By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review The Boulder City Women’s Golf Association raised $2,975 for the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Network in January through a golf tournament and a silent auction in Boulder City. The nonprofit was founded in 2000 to provide information on ovarian cancer as well as support to diagnosed women, their family and [...]

While Brian Head in Utah is best known for its downhill skiing and snowboarding, a whole slew of other adventures await those who make their way here. In less than a four-hour drive from Las Vegas you can be at 9,000 feet doing just about anything that requires snow.

My last pruning class of the season will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Orchard in North Las Vegas. It will focus on pruning grapes. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

Now is a great time of year to head out to Lake Mead National Recreation Area and enjoy the Historic Railroad Tunnel Trail. The moderate temperatures lend themselves to a brisk walk or ride, and the short days are no drawback to completing the relatively short and easily accessible routes this trail offers. … The rest [...]

A New Year’s resolution you can still make and carry out is to visit one of the nearby national parks with which our region is so richly blessed. One of the best for winter months is the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. It’s not so very far, and this time of year, not [...]

There is no pruning class Saturday at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Orchard in North Las Vegas, but I will be there pruning. Community members are invite to come out around 9 a.m. and learn by pruning. I will be pruning peaches and nectarines. … The rest of this article is available to premium [...]

At this busy time of year, it’s good to store in some corner of your mind an outdoor destination close enough that it won’t require much time and preparation. Henderson’s Bird Viewing Preserve is just such a place — an oasis of natural peace hidden close to the urban bustle of the Las Vegas Valley. … The [...]

This is the perfect time of year to get over to Death Valley National Park and hit some of the badland trails. One especially suited for winter is the hike from Zabriskie Point to Golden Canyon.

Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge north of Las Vegas in Lincoln County was established in 1963 to provide a wintering habitat for migratory birds including a large variety of waterfowl. “Pahranagat” is a Paiute word meaning “valley of shining water.”

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge serves at least two important functions: preserving rare creatures and plants, and preserving the sanity of urban visitors by surrounding them with the beauty of green wetlands, glimpses of small fish darting through natural pools, and the sound of birdsong.