Town Wash completion celebrated by ribbon-cutting event on June 29

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

After 10 months of construction and two months ahead of schedule, the Town Wash Conveyance system and trail system will have a ribbon-cutting to celebrate its opening to the public at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, June 29.

A brief indoor ceremony at the Mesquite Senior Center, at 102 West Old Mill Road, will precede a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the pedestrian bridge over the Town Wash.

“We applaud the dedicated efforts of our partners Pride Contractors, Bulloch Brothers Engineering and the Clark County Regional Flood Control District in getting this important flood control and trail system project done under budget and ahead of schedule,” said Interim City Manager Kurt Sawyer.

According to Sawyer, the project was funded primarily by the Clark County Regional Flood Control District. The Town Wash project is a water conveyance system that includes cement culverts with safety fencing and a parallel bike and pedestrian trail system that runs under Interstate 15 on the north, under Old Mill Road, Mesquite Blvd. and Hafen Lane before emptying into the Virgin River. A sanitary sewer line was also installed under the trail system.

The Desert Tortoise

Like many desert creatures, desert tortoises spend most of their lives "holed up." In spring and summer, they roam grazing on grasses and wildflowers, then head for their burrows when it gets too hot. In fall and winter, when it is cold and there is not much to eat, they stay burrowed in for six months or more at a time.

If you see a desert tortoise, you are seeing an endangered species. Please watch out for them on the roads. Tortoises live in washes and valleys where the soil is soft enough for them to burrow into, yet stable enough so they do not collapse. Remember, desert tortoises are protected under the Endangered Species Act and may not be handled or removed.

Golf in the Desert

The city of Mesquite combines calm, small-town flavour with big-city attractions and championship golf. The Palms and the Oasis Golf Clubs are only two of the half-dozen challenging courses in the area.

Golf Highlights in Mesquite

Golf built on the dramatic Virgin Foothills of Nevada makes for a unique landscape and golf setting.
Enjoy a spa treatment at the Spa at Casablanca or the Spa at the Oasis.
Mesquite serves as a gateway to the national parks of Southern Utah and Zion National Park, which is less than two hours away.

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The Speedy RoadRunner

Called paisano in Mexico, the roadrunner is a well-known desert resident that only superficially resembles its popular cartoon portrayal. The greater roadrunner has adapted to life on the run. Though it can fly well, it prefers to use its strong legs and X- shaped toes to run rapidly over the desert landscape. Active predators, roadrunners aggressively chase insects, lizards, snakes, small birds and mammals.

Tolerant of humans, they sometimes nest in protected eaves and garages when they are not building large stick nests in desert trees. Their vocalizations include bill clicking noises and a mournful cooing made during breeding seasons. They do not meep-meep.