Commissioners OK national park plan
Clark County commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday to designate the fossil-rich Upper Las Vegas Wash a national park.
Scientists determined that the wash contains fossils from the Pleistocene Ice Age, spanning a significant period of warming and cooling of the Southwest climate.
The area proposed for a national park is north of the Las Vegas Beltway and east of U.S. Highway 95.
The cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas are expected to vote on similar resolutions this week.
