Moapa Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

The Overton Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located in the delta region where the Muddy and Virgin rivers flow into Lake Mead (although most visitors only see the Muddy River side). The WMA has extensive, seasonally flooded marshes, saltcedar and willow thickets, honey mesquite and screwbean mesquite thickets, a few big cottonwood trees, grassy fields, and several ponds with different depths.

The Muddy River and the Virgin River converge just below this point. This is where the town of St Thomas is located. The Atlantis on the Muddy as dubbed by Maureen Whipple.

North end of the Virgin River arm of Lake Mead. From Las Vegas

This is the easiest place in Southern Nevada to see Wild Turkeys, and it is a great place to see waterfowl and wading birds in season. 

 Mark loves to help his Grandpa Stan keep the water changed on the right fields and the hay all mowed.

 Grandpa Stan can name all the waterbirds (e.g., American Coot, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Gadwall, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Redhead, Northern Shoveler, Canada Goose, Tundra Swan, and Eared Grebe, plus gulls and terns the flycatcher and the best one the BS bird!

The ruins of the Spartan Silica Mill in Kaolin Nev

 I have never met a little feller that love the outdoors as much as Mark! Oh yeah, he loves his Grandpa's too!

 The South end of the Management Area

 This place is a real Sanctuary on so many levels

 Keep the hay growing and the crops watered. It is a full time commitment. 

Mark says, "lets get in the Shade"

Jack n Gaye