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October 1, 2010 Volunteers rock for Public Lands Day The 17th annual National Public Lands Day brought out volunteers across the state to restore, conserve, and protect Nevada’s public lands. Over 75 people attended a two-night camping excursion to the Black Rock Desert to build warning fences and remove debris. While the weather was hot in the Black Rock Desert, the 25 volunteers from Friends of Nevada Wilderness and Friends of Gold Butte in southern Nevada faced temperatures over 100 degrees! Meanwhile, Forest Project Coordinator, Wes Hoskins led a trip to Alta Toquima to log downed trees and perform general trail maintenance on the Pasco Canyon Trail. A big thank you to all our volunteers, the wonderful nonprofit organizations we worked with and the government agencies that assisted us — together, we made a fantastic contribution to Nevada’s public lands. Success for the Black Rock Project 1: Coyote Springs Dune enclosure Letting the pictures tell the story:
The kids were well cared for while learning in the wild:
Project 2: debris cleanup Debris left over from an abandoned opal mining operation was cleaned up by a dedicated crew of volunteers. “Amazing” the amount of material they were able to reclaim from the site.
Success for Pasco Canyon Trail Pasco Canyon Trail Maintanence Project, September 24th26th 2010
Hiking up 2 miles, we found that an intense weather event had demolished the Pasco Canyon trail. Aspen, willow, and water birch trunks and limbs lay scattered around the area for over one mile. Clearing out this trail to aid access for hunters and others was a perfect project. Six volunteers got the job done in a day. We logged out 217 dead, downed, and hazard trees. We also created a 500-foot re-route in an especially impacted area.
Now, the Pine Creek Trail out of Pine Creek campground is cleared and leads up to the Jefferson complex of peaks. Length of the trail is approximately 12 miles, roundtrip.
This project was much needed, and the satisfaction level at the end was super-high. Success for Gold Butte Friends of Gold Butte organizes a great event Volunteers built up a lot of sweat equity in Nevada’s natural resources on September 25, for National Public Lands Day in Gold Butte, Nevada. In triple-digit heat, 25 volunteers planted over six dozen pieces of native flora along the Falling Man Petroglyph Trail and installed 180 fence posts to direct off-road vehicles away from sensitive desert habitats.
“I worked on installing post fencing to designate a parking/turn around area for off-road vehicle users,” said volunteer Andy Sanchez. It was his first time volunteering for National Public Lands Day, but is planning “without a doubt” to come out again next year.
Although two organizations and the BLM were involved in the event, it is the volunteers who deserve the credit for making this day such a big plus for Nevada’s wildlands. “I feel like National Public Lands Day was a success in Gold Butte because so many people gave up their Saturday to come and make a difference in an amazing and delicate place,” said Sanchez. Upcoming volunteer projects and events Friends of Nevada Wilderness offers up LOTS of fun opportunities to help your Nevada wildlands to heal and prosper. Check out the next several trips and events. Also see Friends of Nevada Wilderness’ Calendar of Events.
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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