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September 21, 2010

National Public Lands Day in Gold Butte

Help the Whitney Pockets area of Gold Butte

 

Friends of Gold Butte and Friends of Nevada Wilderness invite you to take part in an incredible volunteer project. We need 60 people to help give back to the land and wildlife ... and have a blast doing it!

The project will involve: restoration, planting, and site clean-up.

Sign up by email OR call Nancy at (702) 346-3723 for more info and to sign up for this great volunteer stewardship trip.

 

Photo: Whitney Pockets at Gold Butte (c) Brian Beffort
Whitney Pockets at Gold Butte © Brian Beffort.

 

Photo: Could this be THE golden butte of Gold Butte? (c) Ron Hunter
Could this be THE golden butte of Gold Butte? © Ron Hunter

 

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Upcoming volunteer projects and events

Friends of Nevada Wilderness offers up LOTS of fun opportunities to help your local, southern Nevada wildlands to heal and prosper. Check out the next several trips and events. For the entire list go to Friends of Nevada Wilderness’ Calendar of Events.

 

Saturday, September 25   National Public Lands Day in Gold Butte

Stewardship — Friends of Gold Butte invites you to take part in an incredible volunteer project. We need 60 people to help give back to the land and wildlife ... and have a blast doing it! The project will involve: restoration, planting, and site clean-up. Details

 

Saturday, October 9   Henderson Trails Day Celebration

Special event — Come on down to southern Nevada’s largest trail event of the year. Stop bye the Friends of Nevada Wilderness’ booth and say “hello.” There will be activities for all ages, including an outdoor gear swap, and much more. Details

 

Saturday, October 23   Birdsong Trail at Corn Creek (Day 1 of 3), Desert National Wildlife Refuge

Stewardship — Join with Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to build part of the Birdsong Trail. Today is the first day of a project that spans 3 work days from October 23 to November 6. Please join us for one, two or all three days. Details

 

Sunday, October 24   South Loop Trail - trail work

Stewardship — Through an exclusive relationship with the Las Vegas Mountaineering Club we have an opportunity to improve the mountains we so often climb. This event will include the rehabilitation of the South Loop Trail in Mt. Charleston on the upper switchbacks. This part of the trail has been heavily abused by people cutting switchbacks and is in need of repair. Details

 

Saturday, October 30   Birdsong Trail at Corn Creek (Day 2 of 3), Desert National Wildlife Refuge

Stewardship — Join with Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to build part of the Birdsong Trail. Today is the second day of a project that spans 3 Saturdays of work from October 23 to November 6. Please join us for this day or both remaining days of work on the trail. Details

 

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Funding from these great organizations helps support Friends of Nevada Wilderness' efforts to protect wilderness and engage volunteers in southern Nevada.

logo: Conservation District of Southern Nevada
Conservation District of Southern Nevada

 

logo: R&D events
R&D events

 

 

logo: Friends of the Forest
National Forest Foundation

logo: REI
REI grants

logo: Mt Charleston licenseplate
Mt Charleston License Plate Grant

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