Elizabeth Holloway – CCDCP Mojave Max

The Mojave Max Assembly Applications are now closed.

Elizabeth Holloway — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 00:07:56 +0000

The Mojave Max Assembly Applications are currently closed and will reopen in the Fall next year. The Mojave Max Program provides educational assemblies in Fall and Winter of each year. The assemblies include appearances by a Ranger who discusses desert tortoise biology and conservation, an educator who discusses Mojave Desert weather which plays an important part in Mojave Max’s emergence, and the Mojave Max mascot. Clark County teachers for grades K-6, if you would like to request a Mojave Max Assembly, please check back next Fall to fill out an application.

The Mojave Max Emergence Contest Is Currently Open!

Elizabeth Holloway — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 04:51:38 +0000

Mojave Max is a real live tortoise that lives at Springs Preserve. Every fall when the hot Las Vegas weather cools off, Max goes into his burrow to begin brumation (This is how Max hibernates). In the spring, when the weather begins to warm up, Max emerges. The person who guesses as closely as possible to the correct day, hour, and minute when Max will emerge from his burrow wins!

Enter the Emergence Contest

The Mojave Max Assembly Applications are currently open!

Elizabeth Holloway — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 16:13:49 +0000

The Mojave Max Assembly Applications are currently open and will remain open until Friday, November 3, 2017. The Mojave Max Program provides educational assemblies in Fall and Winter of each year. The assemblies include appearances by a Ranger who discusses desert tortoise biology and conservation, an educator who discusses Mojave Desert weather which plays an important part in Mojave Max’s emergence, and the Mojave Max mascot. Clark County teachers for grades K-6, if you would like to request a Mojave Max Assembly and have the Mojave Max team visit your school to talk more about desert tortoises, the Mojave Desert and the Mojave Max Emergence Contest, please fill out an assembly application today!

Fill Out the Assembly Form

Mojave Max Program Moves to the Springs Preserve!

Elizabeth Holloway — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:45:13 +0000

The Mojave Max education program is moving to a new location at the Springs Preserve on September 26, 2017! Mojave Max, the famous southern Nevada desert tortoise, will enjoy the Springs Preserve’s 15-acre desert tortoise habitat which is located at the property’s northwest corner.

Mojave Max is a live tortoise that serves as the official mascot to the Clark County Desert Conservation Program. Each year the Mojave Max education program reaches thousands of Clark County students in grades K-6 through educational assemblies, classroom presentations, and public outreach events. With the help of the Mojave Max mascot, students learn about desert tortoises (a federally threatened species), the Mojave Desert ecosystem, and the importance of desert conservation.

“Since 2000, Mojave Max has helped teach thousands of school children how to respect, protect, and enjoy our desert ecosystem” Desert Conservation Program Manager Marci Henson said. “We believe that this move will allow more Clark County students access to Mojave Max and the Mojave Max education program, and because of the Springs Preserve’s dedication to youth education and inspiring environmental stewardship, we believe this move is a great fit for our Mojave Max education program.”

The 15-acre Springs Preserve tortoise habitat was constructed in 2015 according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service specifications and already houses a small group of tortoises. Visitors will be able to walk through the habitat and may see the tortoises, including Mojave Max, up close and in person.

The Mojave Max Education Program is provided by a partnership among Clark County, the Springs Preserve and the Clark County School District.

2017 Mojave Max Emergence Contest Field Trip

Elizabeth Holloway — Wed, 10 May 2017 00:08:33 +0000

Today A’myah Cunningham and her classmates from Roger Gehring Elementary School celebrated her win of the 2017 Mojave Max Emergence Contest with a field trip and pizza party to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area to visit the live Mojave Max tortoise. Congratulations to A’myah!

A’myah Cunningham Wins 2017 Mojave Max Emergence Contest!

Elizabeth Holloway — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 18:05:42 +0000

Second-grade student A’myah Cunningham of Roger Gehring Elementary School is the winner of the 2017 Mojave Max Emergence Contest! A’myah will be recognized as the winner on Friday, April 21, 2017 at 8:00 am at Gehring Elementary School located at 1155 E. Richmar Avenue. A’myah and her classmates will enjoy a visit by the Mojave Max team and the Mojave Max mascot where she and her classmates will receive their Mojave Max t-shirts, their Mojave Max Olympic-style medals and a ‘traveling’ trophy which will be displayed at their school for a year.

More than 6,400 students entered the 17th annual Mojave Max Emergence Contest, which ended on April 5, 2017 at 12:40 pm with Max’s emergence. A’myah guessed the exact date, hour and minute that Max would emerge!

The winner and her entire class will be rewarded with a field trip and pizza party at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on May 9th. At that time, the winner will receive the rest of her prizes including a digital camera, an “America the Beautiful” year-long pass to all National Parks and Federal Recreation areas and a laptop computer. The winner’s teacher will also receive a laptop computer.

The Mojave Max Education Program is provided by a partnership among Clark County, Southern Nevada Conservancy, the Clark County School District, the Bureau of Land Management, and Friends of Red Rock Canyon.

Mojave Max Emerges!

Elizabeth Holloway — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:31:41 +0000

MOJAVE MAX EMERGED! April 5, 2017 at 12:40 pm

The Mojave Max Education Manual

Elizabeth Holloway — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 06:32:38 +0000

Check out our Mojave Max Education Manual on the Teacher’s Page! It’s loaded with all kinds of information and even has lessons that you can do in your classrooms!

Kicked off the Mojave Max Assembly Season!

Elizabeth Holloway — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:23:07 +0000

We kicked off our Mojave Max Assembly season today at Gene Ward Elementary School. Today’s assembly marks the first of a total of thirteen assemblies that we’ll be conducting at various Clark County Schools throughout the valley. Assemblies are an opportunity to teach students more about desert conservation, desert tortoise biology and how to help respect, protect and enjoy our desert!

Teachers are encouraged to submit an application for an assembly at their school in the Fall when the application process opens.

Next year we hope to be able to do more assemblies than we have in past years!!

As always, we appreciate your interest in the Mojave Max program.

New education resources

Elizabeth Holloway — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:31:30 +0000

If you haven’t checked out the resources section of my website in a while, you might want to take a look!

We’ve added more educational website resources for you!

Just click here to enjoy these new additions to my site.

I hope you enjoy these added resources.