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September 22, 2009 "Voice Your Choice" at Patagonia Your chance to help Friends get grant money Patagonia nominated Friends of Nevada Wilderness along with two other local groups for the "Voice Your Choice" award. Put Patagonias money where your mouth is! Cast your ballot in the Voice Your Choice campaign to help Patagonias Reno store decide how it should distribute $5,000 in grant money to three local environmental organizations. The top vote-getter will be awarded $2,500, with second- and third-places receiving $1,500 and $1,000. Votes will be accepted at the store September 24 through October 24. Participants can cast one vote per store per visit. While no purchase is necessary, we encourage you to shop while you vote for Friends of Nevada Wilderness. On October 17th, Friends of Nevada Wilderness will be tabling at Patagonia's Reno outlet — 8550 White Fir Street; so, come in and say hello. Winners will be announced in early November. (read the press release) Google map for the Patagonia outlet store Mount Rose Wilderness volunteers needed Hikers wanted for trail monitoring Do you love Mount Rose? And its exuberant fall colors? Here is your chance to get some exercise, breath sparkling clean air, and experience the spectacular sights of Mount Rose in full autumn glory, all while helping your Reno-backyard wilderness. Friends of Nevada Wilderness is looking for volunteers to hike the trails in and around the Mount Rose Wilderness and note the numbers of visitors and pets you see and anything that seems out of the ordinary. It is easy and fun, and you get to spend time in our beloved Mount Rose Wilderness. Please call Susan Juetten at Friends' office: (775) 324-7667 to sign up or for more information.
Ancient bristlecone pine wood burned on Griffith Peak September 5, 2009, Las Vegas Review-Journal Concerned about campers burning bristlecone pine wood on top of Griffith Peak, Kurt Kuznicki and John Hiatt dismantle fire rings in the Mount Charleston Wilderness just outside Las Vegas and tell the story of why these ancients need more respect ... (read full story at Las Vegas Review-Journal) National Public Lands Day Volunteers have grand time in the desert About 100 volunteers gathered in the Black Rock Desert for National Public Lands Day, September 18-21. Several work parties continued fencing and reseeding in the Coyote Dunes complex helping to repair damage from off-road vehicles. Others worked to prevent vehicle trespass on Steamboat Rock, and another group picked up litter at the High Dry Playas. Along with Friends of Nevada Wilderness and BLM, the Nevada Outdoor School, Desert Survivors, and Friends of Black Rock also participated in this large event. A special thanks goes out to the great families from the Mountain View Montessori School. Saturday night, volunteers enjoyed a potluck with some fine Dutch oven cooking and telescope star gazing. We all wish Dave and Stephanie LaFevre (BLM and Nevada Outdoor School) best wishes with their new jobs in California. We will all miss them and what they have done for the Black Rock!
Volunteers help Mt Charleston Wilderness, Toiyabe National Forest On Friday September 18, six volunteers hiked up the 2½ miles through Trail Canyon to beautiful Cave Springs. The air was cool and the early fall colors were hinting at the change of season. Once there, volunteers naturalized user-created routes, packed out old pipe and removed campfire rings. Folks had been camping too close to the springs, making it hard for wildlife to get a drink. Afterwards, the volunteers said they had fun and felt they had made a positive difference for the wildlife that calls the Mt Charleston Wilderness home.
Fletcher Canyon graffiti removal success Volunteers clean up at Mt Charleston Wilderness Beautiful Fletcher Canyon in the Mt. Charleston Wilderness was recently marred by vandals who painted black and white graffiti on canyon walls. With spray bottles of graffiti remover and a lot of elbow grease, three volunteers working with Friends of Nevada Wilderness removed this blight from the canyon on September 16th.
Fall colors arrive at Mt Charleston For the disbelievers For those folk who have only visited Las Vegas during the summer, here is colorful proof that Nevada's southland does have other seasons.
Upcoming volunteer projects Several great trips and a tabling event
September 26 Gold Butte restoration & trail maintenance project Stewardship — A National Public Lands Day event. Join with Friends of Gold Butte to create a hiking trail and do other work to help damaged lands heal. Details
September 30 Trail Canyon restoration trip Stewardship — Perform trail maintenance along Trail Canyon in the scenic Mt. Charleston Wilderness - just outside Las Vegas. This trip involves a strenuous hike. Details
October 3 Henderson Trails Day - Outreach tabling event Special event — Friends of Nevada Wilderness will have an information table at Henderson Trails Day, the largest trail event in Southern Nevada. Details
October 5 - 11 Toiyabe Crest weeklong wilderness monitoring trek Stewardship — Backpack and through-hike the Toiyabe Crest (about 70 miles) to monitor conditions of the wild lands in this remote part of the state. This trip good physical fitness and backpacking experience. Details
October 17 Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge restoration trip Stewardship — Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week by helping to restore important habitat in this spectacular resource, located just 90 miles north of Las Vegas. Details
Many more trips throughout the year are listed at Friends' website. If you want to help keep these great opportunities coming please click the button to donate:  Visit our website's TAKE ACTION pages for other ways to get involved with Friends of Nevada Wilderness. |
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