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Twenty-three students from Goldfarb Elementary School got to meet Mojave Max, the tortoise mascot of the Clark County Desert Conservation Program on Thursday morning at the Springs Preserve.

Twenty-three students from Goldfarb Elementary School got to meet Mojave Max, the tortoise mascot of the Clark County Desert Conservation Program, at the Springs Preserve.

Every year, school children guess when the desert tortoise will emerge from his burrow, marking the beginning of spring.

The NV Energy tortoise mascot Wattson emerged last week from his burrow at the company’s headquaters.

Clark County students are taking part in the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s youth outreach, learning as much about the water crisis in the West as possible.

Mojave Max has been Las Vegas’ own Punxatawney Phil for over two decades, but Nevada’s other shelled celebrities are waiting to come out of their burrows.

Mojave Max has been Las Vegas’ own Punxatawney Phil for over two decades, but Nevada’s other shelled celebrities are waiting to come out of their burrows.

From Elko to Las Vegas, here are some odd Nevada stories you may have missed this year.

From Elko to Las Vegas, here are some odd Nevada stories you may have missed this year.

LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) – The return of the Mojave Max Desert Tortoise Education Program elementary school assemblies! The partnership between Clark County’s Desert Conservation Program, The Springs Preserve, the Clark County School District and “Get Outdoors Nevada” is rolling along with a visit last week to fourth graders at Garehime Elementary. From listening […]