Where the Wild Places Are: A Trio of Colors from Proposed Wovoka Wilderness

All photos by Kurt Kuznicki

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Old Mt. Charlie (photo by Kurt Kuznicki)

Save the Date for the Wilderness Wingding!

Bringing the Wilderness Wingding and
Volunteer Appreciation Party to downtown
Reno in style at Cargo in CommRow!

 

 

Join us Wednesday, December 5, 2012, for an evening of entertainment, appreciation of our extraordinary volunteers, refreshments, silent auction, raffle and a lot of fun with other like-minded individuals.

This is our first year at Cargo in CommRow, and we are excited to be in this unique, new space. CommRow is located right next to the Reno Arch at 255 North Virginia St., Reno.

Where: Cargo in CommRow, 255 N Virginia St.
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Time: 6:00PM to 10:00PM
(google map)

Gold Butte Days Festival Begins Today!

The Mesquite Local News has a great editorial on why Gold Butte and the Gold Butte Festival needs YOUR support, along with some details on the fun happening this weekend in beautiful Mesquite!

There’s lots going on starting tomorrow at 3 p.m. There will be two major locations for events. A street fair with more than 75 vendors is to be held on South Yucca Street, adjacent to Mesquite City Hall. And several events are slated for the Mesquite Fine Arts Gallery, 15 W. Mesquite Blvd., across the street from the main festival location. There will be 5K and half marathon races, as part of the event. More than 50 runners have signed up and late registration is to be held tomorrow from 3 p.m. until 7 o’clock that evening and on Saturday, 7 a.m. until the races start at 8.
 

"Support the Gold Butte Days Festival" - Mesquite Local News, Oct. 11, 2012

Wild Wine Walk in Reno on Saturday, Oct. 20!

National Public Lands Day, Gold Butte-Style!

Over 40 volunteers joined Friends of Nevada Wilderness to
celebrate National Public Lands Day in Gold Butte!

The Lush Cosmetics team joined in the fun!

ATV riders monitored backcountry routes for illegal trespass,

Backcountry Horsemen's Bristlecone Chapter provided water to thirsty volunteers!

Time for some teamwork!

Wonder Woman!!

Carol Reott-Hotchkiss from the Forest Service keeps volunteers hydrated and happy.

Giving signs a wash and a fresh coat of paint!

Ready for re-seeding!

All photos courtesy of Kurt Kuznicki.

National Public Lands Day in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge

Planting one of 72 juniper posts - next step is stringing 350 feet of cable between the posts to create an exclosure to protect wildlife habitat

Great Basin Institute's Nevada Conservation Corps represents!

Hard work and big smiles while completing 500 feet of route restoration!

The Boones know how to stay hydrated!

A great day in the sun!

All photos courtesy of Susan Murphy.

Investing Sweat Equity in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Volunteers celebrated National Public Lands Day by showing some love to the natural resources in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon-Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area. Sensitive habitat was encircled with fencing, recreation sites were picked up, and citizen spring monitors taught volunteers how to gather important spring data in the national conservation area, one of 16 in America's National Conservation Lands system.

 



Smile while you work! Pat Bruce (in safety yellow!) mans the drill while Zack Million from the Winnemucca BLM steadies the buck-and-rail fence during construction.

Volunteers built 160 feet of fence around sensitive dune habitat - home to kit foxes and kangaroo mice - near Trego Hot Springs in the Black Rock-High Rock National Conservation Area.

Little volunteers-in-training assist with clean-up and enjoy the crisp Nevada air!

All photos by Renee Aldrich.

Enjoying A Lush Cosmetics Day!

Our Student Conservation Association intern Jesy plays with bubble bars during our
Charity Pot Party last Saturday at the Lush Cosmetics Store in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas!
Lush Cosmetics and Friends of Nevada Wilderness - teaming up to protect Gold Butte!
(photo by Katie Sanchez)

Event: Charity Pot Party with LUSH Cosmetics at Mandalay Bay

(photo courtesy of LUSH Cosmetics - Mandalay Bay Facebook page)

Join us today from noon to five to celebrate our partnership with LUSH Cosmetics in Mandalay Bay Resort - we'll be there letting you know how YOU can help get Gold Butte the protection it needs and deserves.

Charity Pot Party!

LUSH Cosmetics Store - Mandalay Bay Resort (Las Vegas)

Saturday, September 22 from 12-5 pm

Where the Wild Places Are: Trio of Tough Workers in the Santa Rosa Range

Volunteers in the Santa Rosa Range show some Public Lands Day love by pulling out two miles of unneeded barbed wire fence.

 

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View over East Fork-High Rock Canyon (photo by Brian Beffort)

 

Stewardship in the Santa Rosa Range: Celebrating National Public Lands Day

Over 25 volunteers joined Friends of Nevada Wilderness and Nevada Outdoor School in the Santa Rosa Range for a day of fence-pulling to show their love for Nevada's public lands! (photo by Scott Waters)

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Maclurite fossil at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge (photo by Kurt Kuznicki)

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Historic homestead cabin at the Corn Creek Field Station in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge (photo by Kurt Kuznicki)

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Camouflaged namesake in the Sheep Range of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge (photo by Kurt Kuznicki)

Where the Wild Places Are: Tent Trio in the Desert Refuge

All photos by Kurt Kuznicki

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Spring Monitoring in the Black Rock-High Rock National Conservation Area (photo by Brian Beffort)

Celebrate Women and Wilderness with a Glass of Wine on August 26

The free, informal social gathering is being held to learn about state and regional wilderness protection opportunities and reach out to members and friends.

Starting at 3pm with libations and light appetizers, Broads’ and Friends’ Board of Directors, staff, members and supporters will be on hand to discuss how to help protect wild public lands. At 3:30 pm, the all-women band QUIRKY, featuring Cindy Grey, will perform bluegrass music. At 4pm, Veronica Egan and Shaaron Netherton, Executive Directors of Great Old Broads for Wilderness and Friends of Nevada Wilderness, respectively, will talk about current programs and activities.

The event is free and all are welcome. Younger generations – our future stewards – are especially encouraged to attend. Sponsors include Patagonia, Great Basin Brewery and Total Wine. For more information and directions visit greatoldbroads.org. To RSVP, please call (970) 385-9577 or email Ellen Stein at ellen@greatoldbroads.org. A similar gathering will be held Tuesday, August 28th, at Alpine Meadows in partnership with the California Wilderness Coalition. Visit www.greatoldbroads.org for more information on this event.

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A snowy morning in Gold Butte (photo by Kurt Kuznicki)