Las Vegas Sun

April 16, 2024

Visitors listen to Park Ranger Garrett Fehner as he talks about a pile of trash (seen in the foreground) that remains from a 1960's famous paleontology expedition called the "Big Dig" at Ice Age Fossils State ParkLas Vegas' newest state park where visitors can explore and learn about fossil beds located in the areaduring a ranger-guided hike, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. The old trash is now considered valuable for scientist, who plan to explore and catalogue it for historical records. With the park still in development, a visitor's center, interpretive trails and more infographic signs are expected to complete the park within two years.

Yasmina Chavez

Visitors listen to Park Ranger Garrett Fehner as he talks about a pile of trash (seen in the foreground) that remains from a 1960's famous paleontology expedition called the "Big Dig" at Ice Age Fossils State ParkLas Vegas' newest state park where visitors can explore and learn about fossil beds located in the areaduring a ranger-guided hike, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. The old trash is now considered valuable for scientist, who plan to explore and catalogue it for historical records. With the park still in development, a visitor's center, interpretive trails and more infographic signs are expected to complete the park within two years.