Before and After: A Trio of Range Removal Shots

Before: an old trough mars the beauty of wild Nevada...

Until Dan and Renee hit the scene with a blowtorch!

After: wild Nevada is back to its rugged, stark beauty
with no trough to detract from the view! (all photos by Renee Aldrich)

Alternative Spring Break: Before and After

Desert National Wildlife Refuge, March 2012

Black Rock Rendezvous: Before and After Calico Mountains Route Rehab

Calico Mountains, May 2011

Before volunteers from the Black Rock Rendezvous begin work restoring the route (photo by Sheena Britschgi)

After the group finishes, no trace of the illegal route is left (Sheena Britschgi)

The hard workers!

Black Rock Rendezvous: Before and After at Mormon Dan

Black Rock National Conservation Area, May 2011

Before volunteers with Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Friends of Black Rock-High Rock, Nevada Outdoor School and BLM staffers begin working (photo by Darcy Shepard)

Laying out the pieces (Darcy Shepard)

Teamwork! (Darcy Shepard)

Volunteer rake away traces of their footprints (Darcy Shepard)

After volunteers are done (Darcy Shepard)

Trail Maintenance: Before and After

Mt. Rose Wilderness, May 2011

Friends of Nevada Wilderness teamed up with the Forest Service to bring Dolly Chapman to lead a 3-day course in crosscut saw safety and skill, leading to B-level certification (photo by Darcy Shepard)

Students got in the field on the White's Creek Trail to remove a downed tree (Darcy Shepard)

After 45 minutes and two cuts, the team removes the obstructing portion (Darcy Shepard)

The cut part is rolled off to the downward side of the trail (Darcy Shepard)

The class with instructor Dolly Chapman (Darcy Shepard)

Restoration: Before and After

Cow Camp - Desert National Wildlife Refuge, April 2011

Before the team begins work, an illegal road threatens archaeological sites (photo by Kurt Kuznicki)

During the restoration process, 185 feet of roadway was restored (Kurt Kuznicki)

An additional 5,400 feet of track is cut off from the legal road and left to naturally remove itself (Kurt Kuznicki)

After the group finishes (Kurt Kuznicki)

Removal: Before and After

Desert National Wildlife Refuge, April 2011

Before the team takes down 2,920 feet of fence (photo by Darcy Shepard)

The fence ran along a series of rocky ridges the team climbed to reach the site. The fence was approximately 2.5 miles from the cars with an elevation gain of 750 feet. (Darcy Shepard)

Equipment to remove the posts had to be hauled in, then the removed materials hiked back out (Kurt Kuznicki)

After the team cuts down the sheep wire, barbed wire, and pulls out the posts (Darcy Shepard)

Before and After: Construction

Highland Ridge Wilderness, September 2008

Materials for the exclosure are laid out before the crew begins work (photo by Brian Beffort)

After the team finishes the exclosure (Brian Beffort)

Restoration: Before and After

Lovell Canyon, January 2011

An illegal off-road track before volunteers start work (Photo by Chris Hensley)

Volunteers bring in wood and other material to form a natural barrier to keep vehicles out of restricted areas (Chris Hensley)

The final touch (Chris Hensley)

After the group is done (Chris Hensley)

Removal: Before and After

Table Mountain, September 2009

An illegal fire pit is spotted...

And traces are removed by Friends of Nevada Wilderness.

Removal: Before and After

Weethump, February 2006

Before beginnning, volunteers inspect the debris to be removed.

Friends deconstructs the larger pieces...

And loads the debris onto a flatbed to be taken to a legal dump site.

Restoration: Before and After

Alder Creek, August 2006

Despite a sign barring off-road vehicles, an illegal track has formed (photo by Pat Bruce)

Friends of Nevada Wilderness and volunteers work to remove the traces of the track (Pat Bruce)

After the team is finished and a new sign post up, the lack of a track will deter off-highway riding (Pat Bruce)

Removal: Before and After

North Black Rock

Before Friends of Nevada Wilderness volunteers clean up an abandoned campsite

The team dissassembles a rusted-out fridge...

...and loads it onto a flatbed to take to dispose of.

After the team is done, no trace is left

Removal: Before and After

North Black Rock, August 2008

Volunteers wind up yards of barb wire

After a long day of work

Constructing the Birdsong Trail: Before and After

Desert National Wildlife Refuge, November 2010

Daybreak over the Desert National Wildlife Refuge (photo by Kurt Kuznicki)

Volunteers carry supplies along the trail (Kurt Kuznicki)

The team puts in steps on an incline (Kurt Kuznicki)

After the group finishes (Kurt Kuznicki)

The group after a hard day's work (Kurt Kuznicki)

Thanks to everyone who came out and helped for one, two, or all three days - the Birdsong Trail in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge is now complete thanks to you!