Southern Nevada Outside: Getting Stuff Done

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Getting Stuff Done

Long time Las Vegas Conservationist, and Friends of Nevada Wilderness Board Member John Hiatt is working to protect the ancient Bristlecones on the summit of 11,070 Griffith Peak in the Mount Charleston Wilderness ...yes it was raining & hailing...Go John!
The photo above John shows one the campfire rings with a little bit of ancient Bristlecone wood next to the ring ready to stoke the flames. The Bristlecone in the background has been plucked clean for firewood...we can do better.

Check this out: Link to front page Las Vegas Review Journal Article By Keith Rogers

http://www.lvrj.com/news/57542707.html

BTW- The was our first official project in Las Vegas during my watch. What a way to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, with lightning, thunder, hail, rain, wind, and get it all captured by a newspaper man and then see it on the front page of the area biggest newspaper. Oh my gosh it just doesn't get any better than that...Really Good Stuff!

For the Springs

One of the purpose's of this blog is to show you the Wild beauty and the tough challenges facing the Spring Mountains. I hope my images and my posts will inspire you to get involved. Every day folks from Las Vegas and the surrounding area head up to the mountains to escape the heat of the valley,to play in the snow, or just to spend a little bit of time enjoying the peace and quiet that only nature can bring. We are literally loving the mountains to death. Just by our sheer numbers we are over running the place, and leaving scars on the land that will last for generations to come. I know what you're going to say, "I clean up, I do the right thing", well that's awesome and you have my heartfelt thanks. But please go the extra mile and educate your brother, tell him about Leave No Trace, stop and pick up that trash laying on the trail. Sign up for a stewardship project through Friends of Nevada Wilderness, volunteer for a weekend and make a difference for generations to come. I hike or snowshoe in the Wilderness every week. I meet folks from all different races, creeds, social groups, speaking many different languages, but we all are there for the same basic reason we all love the place. I can't do it alone, you can't do it alone and the Forest Service can't do it without us. Let's roll up our sleeves work together and make a difference for the Spring Mountains.

For a Wild Spring Mountains,

Kurt Kuznicki

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