Many of us have spent the past year indoors, and Earth Day marks a great opportunity to get outside. While you’re at it, why not lend a helping hand to Mother Nature herself?
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The statewide nonprofit organization Friends of Nevada Wilderness works to keep public lands and wilderness areas safe, clean and accessible, while educating Nevadans about the value of wildlife and wildlands.
FONW’s wilderness stewardship program provides sign-up opportunities for restoring Nevada’s backcountry and natural landscapes, or advocating for the voiceless animals that call the desert home. FONW will celebrate Earth Day with an April 22 volunteer restoration event at the Wee Thump Wilderness Area in Searchlight.
According to NevadaWilderness.org, the Wee Thump Wilderness Area—located on Southern Paiute, ’Aha Makhav and Chemehuevi lands—is home to one of the oldest Joshua tree forests in the entire world. It also provides shelter to animals including the Great Horned Owl.
On Earth Day, FONW volunteers will reverse damage from vehicles traveling off designated driving trails, install signs to let recreationists know the area is not open to automobiles and create a better-maintained parking space for visitors.
Volunteers should RSVP by emailing [email protected] and dress for the occasion. Close toed shoes, long pants, sunglasses, a hat, sunscreen and work gloves are recommended—and, of course, water. Masks will also be required.
