Supporters hope to protect Gold Butte
June 16, 2012 - 5:11 pm
Rock formations in Gold Butte, located about 90 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 5, 2012.
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Ancient petroglyphs as seen Wednesday, April 5, 2012 in Gold Butte, located about 90 mles northeast of Las Vegas..
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rock formation as seen in Gold Butte, located about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 5, 2012.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Enviromentalist John Hiatt, left, and Nancy Hall, with Friends of Gold Butte, look at a map of Gold Butte, located about 90 miles northeast of Las Vegas, while touring the area Wednesday, April 5, 2012.
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Nancy Hall, left, with Friends of Gold Butte and enviromentalist John Hiatt hikng in Gold Butte, located about 90 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 5, 2012.
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Enviromentalist John Hiatt in Gold Butte, located about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 5, 2012.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rock formations as seen in Gold Butte, located about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 5, 2012. A bill in congress is pending to designate Gold Butte as a national conservation area.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tracks from off road vehicles as seen Wednesday, April 5, 2012 in Gold Butte, located about 90 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Enviromentalist John Hiatt stands near a sink hole in Gold Butte, located about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 5, 2012. A bill in congress is pending to designate Gold Butte as a national conservation area.
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Kurt's Grotto in Gold Butte, located about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, as seen Wednesday, April 5, 2012. A bill in congress is pending to designate Gold Butte as a national conservation area.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
An ancient petroglyph as seen Wednesday, April 5, 2012 in Gold Butte, located about 90 mles northeast of Las Vegas.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ancient petroglyphs as seen Wednesday, April 5, 2012 at Kurt's Grotto in Gold Butte, located about 90 mles northeast of Las Vegas.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A water pond in Gold Butte, located about 90 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 5, 2012. A bill in congress is pending to designate Gold Butte as a national conservation area.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ancient petroglyphs as seen Wednesday, April 5, 2012 in Gold Butte, located about 90 mles northeast of Las Vegas..
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Nolina plant as seen in Gold Butte, located about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 5, 2012.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Enviromentalist John Hiatt in Gold Butte, located about 90 miles northeast of Las Vegas Wednesday, April 5, 2012. A bill in congress is pending to designate Gold Butte as a national conservation area.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rock formations in Gold Butte, located about 90 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 5, 2012.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nancy Hall, with Friends of Gold Butte, sits on a rock formation Wednesday, April 5, 2012 in Gold Butte, located about 90 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Gold Butte area near Mesquite designated as a national conservation area. Supporters of the idea are trying to turn up the heat on the congressional delegation by floating a poll showing broad support for the idea and the political candidates who support it.
