Page 2 - summer 2018

Summertime!

But at least it’s a dry heat.

he summer edition of the Rock includes booties and turning over the habitat keys to
T some awesome accomplishments, organi- Chelsea Conlin on October 1. Thank you Sue and
zational news, a peek into the life of a Red Rock Roger! And a warm welcome to Chelsea.
ranger as well as updates on our favorite group of
reptiles – the Rock Stars. Just for fun… Take a hike, learn some new
phrases to communicate with our foreign guests
Friends volunteers have contributed so much and read a good book or two. It’s summer and we
to the preservation and maintenance of Red Rock all need to slow down and estivate a bit.
Canyon. One of our high-energy members, Susan
Murphy, was recently honored by the Bureau of Have you ever wondered about some of our
Land Management (BLM) for her over-achieving BLM friends and coworkers? What motivates
skills. Susan received the prestigious “Making a them and how did they get to work at the “Crown
Difference on Public Lands” award for her amaz- Jewel of the BLM”? Read about Ranger Kate
ing volunteer commitment. Read more about her Sorom on page 20 and learn some interesting facts
on page 12. about the secret life of an Interpretive Ranger.

There’s a summary of Friends contributions to And your membership matters! Friends mem-
increase our threatened pollinators via harvesting bers annually elect the organization’s officers as
milkweed seeds and establishing monarch waysta- well as approve the operating budget, cash reserve
tions throughout southern Nevada. Kristi Weeks, policies and restricted spending accounts. The
Friends Executive Director, provides some of board recommended budget, shown on page 9, will
the accomplishments (as well as some failures) on be voted upon on September 15.
page 16.
Thank you for everything you do to support
The Rock Stars are getting a new Habitat Coor- Friends of Red Rock Canyon. We’re looking
dinator this fall. Sue and Roger Kolar, chief tort forward to seeing you at the annual meeting.
wranglers since 2010, are hanging up their blue
Pat Williams

Friends of Red Rock Canyon - Expenses and Revenue through March 31.