Abstract
The River Mountains Trail Partnership Records date from 1995 to 2015 and document the planning and construction of the River Mountains Loop Trail in Clark County, Nevada. The collection contains meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, project notes, trail maps, land surveys, grant applications, photographic slides of the trail and Lake Mead, environmental assessments, ephemera from National Trails Day, trail guides, interpretive plans, and development reports.
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The River Mountains Trail Partnership Records date from 1995 to 2015 and document the planning and construction of the River Mountains Loop Trail in Clark County, Nevada. The collection contains meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, project notes, trail maps, land surveys, grant applications, photographic slides of the trail and Lake Mead, environmental assessments, ephemera from National Trails Day, trail guides, interpretive plans, and development reports.
Access Note
Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
The River Mountains Loop Trail is a non-motorized trail approximately 34 miles in length surrounding the River Mountains in Nevada. It connects Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Hoover Dam, Henderson, Boulder City and the rest of the Las Vegas Valley. Developed and built through a combined effort of several resource management agencies, private land owners, and citizens, it was the first endeavor of this kind in Nevada. It offers recreational opportunities for hikers, road cyclists, and equestrian users. The trail was completed in the fall of 2012.
Discussions about developing the River Mountains Loop Trail began in 1996 with meetings held by the National Park Service and the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program. The River Mountains Trail Partnership was formed with thirty partners from federal and local entities. The Advisory Council, made up of elected officers with John Holman as chair, led planning, grant applications, construction, and public discourse.
Sources:
“History of the Trail,” River Mountains Loop Trail, accessed May 8, 2018. https://rivermountainstrail.org/history/.
“River Mountains Loop Trail, Nevada,” National Recreation Trails, accessed May 8, 2018. http://www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/trailNRT/River-Mountains-Loop-NV.html.
Preferred Citation
River Mountains Trail Partnership Records, 1995-2015. MS-00796. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2016 by Ron Floth; accession number 2016-012.
Processing Note
A rough inventory of the accession was created by Tammi Kim in 2016. In 2018, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Brooks Whittaker rehoused and arranged the materials, and revised the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.