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Our Accomplishments

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

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. A detailed list of wilderness stewardship accomplishments in 2007 is available here (PDF). This is the short, sweet overview:

Summary: Wilderness Stewardship 2007

Number of Restoration and Monitoring Projects

33

Number of Volunteers

249

Volunteer Hours Benefiting Wilderness

6,048

Dollar Value of In-Kind Labor

$85,193

Outreach Events/Educational Presentations

21

 

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 97373
Las Vegas, NV
89193
Phone (702) 650-6542


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