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Friends wins Bob Marshall Award

In October 2008, Friends of Nevada Wilderness was presented with the Forest Service' prestigious Bob Marshall Group Champion of Wilderness Stewardship Award. Winning this award was only possible because of the extraordinary accomplishments, dedication and support of our wonderful volunteers and members on behalf of Nevada's wild places.


Shaaron Netherton and Pat Bruce with Bob Marshall Award
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The Bob Marshall award recognizes the success of Friends wilderness stewardship efforts. With the help of many, many people, we have built the nation's best statewide program to protect our wild places. Here is what Ed Monnig, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Supervisor had to say (in a national press release) about Friends winning this award:

“Our forest has accomplished a tremendous amount of work in our 23 wildernesses, that's over 1.2 million acres, because of our partnership with Friends, and their dedicated efforts. This land is your land, and each and every one of us are benefiting from Friends' commitment to these special areas.”

Here is some of what Friends of Nevada Wilderness did to deserve this recognition. Every year, hundreds of volunteers invest thousands of hours in labor to accomplish gritty jobs like pulling invasive weeds, repairing illegal OHV damage, removing graffiti, rehabilitating dune systems, and dragging out abandoned barbwire fencing. And because of all the hard work, the wilderness quality of many of Nevada's wild places has been improved — helping assure the future of these important areas.

 

Nevada wilderness stewardship

Over the past several years, Friends of Nevada Wilderness has created a nationally-recognized, state-wide wilderness stewardship program that connects volunteers to wildlands that need help to maintain their wildness.

2010 summary:

Number of Restoration and Monitoring Projects

146

Number of Volunteers

1,270

Volunteer Hours Benefiting Wilderness

13,089

Dollar Value of In-Kind Labor

$273,510

Outreach Events/Educational Presentations

42

Details of Friends' wilderness stewardship work, by year:
2007  —  2008  —  2009  —  2010

 

Protecting Nevada's wild places

Since 1984, Friends of Nevada Wilderness has successfully led efforts to protect over 3 million acres of wilderness: Nevada’s wild heritage.

Wilderness proportion of Nevada

With the passage of the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006, Nevada exceeded 3 million acres of congressionally-designated wilderness. This comprises only 4.8% of the state's area.

 


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Reno Office

1 Booth Street
PO Box 9754
Reno, NV 89507
Phone (775) 324-7667
Fax (775) 324-2677

 

Las Vegas Office

PO Box 33155
Las Vegas, NV 89133
Phone (775) 745-3119

 

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