This photo provided by the Center for Biological Diversity and taken June 22, 2021, at the Lee Canyon ski area in southern Nevada, shows the endangered Mount Charleston blue butterfly. The conservation group and owners of the Lee Canyon resort said Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, they settled a federal court dispute that had blocked plans to build a mountain biking park on steep terrain that is home to the endangered species. (Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity via AP)

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Butterfly fight ends; Vegas-area ski area to get bike trails

A conservation group and a southern Nevada ski resort said Tuesday they settled a federal lawsuit that had blocked plans to put a mountain biking park on steep terrain that is home to the endangered Mount Charleston blue butterfly.

• By By KEN RITTER Associated Press
• January 27, 2022