Turn of the 20th century, Las Vegas Land & Water Co. formed.
• May 1905: Land Auction; Dec. 1905: LV & TRR #7.
• 1947 Las Vegas Valley Water District created.
• Las Vegas Springs stopped flowing to the surface in 1962.
• 1978 Springs Preserve listed on National Register for Historic Places.
• In the late 1990’s local citizens and the LVVWD mobilize to protect the Preserve site.
• The Water District authorizes development of of the Springs Preserve in 1997.
Stewart RanchStewart Ranch
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Springs Preserve Site Map
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Desert Living Center
• LEED Certification: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Program. We will achieve platinum certification, LEED’s highest rating.
• Alternative approaches to energy, design, materials, and resources.
• Sustainability Gallery.• Nature Exchange, Library, and Temporary Galleries.• Design Lab, Wet Classroom, and Gardens
Amphitheater.• Meeting rooms, classrooms, and offices.
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Sustainable Construction Elements - Inside Out Interpretive
• Straw Bale/Rammed Earth
• Cooling Towers + Roof Lines
• Trestlewood, Glulam & FSC
• Reclaimed Water, Rainwater
Harvesting & Butterfly Roof
• Building Design/Orientation
• Recycled/Reused Materials:
aluminum, plastics, steel,…
• Radiant Floor Heating
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ORI•GEN Experience
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Springs Preserve Crossroads Commons and
Amphitheater
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The Gardens• Explore eight acres of colorful, lush botanical gardens and
beautiful landscapes.
• Learn about water efficient landscape designs.
• Resources: Educational Classes, Dr. GreenThumb, and Ask the Gardener.
• Observe kitchen demonstration classes where you can learn how to grow herbs and use them in food preparation.
• Seven different themed areas, including the Enabling Garden, the Wetlands, Vegetable Garden, Herbs Garden,
Fruit Orchard, the Frame House, and Grasses.
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The Cienega and Trails• Cienega wetlands and historic structures recreate the
lives of the valley’s first settlers. • Authentic artifacts, ruins, archaeological digs, ranch
structures and springhouses all tell their part of the story.
• Crossroads Trail: Big Springs where people floated like buoys.
• Exploration Trail: See what John C. Fremont, Mormon missionaries and early Native Americans saw.
• Springs Trail: Take an archaeological journey into the past.
• Cienega: The waters fed the cienega which fed the beautiful, grassy meadows.
• Outdoor Classroom: Another tool to explore our past.
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Springs Preserve Trails
• Interpreted and restored
natural habitats and
historical structures
• 2.5 miles of trails
• Shade and teaching
ramadas
Springs Preserve Trails
• Interpreted and restored natural habitats and historical structures.
• Approximately 2.5 miles of trails upon completion.
• Shade and teaching ramadas.