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October 6, 2009
Pahranagat Lake at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge © Brian Beffort
National Wildlife Refuge Week Project at Pahranagat -
October 17
Help us celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week in
Southern Nevada.
Friends is having a volunteer project at the
Pahranagat Wildlife Refuge on October 17th to mark this special
occasion. We will meet in the morning then carpool to the project site,
about 2 hours north of Las Vegas. We will remove cattails from Maynard
Spring to help the water flow.
And YOU are invited!
Waterfowl season begins in October so we might
see Sandhill cranes as they arrive on their migration south. We should
be able to see geese and hoards of ducks including canvasbacks, teal,
redheads, shovelers and pintail on refuge lakes and marshes. The fall
colors might be at their peak, so bring your camera.
These trips are fun and rewarding, and they can
be a great way to meet new Friends. All volunteers are welcome!
Every trip offers opportunities to contribute in
less physically-demanding ways, such as: taking photos, writing and
reporting, or just enjoying the beauty of wilderness.
Please call Kurt Kuznicki at (775) 745-3119 or
email Kurt for more information.
Pahranagat Man petroglyph © Brian Beffort
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National Public Lands Day at Gold Butte
Recap of very successful stewardship event on
September 26
Volunteers from Friends of Nevada Wilderness came
out to support the Friends of Gold Butte and the BLM at National Public
Lands Day. Over 40 volunteers worked together to install about 80 feet
of cedar post-and-rail fence in the newly created parking area.
Volunteers turned a two-track road into a hiking trail lined with stone,
and planted 50 native plants to naturalize & beautify the area.
Volunteer Wally Wallace said, "I'm very
interested in the cultural resources of the area, and I want to help
preserve and protect them for future generations".
Fencing the parking area at petroglyph trailhead - Gold Butte region ©
Kurt Kuznicki
Planting and watering along the trail to petroglyphs © Kurt Kuznicki
Falling Man petroglyph panel in the Gold Butte region - one reason for
protecting the area © Kurt Kuznicki
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Upcoming volunteer projects
A pair of great trips coming up
Pahranagat Lake at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge © Brian Beffort
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
October 26 Bonanza Trailhead & Trail Restoration trip
Stewardship — Install signs and a new permit box,
clean up the trailhead area and restore the trail where damaged. All
this in the wild Spring Mountains - just outside Las Vegas.
Details
Many trips through the year are listed at
Friends' website. If you want to help keep these great opportunities
coming, please click the button to donate:
PLEASE NOTE:
Hi everyone,
Yesterday's (October 6, 2009) eNews from
Friends of Nevada Wilderness had a date error:
The Bonanza Trailhead & Trail Restoration
trip was incorrectly listed as happening on October 26 -
THIS IS WRONG.
The CORRECT DATE for this trip is October 31
- Halloween (and the real Nevada Day).
If you are planning to take part in that
trip, please make sure you mark
October 31 on your calendar.
Thanks go to Kurt Kuznicki for catching the
mistake.
With apologies for any inconvenience this
mistake may have caused, Friends of Nevada Wilderness
Visit our website's
TAKE ACTION pages for other ways to get involved with Friends of
Nevada Wilderness.
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