AmeriCorp Position with Friends of Nevada Wilderness
Looking to spend a year in wild Nevada? Becoming a Friends of Nevada Wilderness AmeriCorp Stewardship Associate is a great way to do so. The stewardship Associate will help with all aspects of our stewardship program including, assisting with volunteer stewardship events, planning our annual Wingding volunteer party, recruiting volunteers for stewardship events and so much more. Click through to see the full position description:
Wild Nevada...on a quarter!
Today our Executive Director Shaaron received a $10 roll of shiny new quarters from long time Friends of Nevada Wilderness member Roberta. No, they weren't for laundry--there is something special about these quarters.
Protecting More of the Ruby Mountain Wilderness
The 33-mile long Ruby Crest National Recreational trail, which leads through the heart of the Ruby Mountain Wilderness and its high alpine lakes, has a new extension with The Wilderness Land Trust’s purchase of the 413-acre Murphy Creek parcel. Friends of Nevada Wilderness helped to make this possible through individual contributions toward the purchase, and boy are we excited to share!
A day in the life of a field inventory crew member
For the solstice week of June 17th, the FNW wilderness inventory crew evaluated wilderness characteristics in the Wall Canyon WSA complex...and they brought back some starlight.
Gold Butte Introduced in the House
Click here to read the Press Release.
Pine Forest Range Wilderness Clears Committee
The Pine Forest Range Wilderness is one step closer to being a reality, after clearing the US Senate’s Energy and Natural Resource Committee.
Call for photos 2014 Wild Nevada Calendar
Calling all photographers. Submit your best Nevada landscape and wildlife shots to the 2014 Wild Nevada calendar.
Want to get paid for backpacking and digging in the dirt?
Spread the word! We're still hiring for Trail Crew Members to work on Forest Service-managed lands around Austin/Tonopah and Winnemucca.
Planting after Fires
Volunteers have planted over 6,000 bitterbrush and sagebrush seedlings in 4 weekends in an area of the Santa Rosa Range that was affected by the 2012 Hanson Fire.
