is a larger than life community project.

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Colombian Mammoths roamed wetlands 2.58 million years ago, have been found in the Las Vegas desert along with other ancient Pleistocene mammals. 

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In the early 2000's, 23,000 acres of fossil beds in the Nevada desert was proposed as a disposal area. A small group of women became aware of the paleontological treasures buried there, and began an 8-year effort to protect what was nearly lost.

In 2015, Sherri Grotheer, one of the founding members of The Protectors of Tule Springs, presented her story to a group of Girl Scouts. Tahoe proposed creating the Monumental Mammoth;  to dispose the trash littering the preserved land, and bring people from the Las Vegas community to clean up the area while simultaneously contributing to a work of art.  

The sculpture's conception became a Girl Scout Gold Award project, Burning Man Honorarium Recipient, and future trailhead installation of Ice Age Fossils State Park.