VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!

To sign up for a trip, RSVP to Friends of Nevada Wilderness at (775) 324-7667


March 28th-30th, Soldier Meadows restoration project (three hrs. north of Reno)Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the BLM will be doing a restoration project in the area of the Soldier Meadows hot springs. The event will include trail work, sign installation, and wetlands rehabilitation. Trip will involve significant travel to project site, campout Friday night, project work Saturday night, then travel back to Reno (or location volunteers traveled from) on Sunday.

May 2nd-4th, High Rock Lake Wilderness
Restoration project with Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the BLM in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Work will include spring area clean-up, invasive species removal, sign installation, and resource monitoring. Trip will involve significant travel to project site, campout Friday night, project work Saturday followed by dinner provided by Friends of Nevada Wilderness and campout Saturday night, then travel back to Reno (or location volunteers traveled from).

May 16th-18th, Lincoln County invasive weed removal (TBD)

This project will include the eradication of invasive weeds within a wilderness area in Southeastern Nevada. Contact Pat Bruce, Field Project Coordinator, for more details (775) 324-7667.

May 23rd-26th, Black Rock Rendezvous
Join Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Earth Guardians, Friends of the Black Rock/ High Rock, and The Nevada Outdoor School and the Bureau of Land Management for a weekend of service, music and activities in the Black Rock Desert, including a conservation project at the Coyote Springs Dune Complex. Contact Pat Bruce, Field Project Coordinator for more details 775-324-7667

May 31, Mt. Charleston Wilderness
Friends of Nevada Wilderness volunteers are needed to help the Spring Mtns. NRA Forest Service with a restoration project at the Griffith Peak trailhead. Project will involve revegging a motorized intrusion into the wilderness and placing rocks and boulders to discourage further motorized access, replacing a wilderness sign that has been vandalized, and updating posters and flexiglass on the kiosk at the trailhead. Project will take about half the day.

Volunteers should dress appropriately for weather (layers in case of cold and rain gear), bring a water bottle, lunch and sturdy work/hiking boots. Work gloves and tools will be provided by the Forest Service. Contact Friends of Nevada Wilderness to sign up and find out meeting location.

June 7th, Mt. Rose Wilderness, Reno Friends of Nevada Wilderness volunteers will be working with the Carson Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service to help remove invasive weeds along the Hunter Creek trail in the Mt. Rose Wilderness. Volunteers will meet at trailhead Saturday morning and hike into wilderness to infestation sites. Volunteers should dress appropriately for weather, wear sturdy hiking boots, and bring a lunch and water bottle to carry in to work site. Project will last until late afternoon, depending on number of volunteers and progress made.

June 21st-22nd, High Schells Wilderness, White Pine County (hour north of Ely)
Friends of Nevada Wilderness and volunteers will be working with the Ely Ranger District of the USFS on a restoration project at Worthington Canyon in the High Schells Wilderness. Volunteers will work together to erase illegal vehicle tracks penetrating the wilderness boundary and restore the area to its natural character, through rock and boulder placement, vertical mulching, and transplanting native plants and other materials.

June 27th-29th, Becky Peak Wilderness
Join Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the Ely BLM for a restoration project erasing OHV tracks in the Becky Peak Wilderness. Volunteers will work together to erase irresponsible vehicle tracks penetrating the wilderness boundary and restore the area to its natural character, through rock and boulder placement, vertical mulching, and transplanting native plants and other materials.

July 8th-13th, restoration project TBD with Nevada Outdoor School
Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the Battle Mountain District BLM will be working with a group of young people from Great Britain (through a program with the Nevada Outdoor School) for 6 days restoring impacted areas in West-Central Nevada (Anyone welcome to join!) Contact Pat Bruce, Field Project Coordinator for more details 775-324-7667

July 19th-20th, High Schells Wilderness, White Pine County (hour north of Ely)
Friends of Nevada Wilderness and volunteers will be working with the Ely Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service on a restoration project at Cleve Creek in the High Schells Wilderness. Volunteers will work together to erase illegal vehicle tracks penetrating the wilderness boundary and restore the area to its natural character, through rock and boulder placement, vertical mulching, and transplanting native plants and other materials.

Water, tools and dinner will be provided by Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the U.S. Forest Service. Volunteers are responsible for their own lunch.

Friends of Nevada Wilderness will be transporting and carpooling with volunteers from Reno, NV and volunteers from elsewhere are welcome to join (meeting location at site will be determined).

July 18th-20th, Goshute Canyon Wilderness
Join Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the Ely BLM for a restoration project erasing OHV tracks in the Goshute Canyon Wilderness. Volunteers will work together to erase irresponsible vehicle tracks penetrating the wilderness boundary and restore the area to its natural character, through rock and boulder placement, vertical mulching, and transplanting native plants and other materials

Friends of Nevada Wilderness will be transporting and carpooling with volunteers from Reno, NV and volunteers from elsewhere are welcome to join (meeting location at site will be determined).

August 2nd-3rd, Mt. Moriah Wilderness, White Pine County (hour east of Ely)
Friends of Nevada Wilderness and volunteers will be working with the Ely Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service on a restoration project at Silver Creek in the Mt. Moriah Wilderness. Volunteers will work together to erase illegal vehicle tracks penetrating the wilderness boundary and restore the area to its natural character, through rock and boulder placement, vertical mulching, and transplanting native plants and other materials.

Water, tools and dinner will be provided by Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the U.S. Forest Service. Volunteers are responsible for their own lunch.

Friends of Nevada Wilderness will be transporting and carpooling with volunteers from Reno, NV and volunteers from elsewhere are welcome to join (meeting location at site will be determined).

