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Helen Mortenson, left, holding a mammoth tooth; Jill DeStefano, founder of the Protectors of Tule Springs; and Col. Howard Belote of Nellis Air Force Base tour the Upper Las Vegas Wash in November.

Leila Navidi

Helen Mortenson, left, holding a mammoth tooth; Jill DeStefano, founder of the Protectors of Tule Springs; and Col. Howard Belote of Nellis Air Force Base tour the Upper Las Vegas Wash in November.

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