- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
Wilderness Weed Warriors 2017 #2
ORGANIZATION: Friends of Nevada Wilderness
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
With Spring underway, what better way to enjoy the warm weather than hiking? Join us as we work on removing invasive weeds from the Mt. Rose Wilderness. Using shovels, we can effectively reduce the population of Musk Thistle. Invasive weeds have many impacts on the native environment. From out-competing for resources to reducing water quality. The work is extremely rewarding and you get to experience some truly amazing country, all in our backyard Wilderness.
We start each Weed Pull at Hunter Creek Trailhead with a 2-3 mile hike and spend the cool hours of the day digging up Musk Thistle Rosettes. If you haven't experienced Mt. Rose Wilderness, this is the perfect introduction. Join us for a great outing into our Public Lands and RSVP today!
WHEN May 10, 2017 at 8am - 2pm WHERE Michael S. Thompson Trail Head - Hunter Creek Trail Nora Kaufman · nora@nevadawilderness.org · 775-324-7667More opportunities with Friends of Nevada Wilderness
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Friends of Nevada Wilderness
Location:
1360 Greg Street, #111, Sparks, NV 89431, US
Mission Statement
Friends of Nevada Wilderness is dedicated to preserving all qualified Nevada public lands as wilderness, protecting all present and potential wilderness from ongoing threats, educating the public about the values of and need for wilderness, and improving the management and restoration of public wild lands.
Description
Are you interested in volunteering outside, exploring remote wild lands, taking care of your local public lands, making friends? Join Friends of Nevada Wilderness on a volunteer stewardship trip! Together we can keep our public lands and wilderness areas safe and clean. We would love to see you at our next stewardship project.
Friends of Nevada Wilderness organizes volunteer restoration trips to help wild landscapes recover from noxious weeds, illegal vehicle use, and other impacts (because official designations do not guarantee on-the-ground protection). Our volunteers also "adopt" areas to monitor their condition and advocate for their protection. Volunteers get to work with others to heal our wild places. These trips are fun, rewarding, and can be a great way to meet new Friends. All volunteers are welcome! We have volunteer opportunities for every skill level, ranging from getting out on the ground and pulling fence, picking up trash, naturalizing old roads, planting seedlings, monitoring wilderness, and yanking invasive plants to helping with outreach events and office tasks.
By helping citizens actively restore wild lands, we help build in them a greater sense of responsibility and stewardship.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Hunter Creek TrailheadReno, NV 89519
DATE POSTED
March 15, 2017
SKILLS
- Outdoor Recreation
- Habitat Restoration
- Gardening
- Environmental Education
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A