Trip will involve significant travel to project site, campout Friday night, project work Saturday followed by dinner provided by Friends of Nevada Wilderness and campout Saturday night, then travel back to Reno (or location volunteers traveled from)

August 1-3rd, Lahontan Cutthroat Trout ISA
Multiple restoration projects. Volunteers will work together to erase irresponsible vehicle tracks penetrating the wilderness boundary and restore the area to its natural character, through rock and boulder placement, vertical mulching, and transplanting native plants and other materials.
Friends of Nevada Wilderness will be transporting and carpooling with volunteers from Reno, NV and volunteers from elsewhere are welcome to join (meeting location at site will be determined)
We will be camping at Mahogany Creek on Friday the work projects will take place on Saturday followed by dinner provided by Friends of Nevada Wilderness and campout Saturday night, then travel back to Reno (or location volunteers traveled from) on Sunday. Contact Pat Bruce, Field Project Coordinator for more details 775-324-7667

August 12th-17th, restoration project TBD with Nevada Outdoor School
Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the Battle Mountain District BLM, will be working with a group of young people from Great Britain (through a program with the Nevada Outdoor School) for 6 days restoring impacted areas in West-Central Nevada
(Anyone welcome to join!) Contact Pat Bruce, Field Project Coordinator for more details 775-324-7667

August 22nd-24th, Highland Ridge Wilderness (near Ely)
Join Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the Ely BLM for a restoration project erasing OHV tracks in the Highland Ridge Wilderness. Volunteers will work together to erase irresponsible vehicle tracks penetrating the wilderness boundary and restore the area to its natural character, through rock and boulder placement, vertical mulching, and transplanting native plants and other materials

Friends of Nevada Wilderness will be transporting and carpooling with volunteers from Reno, NV and volunteers from elsewhere are welcome to join (meeting location at site will be determined). Trip will involve significant travel to project site, campout Friday night, project work Saturday followed by dinner provided by Friends of Nevada Wilderness and campout Saturday night, then travel back to Reno (or location volunteers traveled from) Contact Pat Bruce, Field Project Coordinator for more details 775-324-7667

September 6th-7th, High Schells Wilderness, White Pine County (hour north of Ely)
Friends of Nevada Wilderness and volunteers will be working with the Ely Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service on a restoration project at Snake Creek Canyon in the High Schells Wilderness. Volunteers will work together to erase illegal vehicle tracks penetrating the wilderness boundary and restore the area to its natural character, through rock and boulder placement, vertical mulching, and transplanting native plants and other materials.

Water, tools and dinner will be provided by Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the U.S. Forest Service. Volunteers are responsible for their own lunch.

Friends of Nevada Wilderness will be transporting and carpooling with volunteers from Reno, NV and volunteers from elsewhere are welcome to join (meeting location at site will be determined).

Trip will involve significant travel to project site, campout Friday night, project work Saturday followed by dinner provided by Friends of Nevada Wilderness and campout Saturday night, then travel back to Reno (or location volunteers traveled from)

September 12th-14th, Mt. Grafton Wilderness (near Ely)
Join Friends of Nevada Wilderness and the Ely BLM for a restoration project erasing OHV tracks in the Mt. Grafton Wilderness. Volunteers will work together to erase irresponsible vehicle tracks penetrating the wilderness boundary and restore the area to its natural character, through rock and boulder placement, vertical mulching, and transplanting native plants and other materials.

Friends of Nevada Wilderness will be transporting and carpooling with volunteers from Reno, NV and volunteers from elsewhere are welcome to join (meeting location at site will be determined).

Trip will involve significant travel to project site, campout Friday night, project work Saturday followed by dinner provided by Friends of Nevada Wilderness and campout Saturday night, then travel back to Reno (or location volunteers traveled from) Contact Pat Bruce, Field Project Coordinator for more details 775-324-7667

September 19th-21st, National Public Lands Day
Join Friends of Nevada Wilderness, The Nevada Outdoor School, Friends of Black Rock High Rock, and the BLM for multiple projects in the Black Rock Desert Area.
Friends of Nevada Wilderness will be transporting and carpooling with volunteers from Reno, NV and volunteers from elsewhere are welcome to join (meeting location at site will be determined).

Trip will involve significant travel to project site, campout Friday night, project work Saturday followed by dinner provided by Friends of Nevada Wilderness and campout Saturday night, then travel back to Reno (or location volunteers traveled from) Contact Pat Bruce, Field Project Coordinator for more details 775-324-7667


NOTE:
Transportation can be arranged through Friends of Nevada Wilderness for any trip- contact for details. (775) 324-7667

National Public Lands Day

Each year on the last weekend in September, thousands of Americans across the country come together to volunteer to give back to their public lands. Here in Nevada, Friends of Nevada Wilderness brought volunteers to two different NPLD projects- one in the High Rock Canyon country north of the Black Rock Desert, and one in the Boundary Peak Wilderness.

The Boundary Peak Wilderness is home to Nevada's highest peak, which sits at 13,141 ft. in the White Mountains near the California border. This fall, 25 Friends volunteers came out to help restore the Trail Canyon trail, the most popular trail visitors use to climb to the peak. The trail was in need of maintenance and a trailhead sign at the parking area outside of the wilderness. Volunteers also helped post barriers around the parking area at the trailhead to keep vehicles off a sensitive riparian meadow area.

After spending Saturday completing the trailwork along Trail Canyon, about half the group set out through the Wilderness to climb to the peak on Sunday. The group reached the top through 40 mph winds, experiencing an amazing view from the highest point in our state, and made it down safely.

*There were a total of 313 volunteer hours recorded for this project.
*There was a total of $4,695 saved through the use of volunteers that the U.S. Forest Service would otherwise have had to spend on in-kind labor. (Based on government protocol $15.00/hr)